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Fear and Anxiety · Day 168

The Bible Under the Novel

Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body. Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
John 19:38–39 · BSB

Someone might ask what you've been reading lately, and you could find yourself mentioning the novel on your bedside table instead of the Bible underneath it. Afterwards there can be a small sting, as if you've failed a test you didn't know was being set.

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