Day 112: True Friendship (2023)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 22 April 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Fr. Mike zeroes in on the deep friendship between Jonathan and David and the enduring power of their brotherly bond. He breaks down the different kinds of friendship according to Greek philosophy, and points out how true and virtuous friendship is so rare and special. Today's readings are 1 Samuel 20 and Psalm 142.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmidt and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, |
| 0:07.8 | where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. |
| 0:11.2 | The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:14.0 | Using the great adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, |
| 0:18.2 | discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. |
| 0:22.3 | It is day 112 and we're reading one chapter from 1 Samuel. |
| 0:25.8 | We're reading 1 Samuel 20 on the friendship between David and Jonathan. |
| 0:30.0 | We talked about it a little bit yesterday. |
| 0:31.6 | We're taking this next step in chapter 20. |
| 0:33.9 | We're also praying Psalm 142. |
| 0:36.6 | If you want to know what Bible translation that I'm reading from, I'll give you the answer. |
| 0:40.5 | The answer is I'm using the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. |
| 0:44.3 | I'm using the great adventure Bible from Ascension as well. |
| 0:46.9 | If you would like to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit AscensionPress.com |
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| 0:56.8 | I got a letter the other day from someone who said, and also, by the way, PS, I have |
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| 1:03.6 | But I know there's someone out there who's listening right now and you're thinking, |
| 1:07.3 | you know what I'm going to do? |
| 1:08.3 | I'm going to get to the entire end of the year and I'm not going to subscribe. |
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