Day 258 - Tuesday after the 16th Sunday after Pentecost

Read | Day 258 | Tuesday | September 15 
Esther 5: 1-8, 9-14 
Esther 6: 1-14 
Esther 7: 1-10 
Esther 8: 1-17 
Esther 9: 1-19, 20-32 
Esther 10: 1-3 
Date: ~ 478 BC

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Reading | Esther request the king's presence at a banquet; Haman plots to kill Mordecai; Haman is exposed for his hatred of the Jewish people; Mordecai was executed; King gives Esther Modecai's estate as reparations for his treatment of Esther's people; King gave the Jewish people the right to defend themselves; celebration of Purim; Xerxes and Mordecai are great.

Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 | kindle edition

Next | Day 259 | Wednesday | September 16 

Ezra 4: 7-23 
Ezra 7: 1-10, 11-26, 27-28 
Ezra 8: 1-14, 15-36 

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For the Human Family

O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

For the Victims of Addiction

Blessed Lord, you ministered to all who came to you: Look with compassion upon all who through addiction have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of your unfailing mercy; remove from them the fears that beset them; strengthen them in the work of their recovery; and to those who care for them, give patient understanding and persevering love. Amen.

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