{"id":255,"date":"2015-05-18T00:39:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T00:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2015-05-18T00:39:29","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T00:39:29","slug":"monday-may-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=255","title":{"rendered":"Monday, May 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orthodox Daily Devotional<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Scripture Reading
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JOHN 9: 24\u00a0<\/sup>So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, \u201cGive God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.\u201d 25\u00a0<\/sup>He answered and said, \u201cWhether He is a sinner or not<\/em> I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.\u201d 26\u00a0<\/sup>Then they said to him again, \u201cWhat did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?\u201d27\u00a0<\/sup>He answered them, \u201cI told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it<\/em> again? Do you also want to become His disciples?\u201d28\u00a0<\/sup>Then they reviled him and said, \u201cYou are His disciple, but we are Moses\u2019 disciples. 29\u00a0<\/sup>We know that God spoke to Moses; as for<\/em> this fellow,<\/em> we do not know where He is from.\u201d 30\u00a0<\/sup>The man answered and said to them, \u201cWhy, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! 31\u00a0<\/sup>Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. 32\u00a0<\/sup>Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. 33\u00a0<\/sup>If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.\u201d 34\u00a0<\/sup>They answered and said to him, \u201cYou were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?\u201d And they cast him out.<\/p>\n

Something to Think About<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Why should we thank God? \u00a0One reason is so we can do as the ‘blind man’ did: \u00a0tell others what God has done for us. \u00a0 When we make a note to say thank you it helps us remember and points out that special event in our mind helping us to recall it and tell others in the future ‘What God has done for you lately’.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Calendar\u00a0Saints<\/a> &\u00a0 Lectionary Scriptures<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Old Calendar Saints & Lectionary Scriptures<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. \u00a9 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/div>\n
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