January 1, 2012   New Year Resolution

During a meeting last year, someone suggested
that if we want renewal
- for ourselves, for our group, for the church -
then one thing is essential:

We must rededicate ourselves to reading the Bible

Bible reading is the fire that keeps many pots warm:
service of the poor, prayer, eagerness to spread the Gospel, fidelity, etc

Vatican 2 called on all Catholics, all Christians,
to have "a burning love for the Bible"

My personal plan in recent years has been a 4-course meal
based on the Sunday liturgy:
- a reading from the Old Testament
- a psalm (or part thereof)
- a reading from the Gospels
- a reading from some other part of the New Testament

These readings are the basis of my morning prayer.
I try to reflect on them during the day
(often using a decade of the Rosary to mediate on each reading
....as I walk the street, travel on a bus/train - anywhere, anytime).
The readings are the basis of my evening prayer

When I do my prison rounds, my (usually silent) prayer for the inmates
is often based on one of the daily readings

May I invite v2catholic.com friends to try this Bible plan
- as a way of helping us follow the vision of Vatican 2 at a difficult time in church/world history
-as a way for God to give us hope, strength, courage and peace for our daily lives

May this be a New Year Resolution for all of us:
a rededication to Bible reading

DV the Bible plan readings for each day
will be linked each day on this site

For Sundays and special days,
the Bible plan will use the readings of those days

John Wotherspoon