Free reading plans
Bible reading plans
Short, gentle journeys through Scripture for a real season of life. Each plan gives you one passage and one honest thought a day, with no sign-up and no pressure. Read on your phone, or print the whole thing and tick off the days. They are written to meet you where you are, not to add another thing you are failing at.
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7 days
A 7-Day Bible Reading Plan for Anxiety
Seven short readings for an anxious mind: where to turn when worry will not let go, one passage and one prayer a day.
For anyone whose mind will not switch off, who lies awake, or who carries a worry they cannot put down.
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7 days
A 7-Day Bible Reading Plan for Grief
Seven gentle readings for a grieving heart: Scripture that makes room for sorrow and points, quietly, to hope.
For anyone walking through loss, in the rawness of early grief or the long ache that comes after.
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7 days
A 7-Day Bible Reading Plan for Hope
Seven readings for when you are discouraged: Scripture to lift your eyes and steady you for the road ahead.
For anyone running low: weary, discouraged, or quietly wondering whether anything will change.
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10 days
10 Psalms for Hard Times
Ten psalms to pray when life is hard: honest words for fear, grief and exhaustion, and a God who is near.
For anyone in a hard season who needs honest words to pray, especially when their own have run out.
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14 days
New to the Bible: a 2-Week Reading Plan
Brand new to the Bible? Start here. Two weeks through the Gospel of Mark and a few foundations, the best way in.
For anyone opening the Bible for the first time, or coming back after a long while, who does not know where to start.
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12 days
An Advent Reading Plan
Twelve readings through Advent to Christmas, from the prophets’ promise to the manger and why he came.
For anyone, or any family, who wants to keep Advent unhurried and centred on Christ rather than the rush.
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7 days
A 7-Day Bible Reading Plan for Gratitude
Seven readings to grow a thankful heart: Scripture that turns the eyes towards the Giver, one day at a time.
For anyone who wants to be more thankful, or is preparing for a harvest or thanksgiving service.
Leading a group through one?
Any of these works well for a small group as well as on your own. There are printable discussion sheets and a short guide to leading a group to go alongside.
How to use these reading plans
A reading plan is simply a gentle structure: a little of the Bible each day, chosen and ordered so you are not left wondering where to turn next. Ours are built around real seasons of life rather than around finishing a checklist. If you are anxious, there is a plan that walks slowly through verses for an anxious mind. If you are grieving, or starting from scratch, or want to spend a fortnight in the Psalms, there is a plan shaped for that too.
The rhythm matters more than the pace. Pick a plan that fits where you actually are, set a regular time, even five minutes with a coffee, and read that day's passage slowly. Each day gives you one short reading and one honest thought to carry with you. If a verse stops you, stay there; you do not have to press on to finish. And if you miss a day or three, just begin again from where you are. These are companions for the road, not exams to pass.
Every plan uses the public-domain World English Bible (British Edition), so the words are free to read, copy and share. Read on your phone, or print the whole plan and tick off the days on paper. However you use them, the hope is the same: that a little Scripture, taken regularly and unhurried, would steady you and draw you closer to God.
Questions about the reading plans
- Are these Bible reading plans really free?
- Yes, completely. There is no sign-up, no email required, no account, and nothing to pay. You can read any plan straight from the page, on your phone or computer, or print the whole thing and tick off the days as you go. We make these because we want people to read the Bible and find it does them good, not to collect your details. Use them yourself, share them with a friend, or run one in a group, all without giving anything in return.
- How much reading does each plan ask for?
- Very little, on purpose. Each day gives you one short passage and one honest thought to sit with, usually only a few minutes. We have kept them deliberately gentle, because a plan you can actually keep is worth far more than an ambitious one you abandon by day three. They are meant to meet you in a real, busy life, not to add another thing you feel you are failing at. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off. There is no streak to break.
- Can I use these reading plans in a small group?
- Absolutely, and many people do. Each plan works just as well shared as it does on your own, and the short daily readings give a group something common to talk about when you next meet. There are printable discussion sheets and a short guide to leading a group to go alongside them. A couple of friends, a midweek house group or a whole church reading together through a season: all are very welcome to use these freely.