Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 2:15 (New Living Translation) 15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” This is part of the (hi)story of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. Angels visited shepherds in the […]

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Luke 23:35 (New Living Translation) 35 The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” This is part of the (hi)story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. At this point, Jesus has been nailed to the cross and is […]

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Luke 23:8 (New Living Translation) 8 Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle. This is part of the (hi)story of the crucifixion of Jesus. At one point, Jesus was sent to Herod Antipas […]

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Luke 2:8-14 (King James Version) 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel […]

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Luke 4:22 (New Living Translation) 22 Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” Jesus spoke to many people during the time He spent on earth. The Bible often calls them “multitudes.” People would stop what […]

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Luke 5:11 (New Living Translation) 11 And as soon as they (Peter, James, and John) landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. Peter and his partners, James and his brother John, were commercial fishermen. They fished in a great lake and sold their fish in the markets. This was a business. This was a livelihood. […]

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Luke 2:38 (New Living Translation) 38 She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem. This is part of the (hi)story of Anna. She was an 84-year-old widow who stayed […]

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Luke 1:51-54 (New Living Translation) 51 His mighty arm has done tremendous things!He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.52 He has brought down princes from their thronesand exalted the humble.53 He has filled the hungry with good thingsand sent the rich away with empty hands.54 He has helped his servant Israeland remembered to be […]

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Luke 2:27-28 (New Living Translation) 27 That day the Spirit led him (Simeon) to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required, 28 Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God… This is part of the (hi)story of […]

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Luke 2:8-14 (King James Version) The most-heard sermon of all time was delivered by an 8-year-old boy voicing a cartoon in 1965. Christopher Shea spoke the words below in A Charlie Brown Christmas. That sermon has been heard by millions or hundreds of millions of persons in the sixty years since. It isn’t a long […]

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