Day 341 - Asking for Forgiveness

Philemon receiving Onesimus
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Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down
righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up,
and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also.
Isaiah 45:8, NRSV (Enriching Our Worship 1)

Today’s Reading -

12/7/2019     Day 341 Philemon 1 – 25

Reflection |

Today -

Paul advocates for the runaway slave of Philemon who is Christian-
Paul is writing from prison.

Options:
1 - Receive the slave back as a brother in Christ
2 - Send him back to Paul to help in Paul’s care
3 - Give him freedom (Paul will even pay for him!)

(Margaret Mitchell - NOAB5 - pp. 2143-2144)

Background | 

Background by the Center of Biblical Studies.  

Background by Mark Powell - Introducing the New Testament

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The Next Days of Readings |

12/8/2019     Day 342 Hebrews 1:1 – 3:19

12/9/2019     Day 343 Hebrews 4:1 – 6:20

12/10/2019     Day 344 Hebrews 7:1 – 9:28

12/11/2019     Day 345 Hebrews 10:1 – 11:40

12/12/2019     Day 346 Hebrews 12:1 – 13:25

12/13/2019     Day 347 James 1:1 – 2:26

12/14/2019     Day 348 James 3:1 – 5:20

12/15/2019     Day 349 1 Peter 1:1 – 2:25

12/16/2019     Day 350 1 Peter 3:1 – 5:14

12/17/2019     Day 351 2 Peter 1:1 – 2:21

12/18/2019     Day 352 2 Peter 3:1 – 18

12/19/2019     Day 353 1 John 1:1 – 3:24

12/20/2019     Day 354 1 John 4:1 – 5:21

12/21/2019     Day 355 2 John 1 – 13

12/22/2019     Day 356 3 John 1 – 15

12/23/2019     Day 357 Jude 1 – 25

12/24/2019     Day 358 Revelation 1:1 – 2:29

12/25/2019     Day 359 Revelation 3:1 – 5:14

12/26/2019     Day 360 Revelation 6:1 – 8:05

12/27/2019     Day 361 Revelation 8:6 – 11:19

12/28/2019     Day 362 Revelation 12:1 – 14:20

12/29/2019     Day 363 Revelation 15:1 – 17:18

12/30/2019     Day 364 Revelation 18:1 – 20:15

12/31/2019     Day 365 Revelation 21:1 – 22:21

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Canticle 16
The Song of Zechariah
Benedictus Dominus Deus
Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel,
* you have come to your people and set them free.
You have raised up for us a mighty Savior,
* born of the house of your servant David.
Through your holy prophets, you promised of old
to save us from our enemies,
* from the hands of all who hate us,
To show mercy to our forebears,
* and to remember your holy covenant.
This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham,
* to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship you without fear,
* holy and righteous before you, all the days of our life.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
* for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way,
To give God’s people knowledge of salvation
* by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
* the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
* and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Enriching Our Worship 1 - pp. 27 - 28

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