Hi friends, I'm Annie F Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

These are the stories of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles.

So here is how it works. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible or online, and then I'll pray, and that's

it.

Today is day 10, and I'll be reading Luke chapter 7 through 9 in the New Living Translation.

And if you've got your Let's Read the Gospel's Guided Journal, we are on page 73.

Luke 7.

When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Copernum.

At that time, the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.

When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. If anyone deserves your help,

he does, they said, for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us. So Jesus went

with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say,

Lord, don't trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I'm not worthy of such an honor. I'm not even

worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.

I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over

my soldiers. I only need to say go and they go or come and I have authority over my soldiers.

I only need to say go and they go, or come and they come.

And if I say to my slaves, do this, they do it.

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed.

Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said,

I tell you, I haven't seen faith like this in all Israel.

And when the officer's friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed. Soon afterward, Jesus went with

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