___Day 1A
Gen. 1, 2
Matt. 1:1 - 25
Ps. 1:1-6
Of course the first quotation is from the beloved hymn #118 in the
Hymnal Worship Book.
It is commonly referred to by its previous number, 606!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God all creatures here below. 118 HWB (Hymnal
Worship Book–see introduction)
The full title is Hymnal A Worship Book
It states that is was “Prepared by Churches
in the Believers Church Tradition.” Published
jointly by the Brethren Press (Elgin,
Illinois), Faith and Life Press (Newton, Kansas),
and Mennonite Publishing House
(Scottsdale, Pennsylvania) in 1992.
Gen. 1:20 God created the great sea monsters.
What amazing creativity!
God made us and we wonder at it. Spanish proverb
Holy light doth fill this place;
Spirit, light our way to guide.
In the presence of thy face
Sin and darkness ne’er can hide.
Heaven’s gleaming,
fullness streaming,
life and truth for all are found;
light pervading, never fading,
lighting all the world around. HWB 2
___Day 2A
Gen.3, 4
Matt. 2:1 - 23
Psalm 2:1-12
There is a place of quiet rest, near to the heart of God,
a place where sin cannot molest, near to the heart of God.
O Jesus, bless’d Redeemer, sent from the heart of God,
Hold us who wait before thee, near to the heart of
God. HWB 5
Matt: 2:15 Out of Egypt I have called my Son. This is a
prophecy from Hosea 11:1
How many children did Adam and Eve have? The answer is in
today’s reading.
___Day 3A
Gen. 5, 6 Noah story starts
Matt. 3:1 - 4:11
Psalm 3:1-8
May thy whole truth be spoken here
Thy gospel light forever shine
Thy perfect love cast out all fear
And human life become divine. HWB 4
To lose faith in fellow humans is...to lose faith in God and in the
purpose of life itself.
Nelson Mandala 1994
___Day 4A
Gen. 7, 8
Matt. 4:12 - 5:16
Psalm 4:1-8
This is my Father’s world,
And to my listening ears,
All nature sings and ‘round me rings
The music of the spheres. HWB 154
The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. Matt. 5:15
And God made a wind blow over the earth and the water subsided.
Gen. 8:1
Helen Wells Quintela preached on the Noah story on Nov. 3, 1990
___Day 5A
Gen. 9, 10
Matt. 5:17 - 42
Psalm 5:1-12
Perhaps Genesis 10 is the seed of Anabaptist interest in geneology.
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all. HWB 156
One must remember that in choosing the lesser of two evils, one still
chooses evil.
Hannah Arendt 1907-1980 Jewish German activist,
philosopher and historian.
___Day 6A
Gen. 11, 12
Matt. 4:43-6:8
Psalm 6:1-10
God judges the people with equity. Ps. 9:8
O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
whose steadfast love endures forever,
who alone does great wonders,
and whose steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:2-3
___Day 7A
Gen. 13, 14
Matt. 6:19 - 7:12
Psalm 7:1-17
We are people of God’s peace. Menno Simons
Touch thou our hands to lead us aright,
Guide us forever, show us thy way.
Transform our darkness into our light,
Spirit of God,lead thou us today. HWB 418
Lord of all being, throned afar
Thy glory flames from sun and star;
Center and soul of every sphere,
Yet to every loving heart how near! Oliver Wendell Holmes
“The Professor at the Breakfast Table” 1858-1859
___Day 8A
Gen.15, 16
Matt. 7:13 - 8:4
Psalm 8:1-9
Move in our midst, thou spirit of God
Go with us down from thy holy hill
Walk with us through the storm and the calm
Spirit of God, go thou with us still. HWB 418
One man with God is always a majority. John Knox - inscription on
a Reformation
monument in Geneva
___Day 9A
Gen. 17, 18
Matt. 8:5 - 35
Psalm 9:1-12
What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love mercy, and
to walk humbly with
your God? Micah 6:8
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
...Angels descending bring from above,
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love. HWB 332
___Day 10A
Gen. 19, 20
Matt. 9:1 - 26
Psalm 9:13-20
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,
naught be all else to me save that thou art.
Thou my best thought by day or by night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence thy light.
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. James 1:22
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