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Daily Scripture readings and micro reflections (or scribble/photo) for your journey. By @markalves.com. Enjoy and share these Bible quotes from today’s lectionary.
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“Look kindly on the prayer and petition of your servant, O LORD, my God, and listen to the cry of supplication which I, your servant, utter before you this day.”
— Solomon in 1 Kings 8:28
Amen! 🙏
— Solomon in 1 Kings 8:28
Amen! 🙏
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“Look kindly on the prayer and petition of your servant, O LORD, my God, and listen to the cry of supplication which I, your servant, utter before you this day.”
— Solomon in 1 Kings 8:28
Amen! 🙏
— Solomon in 1 Kings 8:28
Amen! 🙏
“As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.”
— Mark 6:54
Where will I recognize him today? 👀
— Mark 6:54
Where will I recognize him today? 👀
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.”
— Mark 6:54
Where will I recognize him today? 👀
— Mark 6:54
Where will I recognize him today? 👀
“Your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
— Matthew 5:16
How are you fueling your light?
that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
— Matthew 5:16
How are you fueling your light?
February 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
“Your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
— Matthew 5:16
How are you fueling your light?
that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
— Matthew 5:16
How are you fueling your light?
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
— Mark 6:31
The Sabbath approaches. Where are you resting?
— Mark 6:31
The Sabbath approaches. Where are you resting?
February 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
— Mark 6:31
The Sabbath approaches. Where are you resting?
— Mark 6:31
The Sabbath approaches. Where are you resting?
“I proclaim you, O LORD, among the nations, and I will sing praise to your name.”
— Psalm 18:50
TGIF! 🎵
— Psalm 18:50
TGIF! 🎵
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“I proclaim you, O LORD, among the nations, and I will sing praise to your name.”
— Psalm 18:50
TGIF! 🎵
— Psalm 18:50
TGIF! 🎵
“He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts.”
— Mark 6:8
What do I really need for my journey today?
— Mark 6:8
What do I really need for my journey today?
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
“He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts.”
— Mark 6:8
What do I really need for my journey today?
— Mark 6:8
What do I really need for my journey today?
“Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary?”
— Mark 6:3
Who am I dismissing too quickly?
— Mark 6:3
Who am I dismissing too quickly?
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary?”
— Mark 6:3
Who am I dismissing too quickly?
— Mark 6:3
Who am I dismissing too quickly?
“Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer and attend to the sound of my pleading.”
— Psalm 86:6
Are you having one of those days where this is your prayer?
Or maybe you know someone who is in dire need?
We offer this in your name O Lord. Amen. 🙏
— Psalm 86:6
Are you having one of those days where this is your prayer?
Or maybe you know someone who is in dire need?
We offer this in your name O Lord. Amen. 🙏
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer and attend to the sound of my pleading.”
— Psalm 86:6
Are you having one of those days where this is your prayer?
Or maybe you know someone who is in dire need?
We offer this in your name O Lord. Amen. 🙏
— Psalm 86:6
Are you having one of those days where this is your prayer?
Or maybe you know someone who is in dire need?
We offer this in your name O Lord. Amen. 🙏
PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.”
— Simeon in Luke 2:29-31
AMEN! 🙏
“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.”
— Simeon in Luke 2:29-31
AMEN! 🙏
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.”
— Simeon in Luke 2:29-31
AMEN! 🙏
“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.”
— Simeon in Luke 2:29-31
AMEN! 🙏
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
— Matthew 5:9
Now more than ever. ✌️ 🙏
— Matthew 5:9
Now more than ever. ✌️ 🙏
February 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
— Matthew 5:9
Now more than ever. ✌️ 🙏
— Matthew 5:9
Now more than ever. ✌️ 🙏
“Give me back the joy of your salvation, and **a willing spirit** sustain in me.”
— Psalm 51:14
Amen! 🙏
— Psalm 51:14
Amen! 🙏
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“Give me back the joy of your salvation, and **a willing spirit** sustain in me.”
— Psalm 51:14
Amen! 🙏
— Psalm 51:14
Amen! 🙏
The Kingdom of God “is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds…But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”
—Mark 4:31-32
AMEN!
—Mark 4:31-32
AMEN!
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The Kingdom of God “is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds…But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”
—Mark 4:31-32
AMEN!
—Mark 4:31-32
AMEN!
“Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?”
— Mark 4:21
How will I let Christ’s light shine today?
— Mark 4:21
How will I let Christ’s light shine today?
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?”
— Mark 4:21
How will I let Christ’s light shine today?
— Mark 4:21
How will I let Christ’s light shine today?
“They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit.”
— Mark 4:18-19
You are hearing the word right now. How are you receiving it?
— Mark 4:18-19
You are hearing the word right now. How are you receiving it?
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
“They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit.”
— Mark 4:18-19
You are hearing the word right now. How are you receiving it?
— Mark 4:18-19
You are hearing the word right now. How are you receiving it?
“Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
— Mark 3:34-35
Welcome to the family!
— Mark 3:34-35
Welcome to the family!
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
— Mark 3:34-35
Welcome to the family!
— Mark 3:34-35
Welcome to the family!
“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
Go into this week strong!
— 2 Timothy 1:7
Go into this week strong!
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
Go into this week strong!
— 2 Timothy 1:7
Go into this week strong!
“He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him.”
— Matthew 4:21-22
Immediately!
What are my priorities this coming week?
— Matthew 4:21-22
Immediately!
What are my priorities this coming week?
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him.”
— Matthew 4:21-22
Immediately!
What are my priorities this coming week?
— Matthew 4:21-22
Immediately!
What are my priorities this coming week?
“When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, ‘He is out of his mind.’”
— Mark 3:21
Have you ever been thought crazy because of your faith?
— Mark 3:21
Have you ever been thought crazy because of your faith?
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
“When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, ‘He is out of his mind.’”
— Mark 3:21
Have you ever been thought crazy because of your faith?
— Mark 3:21
Have you ever been thought crazy because of your faith?
“In you I take refuge. In the shadow of your wings I take refuge, till harm pass by.”
— Psalm 52:7
With storms approaching for many of us, these are words to live by.
— Psalm 52:7
With storms approaching for many of us, these are words to live by.
January 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM
“In you I take refuge. In the shadow of your wings I take refuge, till harm pass by.”
— Psalm 52:7
With storms approaching for many of us, these are words to live by.
— Psalm 52:7
With storms approaching for many of us, these are words to live by.
“And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, ‘“You are the Son of God.’”
— Mark 3:11
Even the unclean spirits.
What am I shouting?
— Mark 3:11
Even the unclean spirits.
What am I shouting?
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
“And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, ‘“You are the Son of God.’”
— Mark 3:11
Even the unclean spirits.
What am I shouting?
— Mark 3:11
Even the unclean spirits.
What am I shouting?
“They watched Jesus closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him.”
— Mark 3:2
O Lord, deliver me from petty fault finding.
— Mark 3:2
O Lord, deliver me from petty fault finding.
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“They watched Jesus closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him.”
— Mark 3:2
O Lord, deliver me from petty fault finding.
— Mark 3:2
O Lord, deliver me from petty fault finding.
“I have found David, my servant.”
— Psalm 89:21
Imagine the same said about me.
Am I ready to serve?
— Psalm 89:21
Imagine the same said about me.
Am I ready to serve?
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
“I have found David, my servant.”
— Psalm 89:21
Imagine the same said about me.
Am I ready to serve?
— Psalm 89:21
Imagine the same said about me.
Am I ready to serve?
“Why do you recite my statutes, and profess my covenant with your mouth, Though you hate discipline and cast my words behind you?”
— Psalm 50:16-17
Strong words.
Perhaps what I need to hear?
— Psalm 50:16-17
Strong words.
Perhaps what I need to hear?
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“Why do you recite my statutes, and profess my covenant with your mouth, Though you hate discipline and cast my words behind you?”
— Psalm 50:16-17
Strong words.
Perhaps what I need to hear?
— Psalm 50:16-17
Strong words.
Perhaps what I need to hear?
“John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.’”
— John 1:29
Imaging Jesus approaching — what is my response?
🐑 ✝️🙏
— John 1:29
Imaging Jesus approaching — what is my response?
🐑 ✝️🙏
January 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
“John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.’”
— John 1:29
Imaging Jesus approaching — what is my response?
🐑 ✝️🙏
— John 1:29
Imaging Jesus approaching — what is my response?
🐑 ✝️🙏
“Jesus said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed Jesus.”
— Mark 2:14
I’m pretty sure he’s saying that to you today.
Your response?
— Mark 2:14
I’m pretty sure he’s saying that to you today.
Your response?
January 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“Jesus said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed Jesus.”
— Mark 2:14
I’m pretty sure he’s saying that to you today.
Your response?
— Mark 2:14
I’m pretty sure he’s saying that to you today.
Your response?