Contemplative Bible Reading

Nehemiah 6:15-16 (New Living Translation) 15 So on October 2 the wall was finished—just fifty-two days after we had begun. 16 When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God. Those exiles who returned to Jerusalem […]

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Deuteronomy 4:34 (New Living Translation) 34 Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes. […]

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Job 13:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 “Look, I have seen all this with my own eyesand heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.2 I know as much as you do.You are no better than I am. Job the afflicted is talking to his friends. Job is trying to teach his friends what […]

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Deuteronomy 1:16-17 (New Living Translation) 16 “At that time I instructed the judges, ‘You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the foreigners living among you. Be perfectly fair in your decisions 17 and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. […]

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Luke 10:21 (New Living Translation) 21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased […]

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Matthew 1:20-21 (New Living Translation) 20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a […]

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Luke 8:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, 2 along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, […]

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Hosea 6:6 (New Living Translation) 6 I want you to show love,not offer sacrifices.I want you to know memore than I want burnt offerings. What does God want me to do? There are a few things; here are two: Show love Know God Once again, these two cover the two big areas in a Christian’s […]

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Jeremiah 33:15-16 (New Living Translation) 15 “In those days and at that timeI will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line.He will do what is just and right throughout the land.16 In that day Judah will be saved,and Jerusalem will live in safety.And this will be its name:‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’ The […]

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