Hi, friends. I'm Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four books

of the New Testament and 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. Each month,

we read all four books. It takes 30 days if you read three chapters a day, so we'll get through

the whole thing in the month of June. And today we're finishing up the book of Mark and moving into

the book of Matthew. So go ahead, subscribe and join us as we read the Gospels together. It's a

fun day. I like when we straddle books like this. I think it's really fun. So I think you're going

to enjoy today. Here's how this works. I'm going to read those 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 June 6th,

day six. And I'll be reading Mark chapter 16 and Matthew chapters one and two. And this month,

I'm reading from the NRSV. Mark 16, when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the

mother of James, and Salome brought spices so that they might go and anoint him. And very early

on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying

to one another, who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb? When they looked

up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered

the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side and they were

alarmed. But he said to them, do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified.

He has been raised. He is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples

and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee. There, you will see him just as he told you.

So they went out and fled from the tomb for terror and amazement had seized them. And they said

nothing to anyone for they were afraid. And all that had been commanded them, they told briefly to

those around Peter. And afterward, Jesus himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred

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