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daily reading 40.5 (Colossians 1:24–27)

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5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Praise to you and adoration,      Blessed Jesus, Son of God,      Who, to serve your own creation,      Came to share our flesh and blood.      Guide me that I never may      From your fold or pastures stray,      But with zeal and joy exceeding      Follow where your steps are leading.      Hold me ever in your keeping;      Comfort me in pain and strife.      In my laughter and my weeping      Be with me throughout my life.      Give me greater love for you,      And my faith and hope renew      In your birth, your life, your passion,      In your death and resurrection.  Amen. Colossians 1:24 –27 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for y...

daily reading 40.4 (Colossians 1:21–23)

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5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Praise to you and adoration,      Blessed Jesus, Son of God,      Who, to serve your own creation,      Came to share our flesh and blood.      Guide me that I never may      From your fold or pastures stray,      But with zeal and joy exceeding      Follow where your steps are leading.      Hold me ever in your keeping;      Comfort me in pain and strife.      In my laughter and my weeping      Be with me throughout my life.      Give me greater love for you,      And my faith and hope renew      In your birth, your life, your passion,      In your death and resurrection.  Amen. Colossians 1:21 –23 Once you were alienated and hostile ...

daily reading 40.3 (Colossians 1:18–20)

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5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Praise to you and adoration,      Blessed Jesus, Son of God,      Who, to serve your own creation,      Came to share our flesh and blood.      Guide me that I never may      From your fold or pastures stray,      But with zeal and joy exceeding      Follow where your steps are leading.      Hold me ever in your keeping;      Comfort me in pain and strife.      In my laughter and my weeping      Be with me throughout my life.      Give me greater love for you,      And my faith and hope renew      In your birth, your life, your passion,      In your death and resurrection.  Amen. Colossians 1:18 –20 He is also the head of the body, the...

daily reading 40.2 (Colossians 1:15–17)

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5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Praise to you and adoration,      Blessed Jesus, Son of God,      Who, to serve your own creation,      Came to share our flesh and blood.      Guide me that I never may      From your fold or pastures stray,      But with zeal and joy exceeding      Follow where your steps are leading.      Hold me ever in your keeping;      Comfort me in pain and strife.      In my laughter and my weeping      Be with me throughout my life.      Give me greater love for you,      And my faith and hope renew      In your birth, your life, your passion,      In your death and resurrection.  Amen. Colossians 1:15 –17 He is the image of the invisible God...

daily reading 40.1 (Colossians 1:13–14)

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  5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Praise to you and adoration,      Blessed Jesus, Son of God,      Who, to serve your own creation,      Came to share our flesh and blood.      Guide me that I never may      From your fold or pastures stray,      But with zeal and joy exceeding      Follow where your steps are leading.      Hold me ever in your keeping;      Comfort me in pain and strife.      In my laughter and my weeping      Be with me throughout my life.      Give me greater love for you,      And my faith and hope renew      In your birth, your life, your passion,      In your death and resurrection.  Amen. Colossians 1:13 –14 He has rescued us from the do...

daily reading 39.5 (Colossians 1:9–12)

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  5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!     O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!      Let all who hear      Now to his temple draw near,      Joining in glad adoration.      Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things is wondrously reigning      And as on wings of an eagle, uplifting, sustaining.      Have you not seen      All that is needful has been      Sent by his gracious adorning?     Praise to the Lord, who has fearfully, wondrously made you,      Health has bestowed and, when heedlessly falling, has stayed you.      What need or grief      Ever has failed of relief?      Wings of his mercy did shade you. ...

daily reading 39.4 (Colossians 1:3–8)

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  5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!     O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!      Let all who hear      Now to his temple draw near,      Joining in glad adoration.      Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things is wondrously reigning      And as on wings of an eagle, uplifting, sustaining.      Have you not seen      All that is needful has been      Sent by his gracious adorning?     Praise to the Lord, who has fearfully, wondrously made you,      Health has bestowed and, when heedlessly falling, has stayed you.      What need or grief      Ever has failed of relief?      Wings of his mercy did shade you. ...