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  Morning, December 31 Go To Evening Reading “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, if any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.” —John 7:37 Patience had her perfect work in the Lord Jesus, and until the last day of the feast he pleaded with the Jews, even as on this last day of the year he pleads with us, and waits to be gracious to us. Admirable indeed is the longsuffering of the Saviour in bearing with some of us year after year, notwithstanding our provocations, rebellions, and resistance of his Holy Spirit. Wonder of wonders that we are still in the land of mercy! Pity expressed herself most plainly , for Jesus cried , which implies not only the loudness of his voice, but the tenderness of his tones. He entreats us to be reconciled. “We pray you,” says the Apostle, “as though God did beseech you by us.” What earnest, pathetic terms are these! How deep must be the love which makes the Lord weep over sinners, and like a mo...

  Morning, December 30 Go To Evening Reading “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.” —Ecclesiastes 7:8 Look at David’s Lord and Master; see his beginning. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Would you know the end? He sits at his Father’s right hand, expecting his enemies to be made his footstool. “As he is, so are we also in this world.” You must bear the cross, or you shall never wear the crown; you must wade through the mire, or you shall never walk the golden pavement. Cheer up, then, poor Christian. “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.” See that creeping worm, how contemptible its appearance! It is the beginning of a thing. Mark that insect with gorgeous wings, playing in the sunbeams, sipping at the flower bells, full of happiness and life; that is the end. That caterpillar is yourself until you are wrapped up in the chrysalis of death, but when Christ shall appear, you shall be like h...

  Sunday, December 29, 2024 | Christmas The first Sunday after Christmas Old Testament Isaiah 42:1–4 Psalm Psalm 103 New Testament Galatians 4:1–7 Gospel Luke 2:25–38   Christian Worship One Year Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009). Sunday, December 29, 2024 | Christmas The first Sunday after Christmas Years ABC First Reading Isaiah 61:10–62:3 Psalm Psalm 147 or Psalm 147:13–20 Second Reading Galatians 3:23–25, 4:4–7 Gospel John 1:1–18   Episcopal Church (USA) Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2016). Sunday, December 29, 2024 | Christmas First Sunday after Christmas Day Year C Old Testament 1 Samuel 2:18–20, 26 Psalm Psalm 148 (UMH 861) New Testament Colossians 3:12–17 Gospel Luke 2:41–52  Vanderbilt Divinity Library, United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009). Sunday, December 29, 2024 | Christmas Th...