Contemplative Bible Reading

Psalm 24:3-6 (New Living Translation) 3 Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?Who may stand in his holy place?4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,who do not worship idolsand never tell lies.5 They will receive the Lord’s blessingand have a right relationship with God their savior.6 Such people may seek youand worship […]

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Isaiah 19:13-14 (New Living Translation) 13 The officials of Zoan are fools,and the officials of Memphis are deluded.The leaders of the peoplehave led Egypt astray.14 The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them,so all their suggestions are wrong.They cause Egypt to staggerlike a drunk in his vomit. Human governors were suggesting things to […]

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Job 2:8-9 (New Living Translation) 8 Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes. 9 His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.” Job’s wife, who was quite loyal to him, encourages him to curse God and die. […]

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Psalm 67:2-4 (New Living Translation) 2 May your ways be known throughout the earth,your saving power among people everywhere.3 May the nations praise you, O God.Yes, may all the nations praise you.4 Let the whole world sing for joy,because you govern the nations with justiceand guide the people of the whole world. This is a […]

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Job 1:4-5 (New Living Translation) 4 Job’s sons would take turns preparing feasts in their homes, and they would also invite their three sisters to celebrate with them. 5 When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each […]

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2 Samuel 14:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom. 2 So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don’t put on lotions. Act like a woman who […]

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2 Chronicles 24:15-16 (New Living Translation) 15 Jehoiada lived to a very old age, finally dying at 130. 16 He was buried among the kings in the City of David, because he had done so much good in Israel for God and his Temple. So ends the life of Jehoiada the priest. One of his […]

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1 Kings 15:11,14b (New Living Translation) Asa did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestor David had done…Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life. I break with tradition in this blog with how I quote the scriptures in this post. I skip a few sentences and add half […]

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1 Samuel 3:19-20 (New Living Translation) 19 As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. 20 And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord. All Israel knew that Samuel was […]

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1 Kings 18:45-46 (New Living Translation) 45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel. 46 Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the […]

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