In the morning let us prepare for the new day with the words of the New Testament and in the evening let us reflect on how God moves in the lives of his people.

Morning Reading from the New Testament: Mark 8: 1-21

Jesus fed 4,000 people and healed a blind man. Peter said, “You are the Christ.” Jesus told them that he must be killed and rise again.

Evening Reading from the Old Testament: Numbers 23-25

The LORD gave Balaam a word: “How can I curse whom God has not cursed?” Then at another place: “The LORD their God is with Israel.”

Balaam gave a word: “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob.” Balak was angry. Balaam said: “A star and a sceptre shall rise in Israel.”