Daily Readings - 09/01/2026

^4:11 My dear people, since God has loved us so much, we too should love one another.

^4:12 No one has ever seen God; but as long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will be complete in us.

^4:13 We can know that we are living in him and he is living in us because he lets us share his Spirit.

^4:14 We ourselves saw and we testify that the Father sent his Son as saviour of the world.

^4:15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him, and he in God.

^4:16 We ourselves have known and put our faith in God’s love towards ourselves. God is love and anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him.

^4:17 Love will come to its perfection in us when we can face the day of Judgement without fear; because even in this world we have become as he is.

^4:18 In love there can be no fear, but fear is driven out by perfect love: because to fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is afraid is still imperfect in love.

^71:1 In you, Yahweh, I take shelter; never let me be disgraced.

^71:2 In your righteousness rescue me, deliver me, turn your ear to me and save me!

^71:3 Be a sheltering rock for me, a walled fortress to save me! For you are my rock, my fortress.

^71:4 My God, rescue me from the hands of the wicked, from the clutches of rogue and tyrant!

^71:5 For you alone are my hope, Lord, Yahweh, I have trusted you since my youth,

^71:6 I have relied on you since I was born, you have been my portion from my mother’s womb, and the constant theme of my praise.

^71:7 To many I have seemed an enigma, but you are my firm refuge.

^71:8 My mouth is full of your praises, filled with your splendour all day long.

^71:9 Do not reject me now I am old, nor desert me now my strength is failing,

^71:10 for my enemies are uttering threats, spies hatching their conspiracy:

^71:11 ‘Hound him down now that God has deserted him, seize him, there is no one to rescue him!’

^71:12 God, do not stand aside, my God, come quickly and help me!

^71:13 Shame and ruin on those who attack me; may insult and disgrace cover those whose aim is to hurt me!

^71:14 I promise that, ever hopeful, I will praise you more and more,

^71:15 my lips shall proclaim your righteousness and power to save, all day long.

^71:16 I will come in the power of Yahweh to commemorate your righteousness, yours alone.

^71:17 God, you taught me when I was young, and I am still proclaiming your marvels.

^71:18 Now that I am old and grey, God, do not desert me; let me live to tell the rising generation about your strength and power,

^71:19 about your heavenly righteousness, God. You have done great things; who, God, is comparable to you?

^71:20 You have sent me misery and hardship, but you will give me life again, you will pull me up again from the depths of the earth,

^71:21 prolong my old age, and once more comfort me.

^71:22 I promise I will thank you on the lyre, my ever-faithful God, I will play the harp in your honour, Holy One of Israel.

^71:23 My lips shall sing for joy as I play to you, and this soul of mine which you have redeemed.

^71:24 And all day long, my tongue shall be talking of your righteousness. Shame and disgrace on those whose aim is to hurt me!

^6:45 Directly after this he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the crowd away.

^6:46 After saying good-bye to them he went off into the hills to pray.

^6:47 When evening came, the boat was far out on the lake, and he was alone on the land.

^6:48 He could see they were worn out with rowing, for the wind was against them; and about the fourth watch of the night he came towards them, walking on the lake. He was going to pass them by,

^6:49 but when they saw him walking on the lake they thought it was a ghost and cried out;

^6:50 for they had all seen him and were terrified. But he at once spoke to them, and said, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’

^6:51 Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind dropped. They were utterly and completely dumbfounded,

^6:52 because they had not seen what the miracle of the loaves meant; their minds were closed.