Daily Bible Reading John 9

John 9

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.

8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”

But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”

12 “Where is this man?” they asked him.

“I don’t know,” he said.

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath. 15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”

But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided.

17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”

The man replied, “He is a prophet.”

18 They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. 19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”

20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”

25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”

28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses! 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”

30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. 32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.

Spiritual Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”

37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”

38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

39 Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”

41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

Good Afternoon

My queen.

I love you.

Sounds

Like somebody trying to convince themselves :-).

"Release the need of worry - doubt - dread - 

or any semblance of stress. 

In truth all is already done. 

Ride the wave of belief & faith. 

Just breathe."

It was worked out a long time ago babe.

"We were born before the wind..."

I

Love you.

Good

Night

Hummm

And I thought I was annoying :-).

John 15:7

John 15:7 

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Luke 18:1

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

Did

Do.

Will.

Bout to.

All the naysayers can stay at home for all I care.

Seriously.

Just stay away.

They didn't want no part of it forever now they're gonna show up and act all happy.

Whatever.

Rock it girl!

"Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, calculated risks, skillful execution, and the vision to see opportunities in places others see impossibility."

Can't wait.

"Those DREAMS you’ve been manifesting are here & now. 

And they are larger than LIFE.

1 John 5:14

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Have been.

Oh

good lord yes.

If you get a chance take it.

It was meant for you.

if you don't?

It will pass you by and be presented to someone else.

Take the opportunities presented to you.

Regardless what anybody, friends, relatives, neighbors, preachers, coworkers, or any other advice givers tell you.

If you have an oppurtunity?

Take it.

I

agree.

It's a man made concept.

It speeds up or slows down depending on how fast you are traveling so it's relative.

Daily Bible Reading Philemon

Philemon

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,

To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker— 2 also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home:

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, 5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus. 6 I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. 7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.

Paul’s Plea for Onesimus

8 Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, 9 yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— 10 that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. 11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

12 I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. 13 I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains for the gospel. 14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary. 15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever— 16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.

17 So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. 18 If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me. 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self. 20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. 21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.

23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. 24 And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.

25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Pay attention

to who beats the drums for war.

John R. Bolton

US National Guard and Army Reserve service

Bolton was a supporter of the Vietnam War, but purposely avoided military service in Vietnam.[36] During the 1969 Vietnam War draft lottery, Bolton drew number 185. (Draft numbers were assigned by birth date.)[37] As a result of the Johnson and Nixon administrations' decisions to rely largely on the draft rather than on the reserve forces, joining a Guard or Reserve unit became a way to avoid service in the Vietnam War, although 42 Army Reserve units were called up with 35 of them deployed to Vietnam shortly after the Tet offensive in 1968–69.[38][39] Before graduating from Yale in 1970, Bolton enlisted in the Maryland Army National Guard rather than wait to find out if his draft number would be called.[40][41] (The highest number called to military service was 195.)[42] He saw active duty for 18 weeks of training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, from July to November 1970.[41] After serving in the National Guard for four years, he served in the United States Army Reserve until the end of his enlistment two years later.[5]

He wrote in his Yale 25th reunion book: "I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy. I considered the war in Vietnam already lost."[36] In a 2007 interview, Bolton explained his comment in the reunion book saying his decision to avoid service in Vietnam was because "by the time I was about to graduate in 1970, it was clear to me that opponents of the Vietnam War had made it certain we could not prevail, and that I had no great interest in going there to have Teddy Kennedy give it back to the people I might die to take it away from."[43][44][45]

Wikipedia.org John R. Bolton

When Trump was in college from 1964 to 1968, he obtained four student draft deferments.[15][16] In 1966, he was deemed fit for military service based upon a medical examination and in July 1968, a local draft board briefly classified him as eligible to serve. In October 1968, he was given a medical deferment that he later attributed to spurs in the heels of both feet, which resulted in a 1-Y classification: "Unqualified for duty except in the case of a national emergency."[17] In the December 1969 draft lottery, Trump's birthday, June 14, received a high number that would have given him a low probability to be called to military service even without the 1-Y.[17][18][19] In 1972, he was reclassified as 4-F, which permanently disqualified him from service.[18][20]

Wikipedia.org /Donald_Trump

Wants

Lets review these for a moment shall we?

They haven't really changed that much.

Only two real luxury items in the whole lot.

You/Us

Adventures together.

Helping others.

(Smart, working people who just need a hand and won't do stupid shit with whats given them.

Hopefully they will better themselves, pay off debts, fix cars, get homes, help kids etc.

Thats the hope anyway.)

Bike fixed the way I want.

Truck fixed

Been saying for years I need some dental work done.

A few other cosmetic things.

New wardrobe.

(I've bought a couple of shirts, a few pair of jeans and a pair of boots in three years, so yeah, it's kinda needed. Don't need a lot. Just a few nice things of what I like).

A newer bigger bike for longer rides that will be more comfortable for you.

(Soft-tail slim, like you don't know already :-)

A luxury sports car.

There's one I like, there is one you like.

Either one works for me.

Never thought I 'd ever have anything like it to begin with what do I care?

Some good bourbon.

Some good ganja.

A room.

One room.

In the house.

A small room.

With all my old stuff.

Trust me it will all fit.

Ask my buddy lol.

So it's out of your way :-).

All in one spot.

My refuge inside the house.

My music.

All my old pictures that I wanna make collages out of and frame.

My lava light, 

my black light, 

my laser light, 

posters, 

signs, 

RNM, 

Harley shit etc, 

all the shit I know you don't want strung throughout the house, 

centrally located,

 in one spot for my convenience.

We'll even keep the door shut so nobody will see it :-).

A place to go put on a record, 

turn on my lights, 

sit in the bean bag 

and grab my one hitter and escape from the world.

Guess where you're gonna gravitate to?

:-).

Eventually?

:-).

Watch and see.

It's not easy to figure out where the majority of the wealth is going to go.

Where it all goes when were finished in this realm.

Charity.

Given all the blessings that seem like they're coming?

Seems like most people would spend a whole lot more on themselves if you ask me.

Oh and a new helmet and riding gloves :-).

I love you Lucy.

Ready for our new life sweetheart.

Tarp substitute?

Bahahahahahahahahah

OMG

I'm on a roll :-).

Bahahahahahahahahaha

Figure it out :-).

Bahahahahahahahahahaha

Oh I do crack myself up :-).

I'm serious...

I'm laying there last night and Im thinking...

Life is about to change.

In a lot of ways lol.

Big time.

So I'm thinking about something I enjoy and Im wondering how do I even get started?

That question was answered in the last post.

Then I'm like okay?

What to purchase?

So I thought...

What were the strains that stuck out in your mind as the most you enjoyed or remembered anything about?

Sour Diesel

Blue Dream

Girl Scout Cookies.

Green Crack

So I looked it up

Top 10 Cannabis Strains in California

LOL.

They were all four in the top ten lol.

Seems like I remember Bubba Kush too but I'm not sure.

I wanna make it a fun day Lucy.

I feel like I deserve it.

With you by my side.

Lets see:

A new rolling tray.

A new grinder.

A new one hitter.

A new rolling machine

Papers.

A new small glass or onyx pipe.

A small water pipe.

A portable vaporizer.

Im excited :-).

About lots of things baby.

You were right.

From death comes new life.

Speaking of which :-)

The 10 Best Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles

Oh yeah.

Plan on hitting them all.

In one day.

Cab ride.

Limo. 

Uber.

Whatever.

I really want you to go with me.

It's a big day for me.

Something I enjoy.

Something I never thought I'd get to do.

I know it's not your thing.

But I really want you to go with me.

I love you Lucy.

Us :-)

In the not to  distant future lol.

For the record not really big on joints.

Like my one hitter.

Small pipe, etc.

RNM

"Life is one big road with lots of signs. 

So when you riding through the ruts, 

don't you complicate your mind."

In other words:

Side effect of being a perfectionist I know, but good Lord child :-).

Particularly about the adjustment period.

It will be an adventure.

It will be fun.

We'll never get to do it but once in our lives, so relax about it.

Besides, if you get to out of hand I'm just gonna laugh at you, 

tell you it's why I love you so much to start with

 and shake my bike keys at you and take off riding anyway :-).

I

Love you.

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:1

"In the beginning God created the heavens..."

Not just the heaven as in the sky.

Not just the heaven as in space.

Not just as in an eternal resting space.

All of them.

I'm a firm believer in the multiverse theory.

I believe scripture backs it up.

He created everything.

It answers the question, 

"What was God doing before he created the universe? Huh?

What was he doing?"

I love how people ask that question like they think nobody else has ever asked it before lol.

He was creating all the other ones silly.

Eternal.

Always existing.

Duh.

Why?

Would there be only one?

Just doesn't make any sense.

e·ter·nal

/əˈtərn(ə)l/

Adjective

Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.

"the secret of eternal youth"

Synonyms:

everlasting, never-ending, endless, without end, perpetual, undying, immortal, deathless, indestructible, imperishable, immutable, abiding, permanent, enduring, infinite, boundless, timeless; rare sempiternal, perdurable

"the hope of eternal happiness"

(of truths, values, or questions) 

valid for all time; essentially unchanging.

"eternal truths of art and life"

INFORMAL

Seeming to last or persist forever, especially on account of being tedious or annoying.

"eternal nagging demands"

synonyms: constant, continual, continuous, perpetual, persistent, sustained, unremitting, relentless, unrelenting, unrelieved, uninterrupted, unbroken, unabating, interminable, never-ending, nonstop, round-the-clock, always-on, incessant, endless, ceaseless

"the price of freedom is eternal vigilance"

Still don't get it?

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

    neither are your ways my ways,”

declares the Lord.

 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,

    so are my ways higher than your ways

    and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Firm believer the universe proves the existence of God.

It's my first question to people who don't believe.

"So how do you think we got here?"

If they've never even thought about it much?

Not even worthy of discussion.

I love you Lucy.

You're more than my dream sweetheart.

1 John 4:4

1 John 4:4

"...the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."

Daily Bible Reading Mark 7

Mark 7

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)

5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”

6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,

    but their hearts are far from me.

7 They worship me in vain;

    their teachings are merely human rules.’

8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”

9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’11 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” [16] 

17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith

24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man

31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Thank you.

So true.

Well said.

"We’re born and raised to somehow believe that greatness is only for the chosen few. For the celebrities, the superstars. That somehow these people were just, “chosen”.

.

Truth is, greatness is inside all of us. It’s not about lowering expectations to fit your reality. It’s about raising them and creating your own reality.

.

Greatness is not in one special place, and it’s not in just a selected few individuals.

.

Greatness is wherever somebody is trying to chase it."

Yep

"I'm feelin' stronger every day"

I love you baby.

:-)

I

love you.

Good

Night

Daily Bible Reading Isaiah 11

Isaiah 11

The Branch From Jesse

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;

    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.*

2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—

    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,

    the Spirit of counsel and of might,

    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—*

3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,

    or decide by what he hears with his ears;*

4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy,

    with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.

He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;

    with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.*

5 Righteousness will be his belt

    and faithfulness the sash around his waist.*

6 The wolf will live with the lamb,

    the leopard will lie down with the goat,

the calf and the lion and the yearling together;

    and a little child will lead them.

7 The cow will feed with the bear,

    their young will lie down together,

    and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den,

    and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.

9 They will neither harm nor destroy

    on all my holy mountain,

for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord

    as the waters cover the sea.

10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.* 11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush,from Elam, from Babylonia,from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.

12 He will raise a banner for the nations

    and gather the exiles of Israel;

he will assemble the scattered people of Judah

    from the four quarters of the earth.

13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,

    and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed;

Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,

    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.

14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west;

    together they will plunder the people to the east.

They will subdue Edom and Moab,

    and the Ammonites will be subject to them.

15 The Lord will dry up

    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;

with a scorching wind he will sweep his hand

    over the Euphrates River.

He will break it up into seven streams

    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.

16 There will be a highway for the remnant of his people

    that is left from Assyria,

as there was for Israel

    when they came up from Egypt.

* Denotes verses considered by many biblical scholars to be messianic prophecy.

I

Love you.

:-)

"Go.

Trust.

You'll see.

She loves you more than you can imagine.

She'll always be honest with you.

She will never cheat on you.

Go.

Trust.

You'll see."

I

Love you.

Good

Night

Daily Bible reading Matthew 9

Matthew 9

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man

9 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”

3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”

4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” 7 Then the man got up and went home. 8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.

The Calling of Matthew

9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Jesus Questioned About Fasting

14 Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”

15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman

18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.

20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment.

23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, 24 he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of this spread through all that region.

Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.

29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” 31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”

The Workers Are Few

35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

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Daily Bible Reading Psalm 116

Psalm 116

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;

    he heard my cry for mercy.

2 Because he turned his ear to me,

    I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me,

    the anguish of the grave came over me;

    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:

    “Lord, save me!”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;

    our God is full of compassion.

6 The Lord protects the unwary;

    when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, my soul,

    for the Lord has been good to you.

8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,

    my eyes from tears,

    my feet from stumbling,

9 that I may walk before the Lord

    in the land of the living.

10 I trusted in the Lord when I said,

    “I am greatly afflicted”;

11 in my alarm I said,

    “Everyone is a liar.”

12 What shall I return to the Lord

    for all his goodness to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation

    and call on the name of the Lord.

14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

    is the death of his faithful servants.

16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;

    I serve you just as my mother did;

    you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you

    and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord—

    in your midst, Jerusalem.

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You're My Best Friend

Ooh, you make me live

Whatever this world can give to me

It's you you're all I see

Ooh, you make me live now honey

Ooh, you make me live

Oh, you're the best friend that I ever had

I've been with you such a long time

You're my sunshine and I want you to know

That my feelings are true

I really love you

Oh, you're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live

Ooh, I've been wandering 'round

But I still come back to you

In rain or shine

You've stood by me girl

I'm happy at home

You're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live

Whenever this world is cruel to me

I got you to help me forgive

Ooh, you make me live now honey

Ooh, you make me live

You're the first one

When things turn out bad

You know I'll never be lonely

You're my only one

And I love the things

I really love the things that you do

Oh, you're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live

I'm happy at home

You're my best friend

Oh, you're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live

You're my best friend

I

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Daily Bible Reading Lamentations 1

Lamentations 1

How deserted lies the city,

    once so full of people!

How like a widow is she,

    who once was great among the nations!

She who was queen among the provinces

    has now become a slave.

2 Bitterly she weeps at night,

    tears are on her cheeks.

Among all her lovers

    there is no one to comfort her.

All her friends have betrayed her;

    they have become her enemies.

3 After affliction and harsh labor,

    Judah has gone into exile.

She dwells among the nations;

    she finds no resting place.

All who pursue her have overtaken her

    in the midst of her distress.

4 The roads to Zion mourn,

    for no one comes to her appointed festivals.

All her gateways are desolate,

    her priests groan,

her young women grieve,

    and she is in bitter anguish.

5 Her foes have become her masters;

    her enemies are at ease.

The Lord has brought her grief

    because of her many sins.

Her children have gone into exile,

    captive before the foe.

6 All the splendor has departed

    from Daughter Zion.

Her princes are like deer

    that find no pasture;

in weakness they have fled

    before the pursuer.

7 In the days of her affliction and wandering

    Jerusalem remembers all the treasures

    that were hers in days of old.

When her people fell into enemy hands,

    there was no one to help her.

Her enemies looked at her

    and laughed at her destruction.

8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly

    and so has become unclean.

All who honored her despise her,

    for they have all seen her naked;

she herself groans

    and turns away.

9 Her filthiness clung to her skirts;

    she did not consider her future.

Her fall was astounding;

    there was none to comfort her.

“Look, Lord, on my affliction,

    for the enemy has triumphed.”

10 The enemy laid hands

    on all her treasures;

she saw pagan nations

    enter her sanctuary—

those you had forbidden

    to enter your assembly.

11 All her people groan

    as they search for bread;

they barter their treasures for food

    to keep themselves alive.

“Look, Lord, and consider,

    for I am despised.”

12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?

    Look around and see.

Is any suffering like my suffering

    that was inflicted on me,

that the Lord brought on me

    in the day of his fierce anger?

13 “From on high he sent fire,

    sent it down into my bones.

He spread a net for my feet

    and turned me back.

He made me desolate,

    faint all the day long.

14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke;

    by his hands they were woven together.

They have been hung on my neck,

    and the Lord has sapped my strength.

He has given me into the hands

    of those I cannot withstand.

15 “The Lord has rejected

    all the warriors in my midst;

he has summoned an army against me

    to crush my young men.

In his winepress the Lord has trampled

    Virgin Daughter Judah.

16 “This is why I weep

    and my eyes overflow with tears.

No one is near to comfort me,

    no one to restore my spirit.

My children are destitute

    because the enemy has prevailed.”

17 Zion stretches out her hands,

    but there is no one to comfort her.

The Lord has decreed for Jacob

    that his neighbors become his foes;

Jerusalem has become

    an unclean thing among them.

18 “The Lord is righteous,

    yet I rebelled against his command.

Listen, all you peoples;

    look on my suffering.

My young men and young women

    have gone into exile.

19 “I called to my allies

    but they betrayed me.

My priests and my elders

    perished in the city

while they searched for food

    to keep themselves alive.

20 “See, Lord, how distressed I am!

    I am in torment within,

and in my heart I am disturbed,

    for I have been most rebellious.

Outside, the sword bereaves;

    inside, there is only death.

21 “People have heard my groaning,

    but there is no one to comfort me.

All my enemies have heard of my distress;

    they rejoice at what you have done.

May you bring the day you have announced

    so they may become like me.

22 “Let all their wickedness come before you;

    deal with them

as you have dealt with me

    because of all my sins.

My groans are many

    and my heart is faint.”

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