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To refer to the bible passages for today, check January's chart below.

Here is a reflection on Genesis 1:27, from a Commentary-by-Contributors site:

On the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in Rome there are the tremendous frescoes by Michelangelo. Among them is that magnificent picture of the creation of man. God is reaching out His finger and man, having just been created, reaches to Him as well. But their fingers do not touch. This is true Christian insight. Man is not an extension of God, cut off like a reproducing amoeba. God created man external to Himself, and they must not touch in the picture.

However, this point must be made: That which is created out of nothing and now has objective reality, does show forth the thought of God and is therefore an exhibition of who and what He is. The external world is not an extension of the essence of God; nevertheless, the external world does reveal and exhibit who and what God is.

Commentary by Richard I Zorek [#1] 6/2/2007 04:58am

Getting the Bible Holy Done in a Year

Journeying through Genesis marks 32 days. So let's see January and a day:

** OLD TEST. ** WISDOM *** NEW TEST. ****** C.C.C.
                  Intro.Psalms Intro.Matthew
1-] Gen1 ...... Ps1 ...... Mt1,1-17 ....... INTRO.
2-] Gen2 ...... Ps2 ...... Mt1.18-25 ...... 1-10Paragr.
3-] Gen3 ...... Ps3 ...... Mt2 ............ 11-17
4-] Gen4 ...... Ps4 ...... Mt3 ............ 18-25
5-] Gen5-6.8 .. Ps5 ...... Mt4 ............ 26-30
6-] Gen6.9-7 .. Ps6 ...... Mt5,1-20 ....... 31-38
7-] Gen8-9 .... Ps7 ...... Mt5.21-48 ...... 39-49
8-] Gen10-11 .. Ps8 ...... Mt6,1-18 ....... 50-53
9-] Gen12-13 .. Ps9 ...... Mt6.19-34 ...... 54-64
10] Gen14-15 .. Ps10 ..... Mt7,1-14 ....... 65-73
11] Gen16-17 .. Ps11 ..... Mt7.15-29 ...... 74-79
12] Gen18 ..... Ps12 ..... Mt8,1-17 ....... 80-90
13] Gen19 ..... Ps13 ..... Mt8.18-34 ...... 91-100
14] Gen20 ..... Ps14 ..... Mt9,1-17 ....... 101-108
15] Gen21 ..... Ps15 ..... Mt9.18-38 ...... 109-119
16] Gen22-23 .. Ps16 ..... Mt10,1-23 ...... 120-130
17] Gen24 ..... Ps17 ..... Mt10.24-42 ..... 131-141
18] Gen25-26 .. Ps18, 1-30 Mt11,1-15 ...... 142-149
19] Gen27 ..... Ps18.31-51 Mt11.16-30 ..... 150-159
20] Gen28-29 .. Ps19 ..... Mt12,1-21 ...... 160-165
21] Gen30 ..... Ps20 ..... Mt12.22-37 ..... 166-171
22] Gen31 ..... Ps21 ..... Mt12.38-50 ..... 172-184
23] Gen32-33 .. Ps22 ..... Mt13,1-23 ...... 185-197
24] Gen34-35 .. Ps23 ..... Mt13.24-43 ..... 198-202
25] Gen36-37 .. Ps24 ..... Mt13.44-58 ..... 203-209
26] Gen38-39 .. Ps25 ..... Mt14,1-21 ...... 210-213
27] Gen40-41 .. Ps26 ..... Mt14.22-36 ..... 214-221
28] Gen42-43 .. Ps27 ..... Mt15,1-20 ...... 222-231
29] Gen44-45 .. Ps28 ..... Mt15.21-39 ..... 232-237
30] Gen46-47 .. Ps29 ..... Mt16 ........... 238-248
31] Gen48-49.27 Ps30 ..... Mt17 ........... 249-256
32] Gen49.28-50 Ps31 ..... Mt18,1-20 ...... 257-267

Scripture Links are from the New American Bible. Please note the two sheet printable pdf says to begin with prayer, and offers this one:
"Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful /
and kindle in them the fire of Your love. /
Send forth Your Spirit, /
and they shall be created. /
And You shall renew the face of the earth. /
Amen." /