These readings are from the Catholic daily bible readings for mass. I follow them day by day. Reading 1, Jeremiah 7:23-28 23 My one command to them was this: Listen to my voice, then I will be your God and you shall be my people. In everything, follow the way that I mark out for […]

This is my 100th Bible blog, so a brief reflection on it is excusable. It is, firstly, a spiritual discipline which gives me pleasure. Secondly, it is a daily process of discovery shared with my readers. I am delighted that there are readers and would be pleased to have more comments from them. Thirdly, it […]

Can we get something worthwhile from scripture every day? I’m hoping to find out as I use the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church. Reading 1, Daniel 3:25, 34-43 25 Azariah stood in the heart of the fire, praying aloud thus: 34 Do not abandon us for ever, for the sake of your name; […]

  This blog tries to find wisdom for each day in the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church. Reading 1, 2 Kings 5:1-15b 1 Naaman, army commander to the king of Aram, was a man who enjoyed his master’s respect and favour, since through him the Lord had granted victory to the Aramaeans. 2 […]

This blog uses the daily bible readings of the Catholic Church, to search wisdom for the day.  Reading 1, Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 14 With shepherd’s crook lead your people to pasture, the flock that is your heritage, living confined in a forest with meadow land all round. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as […]

Can a Christian believer today still find value in the ancient texts of the Bible? In this blog I try to find wisdom in the daily Bible readings of the Catholic Church  Reading 1, Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a 3 Jacob loved Joseph more than all his other sons, for he was the son of his […]

Day by day, I follow the Catholic Daily Bible Readings, trying to find something in the mutually illuminating passages, that gives wisdom for the day.  Reading 1, Jeremiah 17:5-10 5 he Lord says this, ‘Accursed be anyone who trusts in human beings, who relies on human strength and whose heart turns from God. 6 Such […]

People who use sacred texts have often found ways of selecting passages appropriate to their needs. Disciples of Confucius used a complex system of hexagrams, chosen by lot, to find images and comments suitable to their time, place and situation. In classical and medieval times, the writings of Virgil and Homer were used in a […]

People who use sacred texts have often found ways of selecting passages appropriate to their needs. Disciples of Confucius used a complex system of hexagrams, chosen by lot, to find images and comments suitable to their time, place and situation. In classical and medieval times, the writings of Virgil and Homer were used in a […]

People who use sacred texts have often found ways of selecting passages appropriate to their needs. Disciples of Confucius used a complex system of hexagrams, chosen by lot, to find images and comments suitable to their time, place and situation. In classical and medieval times, the writings of Virgil and Homer were used in a […]