Welcome to a new week of This Hope is For You - daily readings and reflections to help you pause through this busy advent season. It's nearly Christmas. A time for celebration, and a time for singing. Last week we ended with Mary's song. We start this week with another song. Zechariah's. He has a son. And he has been silent, silenced by an angel for his doubt in God's power. What would your first words be when your voice came back?

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:76-79

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It's the weekend reset. A chance to revisit the Bible readings we've heard this week. Pause now and consider - what difference would it make to know that God is with you and wants to bless you? Talk to God about the places in life where you most need hope.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:23-50

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The Christmas songs have been playing for weeks now. Do you stop to listen, or drown them out as they become just part of the background hum of the season? Stop and listen to this Christmas song - sung by Mary, not recited, but bursting forth from her heart.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:46-50

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It's fewer than two weeks until Christmas. How are you coping with the countdown? How are you finding the consttant to-do list, or the feeling that there must be something you should be doing. Pause for a moment and hear what it is we are celebrating this advent season. Listen to the words of Elizabeth, as she is in the presence of Jesus - even before he is born.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:39-45

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How? A question asked by Zachariah, and now Mary. How does God do what he does? How can he do what is impossible for us to achieve? Gabriel is with Mary - Mary has questions. But how will she cope with the answers?

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:34-38

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It's time to meet some more familiar characters. Another woman - surprised by news of another baby in another impossible scenario. But the news from this angel is what God's people have been waiting for for generations.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:26-33

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A digital booklet of all the readings and reflections in this podcast is available over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bible.scot/thishope⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to a new week of This Hope is For You - daily readings and reflections to help you pause through this busy advent season. Last week Zecharaih encountered an angel who told him that his wife Elizabeth is going to have a baby. Impossible, or so he thought.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:23-25

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A digital booklet of all the readings and reflections in this podcast is available over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠bible.scot/thishope⁠⁠⁠⁠

Do not be afraid...your prayer has been heard.

Pause this weekend as you consider this week’s reflections. How might God’s presence move you from fear to hope? Talk to God about the things that make you most afraid.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:1-22

This hope is for you is a Scottish Bible Society Podcast. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version®

A digital booklet of all the readings and reflections in this podcast is available over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠bible.scot/thishope

We've come to the end of our first week. Zechariah is still in the company of an angel - Gabriel no less. How would you respond to this audience? This life-altering moment? And what about now? Are you open to what God wants to say in your life this Christmas?

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:18-22

This hope is for you is a Scottish Bible Society Podcast. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version®

A digital booklet of all the readings and reflections in this podcast is available over at ⁠⁠⁠bible.scot/thishope⁠⁠⁠

Zechariah is in the presence of an angel. Let's hear the words spoken to him - miraculous words of hope. Unexpected hope. The kind of hope, that can only come from God.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:14-17

This hope is for you is a Scottish Bible Society Podcast. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version®

A digital booklet of all the readings and reflections in this podcast is available over at ⁠⁠bible.scot/thishope⁠⁠