Daily Readings - 09/08/2026

^19:9 There he went into the cave[*a] and spent the night in it. Then the word of Yahweh came to him saying, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’

^19:11 Then he was told, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before Yahweh’. Then Yahweh himself went by. There came a mighty wind, so strong it tore the mountains and shattered the rocks before Yahweh. But Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind came an earthquake. But Yahweh was not in the earthquake.

^19:12 After the earthquake came a fire. But Yahweh was not in the fire. And after the fire there came the sound of a gentle breeze.

^19:13 And when Elijah heard this, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice came to him, which said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’

^84:1 How I love your palace, Yahweh Sabaoth! How my soul yearns and pines for Yahweh’s courts!

^84:2 My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

^84:3 The sparrow has found its home at last, the swallow a nest for its young, your altars, Yahweh Sabaoth, my king and my God.

^84:4 Happy those who live in your house and can praise you all day long;

^84:5 and happy the pilgrims inspired by you with courage to make the Ascents! (pause)

^84:6 As they go through the Valley of the Weeper,[*a] they make it a place of springs, clothed in blessings by early rains.

^84:7 Thence they make their way from height to height, soon to be seen before God on Zion.

^84:8 Yahweh Sabaoth, hear my prayer, listen, God of Jacob;

^84:9 God our shield, now look on us and be kind to your anointed. (pause)

^84:10 A single day in your courts is worth more than a thousand elsewhere; merely to stand on the steps of God’s[*b] house is better than living with the wicked.

^84:11 For God is battlement and shield, conferring grace and glory; Yahweh withholds nothing good from those who walk without blame.

^84:12 Yahweh Sabaoth, happy the man who puts his trust in you!

^9:1 What I want to say now is no pretence; I say it in union with Christ – it is the truth – my conscience in union with the Holy Spirit assures me of it too.

^9:2 What I want to say is this: my sorrow is so great, my mental anguish so endless,

^9:3 I would willingly be condemned[*a] and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers of Israel, my own flesh and blood.

^9:4 They were adopted as sons, they were given the glory and the covenants; the Law and the ritual were drawn up for them, and the promises were made to them.

^9:5 They are descended from the patriarchs and from their flesh and blood came Christ who is above all, God for ever blessed! Amen.

^14:22 Directly after this he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he would send the crowds away.

^14:23 After sending the crowds away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

^14:24 while the boat, by now far out on the lake, was battling with a heavy sea, for there was a head-wind.

^14:25 In the fourth watch of the night[*c] he went towards them, walking on the lake,

^14:26 and when the disciples saw him walking on the lake they were terrified. ‘It is a ghost’ they said, and cried out in fear.

^14:27 But at once Jesus called out to them, saying, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’

^14:28 lt was Peter who answered. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘if it is you, tell me to come to you across the water.’

^14:29 ‘Come’ said Jesus. Then Peter got out of the boat and started walking towards Jesus across the water,

^14:30 but as soon as he felt the force of the wind, he took fright and began to sink. ‘Lord! Save me!’ he cried.

^14:31 Jesus put out his hand at once and held him. ‘Man of little faith,’ he said ‘why did you doubt?’

^14:32 And as they got into the boat the wind dropped.

^14:33 The men in the boat bowed down before him and said, ‘Truly, you are the Son of God’.