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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 

Samson went to Gaza and entered the house of a prostitute.
The men of Gaza tried to capture Samson
but he eluded them.

Samson then fell in love with a woman called Delilah.
The Philistine leaders pressured Delilah 
to find out the secret of Samson's great strength.

Day after day Delilah pestered Samson
until he told her his secret:

"A razor has never touched my head,
because I have been specially dedicated to God from my birth.
If my hair is cut, I will lose my strength."

Delilah then cut Samson's hair while he was asleep
and called the Philistines to capture him.

The Philistines bound Samson,  put out his eyes
and chained him in a prison in Gaza.
But in prison, Samson's hair began to grow again.

The Philistines held a special ceremony in a large building
to celebrate the capture of Samson.

They paraded Samson at the ceremony
and then made him stand between two pillars.

Samson prayed to God for strength one more time
and the Lord heard his prayer.

He then used his great strength
to pull down the main pillars supporting the building.

In this way, at his death, 
Samson killed more Philistines than before he went to prison.

Dear Lord, you once gave special strength to Samson.
Please give me strength to face the battles of life.

How lovely is your sacred temple, Lord.
My heart is longing to spend time in your holy dwelling.

Even sparrows  and swallows are your temple guests.
They build homes for their young near your altar.

Blessed are the people who live and work in your temple.
And blessed, too, are people who keep the memory of your temple in their hearts.

As they go through the troubles of life,
you give them strength to face the trials of each day.

Lord, one day within your temple
is better than a thousand anywhere else.

Dear God, thank you for special places of prayer

Do not go back to living the aimless kind of life that many non-believers live

Intellectually they are in the dark, because they have shut the door on God's grace

They have a poor sense of right and wrong,
and have abandoned themselves to reckless living

Jesus, help people who are confused about the meaning of life

John the Baptist said to the people "I baptize you with water,
but someone more powerful than I will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
I am not fit to undo the strap of the powerful one's sandals"

Jesus then came and was baptized by John.
While Jesus was praying after his baptism,
heaven opened and the Holy Spirit came down on him in the shape of a dove.

And a voice came from heaven "You are my Son, the Beloved. My favor rests on you"

Jesus, Beloved Son, please baptize me with your Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit, please increase your influence in my life