Day 298: The Gift of Life (2023)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mike gives us context for the beginning of 2 Maccabees and recounts the story of Nehemiah’s discovery of the sacred fire. He also offers a reflection for those struggling with grief and death, which serves as a reminder to all about the blessing of our lives and the lives of those we love. Today’s readings are 2 Maccabees 1, Sirach 40-41, and Proverbs 24:1-7.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast where
0:07.6	we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture.
0:10.7	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension, using the great adventure
0:14.0	Bible timeline.
0:15.0	We'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation
0:18.6	unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:20.9	It is day 298.
0:21.9	You guys.
0:22.9	Oh my gosh.
0:23.9	We have the last book of the Old Testament today.
0:27.1	I mean, in our Bible in a year time, okay, not counting proverbs.
0:30.9	We get that.
0:31.9	Also, two days left until day 300.
0:35.0	How amazing.
0:36.0	How amazing is that you're so faithful.
0:39.2	Keep going.
0:40.2	Great job.
0:41.2	Is day 298.
0:42.2	We're reading second Macabees, chapter one, Syracch, chapter 40 and 41, as well as proverbs
0:46.0	chapter 24, verses one through seven, amping up those verses and proverbs these days.
0:50.0	As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is the revised standard version, second
0:53.1	Catholic edition.
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