2014 Bible Reading Plan for Christmas
Day 18 Reading: John 1:1-18
Jesus, The Word of God

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
– John 1:1

Prayer: Seeking Christ, the Word of God
Hear the Word of the Lord:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. – John 1:1-4 (NRSV)

Speak Lord, your servant is listening.
I long for your words of light and life.

Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word.
– Hebrews 1:1-3a (NRSV)

Speak Lord, your servant is listening
I want to know you
I need your word to sustain me

Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. – Colossians 1:15-18

Speak Lord, your servant is listening.
Hold me together
Have first place in me
in everything

Time of silence

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