daily reading 19.2 (Ezra 6:19–22)

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Our opening prayer for this Easter week:

Christ be my leader by night as by day;
Safe through the darkness for he is the way.
Gladly I follow, my future his care,
Darkness is daylight when Jesus is there.

Christ be my teacher in age as in youth,
Drifting or doubting for he is the truth.
Grant me to trust him; though shifting as sand,
Doubt cannot daunt me; in Jesus I stand.

Christ be my Savior in calm as in strife;
Death cannot hold me, for he is the life.
Nor darkness nor doubting nor sin and its stain
Can touch my salvation: with Jesus I reign. Amen.

Ezra 6:19–22

  • The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
  • 20 All of the priests and Levites were ceremonially clean, because they had purified themselves. They killed the Passover lamb for themselves, their priestly brothers, and all the exiles.
  • 21 The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land in order to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • 22 They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king's attitude toward them, so that he supported them in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
Helpful notes on Ezra 6:19–22



For yourself pray:

  • That when Jesus comes again all things in this present age end for you in joy, triumph, and thanksgiving

For others pray:

  • That God glorifies his holy name by spreading his good news in Taiwan

A psalm to listen to, as time allows:

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