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Thursday, April 11

Psalm 4

Answer me when I call, O God of my right!

    You gave me room when I was in distress.

    Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.

How long, you people, shall my honor suffer shame?

    How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

But know that the Lord has set apart the faithful for himself;

    the Lord hears when I call to him.

When you are disturbed,[a] do not sin;

    ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah

Offer right sacrifices,

    and put your trust in the Lord.

There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!

    Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!”

You have put gladness in my heart

    more than when their grain and wine abound.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,

    for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety.

Friday, May 3

This is what God the Lord says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out,     who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it,     who gives breath to its people,     and life to those who walk on it: 6  “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;     I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you     to be a covenant for the people     and a light for the Gentiles, 7  to open eyes that are blind,     to free captives from prison     and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. 8  “I am the Lord; that is my name!     I will not yield my glory to another     or my praise to idols. 9  See, the former things have taken place,     and new things I declare; before they spring into being     I announce them to you.”

Thursday, May 2

And now the Lord says—     he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him     and gather Israel to himself, for I am[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+49%3a5-6&version=niv#fen-niv-18642a] honored in the eyes of the Lord     and my God has been my strength— 6  he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant     to restore the tribes of Jacob     and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles,     that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

Philip & James 2024

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;     therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice.     Blessed are all who wait for him! 19 People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”