Computer Cud         Vatican II asks us to read the Bible every day,   'to have a burning love'   for the Word of God              Resolution

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 

Samuel died and was buried in his home town of Ramah.
Saul continued to try to capture David.

David and his band of 600 soldiers
spent more than a year in Philistine territory.

They stayed with Achish, king of Gath.
They fought against the enemies of Achish.

Achish sent David away when the Philistines made war on Israel.
Saul and his son Jonathan died in this war.

Dear God, please protect and help all refugees

O give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
His great love is without end.

They are happy who do what is right,
who at all times remember what is just.

When our ancestors came out of Egypt,
they forgot the greatness of God's love.

Each time they strayed, God forgave them.
But still they continued to forget God who was their saviour,
God who had done such great things for them in Egypt.

O Lord, our God, please don't let us forget your love

You must live your whole life according to the Christ you have received - Jesus the Lord

You must be built on him and held firm by the faith you have been taught

Make sure no one deceives you with any teaching based on the principles of this world
instead of on Christ

Jesus, please protect people from false teaching

One day Jesus told the people this story:

A farmer was planting seeds in his field.
Some seeds fell on the path. Birds ate them

Some seeds fell on rocky ground.
They became sickly plants, without roots, and died

Some seeds fell among thorns.
When they became plants, they were choked by the thorns

Some seeds fell on good soil
and produced a rich harvest

People who hear God's word without good will
are like the seeds on the path.
They are easy prey for Satan

People who hear God's word only superficially
are like the seeds on rocky ground.
As soon as difficulties come, such people easily give up

People who hear God's word with one ear
but with the other are listening to the call of greed and pleasure
are like the seeds among thorns. Greed kills the word

People who hear God's word with good will and put it into practice
are like the good seeds which produced a rich harvest

Jesus, please help me be good seed!