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The Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Office invites you to reflect on the daily readings during this Advent Seasson. For some this may be a spring board for meditation, for others a source of insight and for others the beginning or renewal of a mystical relationship with our God. However the Spirit leads you, may you experience peace
Sunday December 13th
Monday December 14th
Tuesday December 15th
Wednesday December 16th
Thursday December 17th
Friday December 18th
Saturday December 19th
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Sunday December 13th
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Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18
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"But one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals." (Luke 3)
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How do I, like John the Baptist, share the Good News with the people I meet?
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Monday December 14th St. John of the Cross
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Numbers 24:2 – 7, 15 – 17a
Matthew 21:23 – 27
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"By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?" (Matthew 21)
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Help me to be confident that Jesus will help me when I try to share his word.
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Tuesday December 15th
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Zephaniah 3:1 – 2, 9 – 13
Matthew 21:28 – 32
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"I will leave as a remnant in your midst, a people humble and lowly."
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Help me in this Advent to listen to the Word and live accordingly
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Wednesday December 16th
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Isaiah 45: 6c – 8, 18, 21b – 25
Luke 7:18b – 23
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“Turn to me and be safe, all you ends of the earth, for I am God; there is no other!”
(Isaiah 45)
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How do my actions show that I believe this?
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Thursday December 17th
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Genesis 49:2, 8 – 10
Matthew 1:1 – 17
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“Assemble and listen …”
(Genesis 49)
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What do I hear when worshiping with the assembly?
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Friday December 18th
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Jeremiah 23:5 – 8
Matthew 1:18 – 25
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“When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him…”
(Matthew 1)
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Do I ever get messages from God in my dreams? If so, do I obey them?
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Saturday December 19th
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Judges 13:2 – 7, 24 – 25a
Luke 1:5 – 25
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“And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of God.”
(Luke 1)
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During this season of Advent how have I celebrated the gift of new life?
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