{"id":4004,"date":"2008-12-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/12\/gospel-reading-for-wednesday-d-6.html"},"modified":"2008-12-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-24T00:00:00","slug":"gospel-reading-for-wednesday-d-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/12\/gospel-reading-for-wednesday-d-6.html","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Reading for Wednesday, December 24, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 1:67-80<br \/>\n67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n68 &#8220;Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,<br \/>\nfor he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.<br \/>\n69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us<br \/>\nin the house of his servant David,<br \/>\n70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,<br \/>\n71 that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.<br \/>\n72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors,<br \/>\nand has remembered his holy covenant,<br \/>\n73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,<br \/>\nto grant us 74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,<br \/>\nmight serve him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness<br \/>\nbefore him all our days.<br \/>\n76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;<br \/>\nfor you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,<br \/>\n77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people<br \/>\nby the forgiveness of their sins.<br \/>\n78 By the tender mercy of our God,<br \/>\nthe dawn from on high will break upon us,<br \/>\n79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,<br \/>\nto guide our feet into the way of peace.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>80 The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.<br \/>\n<font>From the <a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.nrsv.net'>New Revised Standard Version<\/a>. 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