Day 351: Draw Near to God (2023)

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

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🗓️ 17 December 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mike reflects on the effects of wealth on our souls and our relationship with God. He emphasizes the importance of resisting the devil and invites us to draw near to God because he is constantly pursuing us, especially as we share in his suffering. Today’s readings are James 3-5, Colossians 1-2, and Proverbs 30:7-9.

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0:00.0	I'm in my name's Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the Bible in a year
0:06.6	podcast where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of
0:09.5	scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:12.6	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline we'll read all the way from Genesis to
0:15.8	revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:19.8	It is day 351 and we are reading the conclusion of James, which is actually three chapters,
0:24.6	James 3, 4, and 5.
0:26.0	We're also reading the beginning of St Paul's letter to the Colossians, chapters 1 and 2,
0:29.9	and the book of Proverbs, chapter 30 verses 7 through 9.
0:32.4	It's always the Bible translation I'm reading from
0:34.0	is the revised standard version,
0:35.2	second Catholic edition.
0:36.3	I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension
0:37.9	if you want to download your own Bible
0:39.2	in your reading plan.
0:40.4	As I said I think yesterday,
0:41.4	to take off those last few days you can visit
0:43.4	the Centrum Press.com slash Bible and near you can also subscribe to this
0:46.4	podcast or you can stick to your guns and stay unsubscribed and say I made it
0:51.6	through the entire year and didn't subscribe once.
0:53.4	I don't care what Father Mike asked me to do.
0:55.4	I don't care a bit.
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