THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 24:
Psalm 45,46 (morning) 89:1-29 (evening)
Isaiah 59:15b-21
Galatians 3:23-4:7 (morning) Philippians 2:5-11 (evening)
Matthew 1:18-25

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 23:
Psalm 72 (morning) 111, 113 (evening)
2 Samuel 7:1-17
Titus 2:11-3:8a
Luke 1:39-56

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 22:
Psalm 66, 67 (morning) 116, 117 (evening)
1 Samuel 2:1b-10
Titus 2:1-10
Luke 1:26-38

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 21:
Psalm 61, 62 (morning) 112, 115
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Titus 1:1-16
Luke 1:1-25

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 20:

Psalm 24, 29 (morning) 8, 84 (evening)

Genesis 3:8-15

Revelation 12:1-10

John 3:16-21

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 19:



Psalm 55 (morning) 138, 139 (evening)

Zechariah 8:9-17

Revelation 6:1-17

Matthew 25:31-46

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 18:



Psalm 40, 54 (morning) 51 (evening)

Zechariah 7:8-8:8

Revelation 5:6-14

Matthew 25:14-30

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 17:



Psalm 50, 59 (morning) 60, 33 (evening)

Zechariah 4:1-14

Revelation 4:9-5:5

Matthew 25:1-13

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 16:



Psalm 119:49-72 (morning) 49, 53

Zechariah 3:1-10

Revelation 4:1-8

Matthew 24:45-51

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 15:



Psalm 45 (morning) 47, 48 (evening)

Zechariah 2:1-13

Revelation 3:14-22

Matthew 24:32-44

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 14:

Psalm 41, 52 (morning) 44 (evening)
Zechariah 1:7-17
Revelation 3:7-13
Matthew 24:15-31

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 13:



Psalm 63, 98 (morning) 103 (evening)

Amos 9:11-15

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 13-17

John 5:30-47

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 12:

Psalm 30, 32 (morning) 42, 43 (evening)

Haggai 2:1-19

Revelation 3:1-6

Matthew 24:1-14

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 11:

Psalm 31 (morning) 35 (evening)

Haggai 1:1-15

Revelation 2:18-29

Matthew 23:27-39

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 10:



Psalm 37:1-18 (morning) 37:19-42

Amos 9:1-10

Revelation 2:8-17

Matthew 23:13-26

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 9:

Psalm 38 (morning) 119:25-48
Amos 8:1-14
Revelation 1:17-2:7
Matthew 23:1-12

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 8:



Psalm 26, 28 (morning) 36, 39 (evening)

Amos 7:10-17

Revelation 1:9-16

Matthew 22:34-46

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 7:

Psalm 25 (morning) 9, 15 (evening)

Amos 7:1-9

Revelation 1:1-8

Matthew 22:23-33

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Bible Readings for December 6, 2009:

Psalm 148-150 (morning) 114, 115 (evening)
Amos 6:1-14
2 Thessalonians 1:5-12
Luke 1:57-68

THE ARRIVAL 2009 Readings for December 5:





Psalm 20, 21 (morning) 110, 116, 117 (evening)



Amos 5: 18-27



Jude 17-25



Matthew 22:15-22

The Arrival 2009 Readings for December 4:

Psalm 16, 17 (morning) 22 (evening)

Amos 5:1-17

Jude 1-16

Matthew 22:1-14

This morning I was reading a publication sent to me by Renovare called, Explorations: Rhythms of Life. In it I read this quote from a contemporary English Benedictine nun named Maria Boulding--

"If you want God, and long for union with him, yet sometimes wonder what that means or whether it can mean anything at all, you are already walking with the God who comes. If you are at times so weary and involved with the struggle of living that you have no strength even to want him, yet are still dissatisfied that you don't, you are already keeping Advent in your life. If you have ever had an obscure intuition that the truth of things is somehow better, greater, more wonderful than you deserve or desire, that the touch of God in your life still you by its gentleness, that there is a mercy beyond anything you could ever suspect, you are already drawn into the central mystery of salvation." (The Coming of God, Chapter 1)

The Arrival 2009 Readings for December 3:

Psalm 18:1-20 (morning) 18:21-50

Amos 4:6-13

2 Peter 3:11-18

Matthew 21:33-46

The Arrival 2009 Readings for December 2:

Psalm 119:1-24 (morning) 12, 13, 14 (evening)

Amos 3:12-4:5

2 Peter 3:1-10

Matthew 21:23-32

The Arrival 2009 Readings for December 1:


Psalm 5, 6 (morning) 10, 11


Amos 3:1-11


2 Peter 1:12-21


Matthew 21:12-22