Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.

Mom!

Up the stairs for something.

Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.

Mom, what's for dinner?

Chop, sizzle, done.

Hello, fresh, can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.

So its phones down, forks up.

Hello Fresh. Bring back dinner time.

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 nine and I'll be

reading Matthew chapter 25 and 26. And this month I'm reading from the CSB version.

Matthew 25. At that time, the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

When the foolish took their lamps, they didn't take oil with them, but the wise ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps.

When the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night there was a shout,

here's the groom, come out to meet him. Then all the virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

The foolish ones said to the wise ones, give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.

The wise ones answered, no, there won't be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who

sell oil and buy some for yourselves. When they had gone

to buy some, the groom arrived and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet,

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