The reading for Saturday, May 6, 2023 , is Ezra 9 – Nehemiah 1

Ezra 9 – Nehemiah 1 

Naming the Israelite men who had married foreign wives reminds me of the teacher writing your name on the chalk board for misbehaving. Weird, I know. 

I am also touched by the prayer of Nehemiah as he longs for the wellbeing of Jerusalem. 

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