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Tue, 17 December
Paul writes: Just as each of us has one body with many parts, and the parts do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, who are many, form one body, and each of us belongs to all the others. (Romans 12:3-8) -

Mon, 16 December
In the day, the Lord sends his faithful love, and even at night the song it inspires in me is a prayer to the God of my life. (Psalms 42) -

SUN, 15 December
Jesus said of John the Baptist: He is the one of whom scripture says: Look, I am going to send my messenger before you to prepare your way. (Matthew 11:2-15) -

Sat, 14 December
Peter writes: Once you were not a people at all, and now you are the people of God. (1 Peter 2:4-10) -

Fri, 13 December
Peter writes: When Christ suffered, he made no threats but placed his trust in the One who judges justly. He bore our sins in his own body on the cross so that we might die to our sins and live for justice. (1 Peter 2:19-25) -

Thu, 12 December
Paul writes: God has made us able to serve a new covenant, one which is not of written letters but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. (2 Corinthians 3:4-6) -

Wed, 11 December
Large crowds gathered to hear Jesus and to be healed of their sicknesses. But he often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. (Luke 5:12-16) -

Tue, 10 December
As he was walking along, Jesus saw Levi sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. (Mark 2:13-14) -

Mon, 9 December
The Lord had spoken through the prohet: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means “God-with-us”. (Matthew 1:18-23) -

SUN, 8 December
John the Baptist said to Jesus, “It is I who need baptism from you, and yet you come to me!” But Jesus replied, “Leave it like this for the time being; it is fitting that we should, in this way, do all that uprightness demands.” (Matthew 3:13-17)