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

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 

After the Jewish people had been in Babylon about 70 years,
the Lord moved the heart of the king of Persia
to free the Jews.

The king also told the Jews to re-build their temple in Jerusalem.

Dear Lord, please give freedom to all the peoples of the world

Happy the person who avoids evil and evil entertainment.
Happy the person who reads and meditates on God's words.

Such a person is like a tree planted beside a river, getting plenty of nourishment, 
bearing plenty of fruit.

Such a person is on the Way of Life.
People who do evil are on the Way of Death.

Dear Lord, please help me do good and avoid evil

You have heard everything I teach in public.
Hand it on to reliable people so that they in turn will be able to teach others

Put up with your share of difficulties like a good soldier of Christ Jesus,
like an athlete who keeps all the rules, like a hard-working farmer

Remember the Good News that I carry:
"Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David"

On account of this Good News I am chained up like a criminal.
But no-one can chain up the Good News

Jesus, help people who are in prison on account of the Good News

In Jericho there was a wealthy man named Zacchaeus, a senior tax collector.
He wanted to see what kind of person Jesus was

But because of his short stature he couldn't see over the crowd.
So he climbed a tree

Jesus saw him up the tree and said "Zacchaeus, come down,
because I will stay at your house today"

Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Jesus warmly.
People complained "He's gone to stay at the house of an outcast"

Zacchaeus replied "Sir, I am going to give half of my property to the poor.
And if I have cheated anyone, I'll pay them back fourfold"

Jesus said to him "Today salvation has come to this house"

Jesus, please help more people to want to know and love you