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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 


August 18, 2012     


Second Samuel 4-5

After Ishbaal, son of Saul,  was murdered,
David became king of Israel as well as king of Judah.

David was 30 years old when he became king.
He reigned over Judah for 7 years.
Then he reigned over all Israel and Judah for 33 years.

David continued to fight against the Philistines.
God blessed David in all his campaigns.

Dear God, may all of Israel be blessed with peace


Psalm 108

My heart is ready, O God. I will sing, sing your praise.
Awake, lyre and harp. I will awake the dawn.

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
praise you among the nations,

for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies.

O Lord, come and deliver us today.
Help us with your right hand.

Give us help in difficult situations.
With your help we shall be brave.

Lord, we need your help every day


Colossians 3

Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ,
focus on heaven, where Christ is, sitting at the Father's right hand

Let your thoughts be more on heavenly things,
less on the things that are on earth

Jesus, please help me think more often about heaven.....since that's where I hope to spend all eternity! Help me understand how this present world is just a temporary arrangement


Luke 8

Jesus and his disciples got into a boat to cross the lake

Jesus was so tired that he went to sleep in the boat.
Then a sudden storm caused big waves to lash the boat

Jesus' friends woke him up  and said
"Master,  we are sinking".

Jesus  ordered the wind and sea to be calm.
Straight away the wind and sea were calm.

The disciples said to each other
"Who is this? Even the wind and sea obey him."

Jesus, please calm the storms in my life