Computer Cud         Vatican II asks us to read the Bible every day,   'to have a burning love'   for the Word of God              Resolution

This plan follows the Sunday liturgy:     reading + psalm + reading + gospel                  From  www.simplebible.info 

O Holy Spirit, please guide me as I read these passages for today. 
May these passages give me hope, strength, wisdom, courage and peace for my daily life 

David had many wives and concubines.
One of his sons, Amnon, fell in love with his step-sister Tamar
and raped her.

King David was very angry about this
but did not punish Amnon, since he loved him.
Amnon was his first-born son.

But another son, Absalom, Tamar's full brother,
hated Amnon and killed him.

Absalom fled for three years to another land.
All that time the king mourned for Amnon.

Dear Lord, please spare my family from conflict and strife

I love the Lord for he has heard the cry of my appeal.
He turned his ear to me in the day when I called him.

They surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the snares of death.
I was helpless, so the Lord saved me.

Calm down my soul, for the Lord has been good.
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.

How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise to thank the Lord.

O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful.
Lord, you have loosened my bonds. I am your servant.

Thank you, Lord, for all your goodness to me

From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy
to the Church of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
in Thessalonika. Wishing you grace and peace

In my prayers for you, I thank God our Father for your faith in action, 
your work for love, and your persevering hope

When we brought the Good News to you, it came to you not just as words, 
but as power from the Holy Spirit

By the grace of the Holy Spirit, you accepted the Good News,
despite great opposition from many quarters

Jesus, help people accept the Good News, despite opposition

One day Jesus took his disciples Peter, James and John
up a high mountain to pray

On the mountain, while Jesus was praying, his whole appearance changed.
His clothes became brilliant as lightning

The prophets Moses and Elijah appeared and spoke with Jesus.
Peter said to Jesus "Lord, how good it is for us to be here!"

Then a bright cloud covered them with its shadow.
From the cloud came a voice:
"This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him"

When the voice had finished speaking,
the disciples saw only Jesus in his normal appearance

Jesus, Beloved Son of God,
how good it is to spend time with you in prayer.