Exodus 40

• 1. The LORD now said to Moses,
• 2. "Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year.
• 3. Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.
• 4. Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps.
• 5. "Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain, opposite the Ark of the Covenant. Set up the curtain made for the entrance of the Tabernacle.
• 6. Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.
• 7. Set the large washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar and fill it with water.
• 8. Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
• 9. "Take the anointing oil and sprinkle it on the Tabernacle and on all its furnishings to make them holy.
• 10. Sprinkle the anointing oil on the altar of burnt offering and its utensils, sanctifying them. Then the altar will become most holy.
• 11. Next anoint the large washbasin and its pedestal to make them holy.
• 12. "Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.
• 13. Clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him, setting him apart to serve me as a priest.
• 14. Then bring his sons and dress them in their tunics.
• 15. Anoint them as you did their father, so they may serve me as priests. With this anointing, Aaron's descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation."
• 16. Moses proceeded to do everything as the LORD had commanded him.
• 17. So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the new year.
• 18. Moses put it together by setting its frames into their bases and attaching the crossbars and raising the posts.
• 19. Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the roof layers, just as the LORD had commanded him.
• 20. He placed inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, and then he attached the Ark's carrying poles. He also set the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--on top of it.
• 21. Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and set up the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the LORD had commanded.
• 22. Next he placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain.
• 23. And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table that stands before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded.
• 24. He set the lampstand in the Tabernacle across from the table on the south side of the Holy Place.
• 25. Then he set up the lamps in the LORD's presence, just as the LORD had commanded.
• 26. He also placed the incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain.
• 27. On it he burned the fragrant incense made from sweet spices, just as the LORD had commanded.
• 28. He attached the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle,
• 29. and he placed the altar of burnt offering near the Tabernacle entrance. On it he offered a burnt offering and a grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded.
• 30. Next he placed the large washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could use it to wash themselves.
• 31. Moses and Aaron and Aaron's sons washed their hands and feet in the basin.
• 32. Whenever they walked past the altar to enter the Tabernacle, they were to stop and wash, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• 33. Then he hung the curtains forming the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar. And he set up the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard. So at last Moses finished the work.
• 34. Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glorious presence of the LORD filled it.
• 35. Moses was no longer able to enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the Tabernacle was filled with the awesome glory of the LORD.
• 36. Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle and moved, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it.
• 37. But if the cloud stayed, they would stay until it moved again.
• 38. The cloud of the LORD rested on the Tabernacle during the day, and at night there was fire in the cloud so all the people of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys.

John 20

• 1. Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
• 2. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!"
• 3. Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see.
• 4. The other disciple outran Peter and got there first.
• 5. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.
• 6. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there,
• 7. while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.
• 8. Then the other disciple also went in, and he saw and believed--
• 9. for until then they hadn't realized that the Scriptures said he would rise from the dead.
• 10. Then they went home.
• 11. Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.
• 12. She saw two white-robed angels sitting at the head and foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.
• 13. "Why are you crying?" the angels asked her. "Because they have taken away my Lord," she replied, "and I don't know where they have put him."
• 14. She glanced over her shoulder and saw someone standing behind her. It was Jesus, but she didn't recognize him.
• 15. "Why are you crying?" Jesus asked her. "Who are you looking for?" She thought he was the gardener. "Sir," she said, "if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him."
• 16. "Mary!" Jesus said. She turned toward him and exclaimed, "Teacher!"
• 17. "Don't cling to me," Jesus said, "for I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, my God and your God."
• 18. Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, "I have seen the Lord!" Then she gave them his message.
• 19. That evening, on the first day of the week, the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! "Peace be with you," he said.
• 20. As he spoke, he held out his hands for them to see, and he showed them his side. They were filled with joy when they saw their Lord!
• 21. He spoke to them again and said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
• 22. Then he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
• 23. If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you refuse to forgive them, they are unforgiven."
• 24. One of the disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin ), was not with the others when Jesus came.
• 25. They told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he replied, "I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side."
• 26. Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. He said, "Peace be with you."
• 27. Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!"
• 28. "My Lord and my God!" Thomas exclaimed.
• 29. Then Jesus told him, "You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who haven't seen me and believe anyway."
• 30. Jesus' disciples saw him do many other miraculous signs besides the ones recorded in this book.
• 31. But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life.

Proverbs 17

• 1. A dry crust eaten in peace is better than a great feast with strife.
• 2. A wise slave will rule over the master's shameful sons and will share their inheritance.
• 3. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
• 4. Wrongdoers listen to wicked talk; liars pay attention to destructive words.
• 5. Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
• 6. Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.
• 7. Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
• 8. A bribe seems to work like magic for those who give it; they succeed in all they do.
• 9. Disregarding another person's faults preserves love; telling about them separates close friends.
• 10. A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
• 11. Evil people seek rebellion, but they will be severely punished.
• 12. It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in folly.
• 13. If you repay evil for good, evil will never leave your house.
• 14. Beginning a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
• 15. The LORD despises those who acquit the guilty and condemn the innocent.
• 16. It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a fool who has no heart for wisdom.
• 17. A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
• 18. It is poor judgment to co-sign a friend's note, to become responsible for a neighbor's debts.
• 19. Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who speaks boastfully invites disaster.
• 20. The crooked heart will not prosper; the twisted tongue tumbles into trouble.
• 21. It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
• 22. A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.
• 23. The wicked accept secret bribes to pervert justice.
• 24. Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
• 25. A foolish child brings grief to a father and bitterness to a mother.
• 26. It is wrong to fine the godly for being good or to punish nobles for being honest!
• 27. A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.
• 28. Even fools are thought to be wise when they keep silent; when they keep their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

New Living Translation: 89 of 365 days.