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This plan follows the Sunday liturgy:     reading + psalm + reading + gospel                  From  www.simplebible.info 

O Holy Spirit, please guide me as I read these passages for today. 
May these passages give me hope, strength, wisdom, courage and peace for my daily life 

Gideon had seventy sons by his wives and concubines.
One of his sons was Abimelech, son of a concubine.

Abimelech became king after murdering all but one
of his 70 half-brothers.

The half-brother who escaped was Jotham.

Abimelech ruled over Israel for 3 years.
Then God sent a spirit of discord
between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem.

The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech.
Abimelech started attacking and destroying their towns.

Abimelech besieged the town of  Thebez.
The people of the town took refuge in a tower.

When Abimelech tried to set fire to the tower,
a woman in the tower threw down a large rock
which crushed Abimelech's head.

Abimelech got his armor-bearer to kill him with a sword,
so that no one could say he was killed by a woman.

Dear Lord, please stop evil people from hurting other people

Sometimes when I see how bad people prosper,
I wonder what's the use in trying to be good?

But then I realize that everyone someday has to pay the bill
for all the evil they have bought in the world.

Sometimes when I see our world and religion in ruins,
I wonder why has God abandoned us?

Then I remember that God has promised to break the power
of the wicked. He has promised to give strength to good people.

So may all people honor the Lord our God and judge.
May the Lord give us his loving help.

Lord, you are goodness itself. Please help us to be good
and to trust you always

God loved us so much,
that when we were dead through our sins,
he brought us to life with Christ

We are God's work of art, 
created in Christ Jesus to live a life of goodness, 
as God originally intended us to live

Heavenly Father, help me live my life the way you want me to live it

After the angels went away, the shepherds said to one another
"Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about"

So they quickly went and found Mary and Joseph,
and the baby lying in a manger.
People who heard the shepherds talk about the angels were amazed

As for Mary, she treasured every moment of what had happened
and pondered the whole event in her heart

The shepherds went back to their fields
glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen

Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, 
Christ the Lord