Contemplative Bible Reading

Ezra 8:21-22 (New Living Translation) 21 And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled. 22 For I was ashamed to ask […]

[Read more →]

Daniel 2:28 (New Living Translation) But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed. Daniel is speaking with the King, Nebuchadnezzar. The King had […]

[Read more →]

Mark 14:29-31 (New Living Translation) 29 Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.” 30 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” 31 “No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to […]

[Read more →]

Daniel 2:17-18 (New Living Translation) 17 Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened. 18 He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon. […]

[Read more →]

Lamentations 3:22-23 (King James Version) 22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. I oft forget the blessings of God. Such is my human failing. God’s compassions do not fail. From God’s compassions come mercies, and […]

[Read more →]

Lamentations 3:25-26 (New Living Translation) 25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. Read softly and slowly: Let us pause. Let us consider what it is we do. Stop all things and first […]

[Read more →]

John 14:27 (New Living Translation) I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. Jesus is speaking to His followers about the future. He is about to leave this world. He will leave behind many gifts. One—something many of us have […]

[Read more →]

Lamentations 3:22-25 (King James Version) 22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that […]

[Read more →]

Daniel 3:28 (New Living Translation) Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. This statement by Nebuchadnezzar comes after the three Hebrews were tossed into the fiery furnace and walked out alive. Nebuchadnezzar credits an angel of God the […]

[Read more →]

Lamentations 3:64-65 (New Living Translation) 64 Pay them back, Lord, for all the evil they have done. 65 Give them hard and stubborn hearts, and then let your curse fall on them! Lamenting the present world of woe, the writer asks God to “pay back” evil for the evil that the evil have done. Please […]

[Read more →]