lent 2012
the way to freedom
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BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
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Each reading for the Daily Service from Monday to Thursday at 0945 on BBC Radio 4 (198 Long Wave and Digital) followed the theme introduced in the Sunday Worship programme the preceding Sunday.
Rights and responsibilities
Wed 22 February (Ash Wednesday)
A day of fasting
Isaiah 58:1-9a
with a quintet
Thur 23 February
Work in progress
2 Corinthians 13:5-8,11
Week 1 - What is freedom?
Mon 27 February (George Herbert)
as escape
1 Kings 19:1-9a
Tue 28 February
as release
Genesis 37:20-28
Wed 29 February
as detachment
Luke 12:15-21
Thur 1 March (St David)
as truth
Ephesians 4:25-end
Week 2 - Disciplines of freedom
Mon 5 March
Prayer
Colossians 4:2-6
Tue 6 March
Fasting
Matthew 6:16-21
Wed 7 March
(Perpetua, Felicity and her companions)
Martyrdom
Revelation 7:9-14
Thur 8 March (Geoffrey Studdart Kennedy)
Humility
John 15:10-17
Week 3 - Freed for action
Mon 12 March
God alongside
Matthew 10:16-23
Tue 13 March
Free of prejudice
Galatians 3:23-29
Wed 14 March
Principles of faith
Daniel 6:10-13
Thur 15 March
Action in captivity
Acts 16:27-34
Week 4 - Freedom in Community
Mon 19 March
Free to debate
Luke 20:1-8
Tue 20 March (Cuthbert)
Free to be yourself
Mark 5:15-20
Wed 21 March (Thomas Cranmer)
A caring community
1 John 3:18-24
Thur 22 March
The renewing of community
Ezekiel 47:1-6,12
Week 5 - Suffering that liberates
Mon 26 March (Annunciation of our Lord to Mary)
A fearful message
Luke 1:26-36
Tue 27 March
To be expected
1 Peter 4:12-17
Wed 28 March
Trusting God
2 Corinthians 4:16-5:7
Thur 29 March
Self-giving
Philippians 2:1-8
Week 6 - Death as freedom (Holy Week)
Mon 2 April
The painful truth
Mark 8:31-36
Tue 3 April
The wounded heals
Hebrews 12:1-3,12-13
Wed 4 April
Trusting God
Luke 22:39-47
Thu 5 April (Maundy Thursday)
Washing the disciples' feet
John 13:1-9
