Daily Bible Verses by Book

Heavenly father
give us grace to express our deep longing to be with you, even when we don’t know what that would look like

¹¹ But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping.
So as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb, 
¹² and she saw two angels in white sitting,
one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 
¹³ They asked her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

She said to them, “Because they have…

Heavenly father
give us grace to hear your voice today and obey it

¹⁵ Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?”
She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him,
“Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him,
and I will take him away.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned and said to him, “Rabboni!” which is to say, “Teacher!”
¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me…

Heavenly father give us grace to be at peace, even when circumstances could lead to fear.

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her. ¹⁹ When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled,…

Heavenly father
give us the grace of your holy spirit today to face up to what causes pain (in people’s hands and sides) and to be a forgiving presence

²⁰ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord. 
²¹ Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” 
²² When he had said this, he breathed on them…

Heavenly father
give us the grace, courage and honesty to face up to what we do and no not believe

²⁴ But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came. 
²⁵ The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails,
put my finger into the print of the nails,
and put my hand into his side,
I will not believe.”

Heavenly father
give us grace to be with fellow believers, to give space for you, to hear your peaceable words, to reach out to you and to see you today.

²⁶ After eight days again his disciples were inside and Thomas was with them.
Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle,
and said, “Peace be to you.” 
²⁷ Then he said to Thomas, 
“Reach here your finger, and see my hands.
…

Heavenly father
give us grace to listen to what is written in the bible, and grace to allow ourselves to believe in Jesus and to have life in his name

²⁹ Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.
Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”
³⁰ Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; 
³¹ but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son…

Heavenly father
give us grace to have hope when we fail 

¹ After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias
He revealed himself this way. 
² Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 
³ Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.”
They told him, “We are also coming with you.”
They immediately went out, and entered into the boat.
That night, they…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to listen to and act upon your guidance, particularly when have previously failed. 

5 Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?”
They answered him, “No.”
6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”
They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish. 
7 That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!”

Heavenly father
give us grace to respond to you today

⁷So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,
he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked),
and threw himself into the sea. 
⁸ But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.