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Ancient Christian Devotional: A Year of Weekly Readings: Lectionary Cycle A is unavailable, but you can change that!

“To search the sacred Scripture is very good and most profitable for the soul. For, ‘like a tree which is planted near the running waters,’ so does the soul watered by sacred Scripture also grow hearty and bear fruit in due season,” writes John of Damascus in Orthodox Faith (4.17). By helping us to read holy writings with ancient eyes, the church fathers help us drink deeply from the only water...

These quotes offer insight on the Scripture passage. Read a few of these quotes each day, and stop when you feel stirred to pray or ponder. Give yourself time to reflect before God on what you are learning. You may want to journal your thoughts. This simple prayer drawn from ancient sources is designed to be used daily to close your time with God. If you want to spend ten or fifteen minutes with this material each day, a suggested structure for your
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