February 8, 2024

1 John 3:16-20 We know love by this, that Jesus laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let...

February 7, 2024

Joel 2:1213 God says: Come back to me with all your heart. Come back to your God who is tender and compassionate, and rich in faithful love. Prayer: God of great goodness, even if we turn our backs on you, you never stop loving us. Open our eyes to the beauty of your...

February 6, 2024

Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for...

February 5, 2024

Hebrews 12:12-17 12Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, 13and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed. 14Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one...

February 4, 2024

Psalm 81:1-16 1   Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob. 2   Raise a song, sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. 3   Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our festal day. 4   For it is a statute for Israel, an...

February 3, 2024

John 5:1-9 1After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. 3In these lay many invalids — blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5One man was...