Vatican 2 calls on all Christians to read the Bible,   'to have a burning love'   for the Word of God

This reading 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 

January 7, 2012    


Genesis  9, 10, 11  

In one place, Babel,  they tried to build a very high tower.

But God was not pleased with them.

God scattered the people of Babel to many places.

Dear God, the human family uses so many different languages.
Please help us to live peacefully together on this earth

Psalm 5

At the start of this day I pray to you,
O Lord, my King and my God.
I offer you my prayer and ask for your help.

Through the greatness of your love,
I have access to your friendship.
I bow down in reverence and worship.

Lead me, Lord, in the way you want me to go.

It is you, Lord, who bless good people.
You surround them with favors, as with a shield.

Lord, I adore you as my Creator

Acts 2

About ten days after Jesus' ascension to heaven was the Feast of Pentecost. Jesus' 12 apostles, his mother, several other women,
and his brothers were together in one room

Suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind.
Tongues of fire appeared and came to rest on the head of each of them

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
and began to speak foreign languages
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on me. Fall afresh on our world

Matthew  4

After he was baptized,
Jesus spent about 40 days praying and fasting in the desert.
During this time, he was tempted by Satan.

"If you are the Son of God,
change some stones into bread" said Satan.

Jesus replied "Human life needs more than bread.
Life needs God's message".

Satan then  took Jesus to a high place and said
"Throw yourself down, since the angels will protect you".

Jesus replied
"Presumption is a sin".

Then Satan  took Jesus to a high mountain
and showed him all the nations of the world.

"Worship me and I will give you all these nations" said Satan.

Jesus replied
"Go away, Satan!   Only God is to be worshipped".

The devil then went away.

Jesus, please protect us from Satan and from evil