<p>Jesus producing bread for people to eat may have seemed like a parallel to the manna God provided his people in the wilderness, but that's not quite true: it's Jesus himself. Those who got distracted by the miracles Jesus performed were missing the point, that the miracles point to the giving of abundant life from the God of plenty.</p>

Jesus producing bread for people to eat may have seemed like a parallel to the manna God provided his people in the wilderness, but that's not quite true: it's Jesus himself. Those who got distracted by the miracles Jesus performed were missing the point, that the miracles point to the giving of abundant life from the God of plenty.

January 12: Psalm 29 and 30, Genesis 12, and John 6:22-40

A Psalm (or part of one), an Old Testament Reading, and a New Testament reading each day. Start with the Apostles' Creed, end with the Lord's Prayer. Current readings are from the New International Version. Through 2021, scriptures were read from the New Living Translation.

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January 12: Psalm 29 and 30, Genesis 12, and John 6:22-40

January 12: Psalm 29 and 30, Genesis 12, and John 6:22-40