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I’m awake in the early hours. Thoughts of all kinds are zooming around in my mind. After a while I get out of bed. It’s 5:00 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the usual morning routine I settle in with a coffee to read the Bible. Today is a bit of a big day for me, it’s day 365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is the day I’ve completed reading the entire Bible for the first time. Certainly being retired has helped with setting aside the time and I know I should have done this a long time ago, but here I am. I’d say the daily reading habit is now firmly entrenched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On occasion I’d miss a day or two, but always managed to catch up in short order and get back on track. The YouVersion app has been a really big help. Some parts of the Bible were tough slogging (might have skimmed through parts of Numbers and Lamentations) and with other parts I found myself looking forward to the next day to find out what happens next! (Job, Daniel, Revelations).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So now what? What will I read now? Well, it’s Advent and focusing on the coming of Jesus into the world seems quite appropriate. I actually miss the Advent traditions from my days in the Anglican church, so this will be good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I scan a few reading plans and pick up on two that seem good for me. I’m sure one or both of these will stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first one is this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m reading the @YouVersion plan ‘The King Is Coming’. Check it out here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other is this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just finished day 1 of the @YouVersion plan ‘One On One: 100 Days With Jesus–ADVENT’. Check it out here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I’ve read John 1<\/a> before, several times in fact, but it’s never impacted me like it did today. So beautiful, powerful, profound and more, beyond words<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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