Contemplative Bible Reading

Amos 5:21 (New Living Translation) 21 “I hate all your show and pretense—the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. pretense: verb, the act of behaving in a certain way to make something that is not true appear real. It is a false show, a fabricated claim, or an insincere attempt to hide one’s […]

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Mark 6:37 (New Living Translation) 37 But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!” This is part of the (hi)story of feeding 5,000 people with no visible means to do so. When asked what to do […]

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Ezekiel 9:9 (New Living Translation) 9 Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! The Lord has abandoned the land!’ God is speaking to […]

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Jeremiah 30:11 (New Living Translation) 11 For I am with you and will save you,” says the Lord. “I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; I cannot let you go unpunished.” God is talking to the people […]

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Mark 10:51-52 (New Living Translation) 51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road. This is the […]

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Jeremiah 14:11-12 (New Living Translation) 11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for these people anymore. 12 When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.” God […]

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Mark 10:51 (New Living Translation) 51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” Jesus is walking down the road. Along the way is a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus). Bartimaeus was told that Jesus was coming. His reaction was […]

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Jeremiah 11:13 (New Living Translation) 13 Look now, people of Judah; you have as many gods as you have towns. You have as many altars of shame—altars for burning incense to your god Baal—as there are streets in Jerusalem. God is speaking to the people through the prophet Jeremiah. It seems there are problems with […]

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