Category: Daily Office Reflections
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The Curious Pilgrim
What Am I Spreading? Daily Office Reflection — Friday, September 18, 2026Psalm 88, 91, 92; Esther 8:1–8, 15–17; Acts 19:21–41; Luke 4:31–37Source: The Book of Common Prayer, Proper 20, Year 2 I have been thinking about how quickly our reactions can spread. Not simply news. Not simply facts. Our reactions. And I have lived long…
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God Calls. Grace Woos. We Choose Whether to Answer.
Daily Office Readings — Psalms 83, 116, 117, 85, 86; Esther 7:1–10; Acts 19:11–20; Luke 4:14–30 As I read today’s Psalms, I keep coming back to relationship. Psalm 83 cries out to God during adversity. Psalm 85 remembers God’s restoration and warns God’s people not to return to their foolish ways. Psalm 86 prays, “Teach…
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The Way of the Grain of Wheat
Daily Office Lesson — Proper 19, Year TwoWednesday, September 16, 2026 Readings: Psalm 72; Psalm 119:73–96; Job 42:1–17; Acts 16:16–24; John 12:20–26Source: The Book of Common Prayer Psalm 72 is attributed to Solomon. It can certainly be read as a prayer for Solomon and the kings who would follow him, but its vision seems to…
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When Power Does Not Look Like Power
Daily Office Readings — Tuesday, September 15, 2026Psalms 61, 62, 68; Job 40:1, 41:1–11; Acts 16:6–15; John 12:9–19Source: The Book of Common Prayer, Proper 19, Year Two Sometimes we think we know what power looks like. Power wins battles. Power controls circumstances. Power gets its way. Power removes obstacles. But today’s readings invite us to…
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The Love of God Keeps Working
Daily Office Readings — Monday, September 14, 2026 Psalms 56, 57, 58, 64, 65; Job 40:1–24; Acts 15:36–16:5; John 11:55–12:8 Some days I can read familiar passages of Scripture and suddenly see something I have never seen before. Today was one of those days. I have read these Psalms many times, but today I saw…
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The Majesty of God Is Love
Daily Office Readings — Year Two, Proper 19Sunday, September 13, 2026Psalms 8, 24, 29, 84; Job 38:1, 18–41; Revelation 18:1–8; Matthew 5:21–26Source: The Book of Common Prayer I have been using the wrong week for my Daily Office readings. Today I discovered that I should be in Proper 19. Perhaps even that is part of…
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Steadied as I Walk Along
Daily Office Reflections — September 11, 2026Psalm 40; Psalm 51; Psalm 54; Job 38:1–17; Acts 15:22–35; John 11:45–54 One of my favorite passages is found at the beginning of Psalm 40: “I waited patiently for the Lord…” I am not always sure how patiently I wait. David describes being lifted out of the mud and…
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God Knows My Tomorrow
Daily Office Readings — Thursday, September 10, 2026Psalms 50, 59, 60, 93, 96; Job 29:1; 31:1–23; Acts 15:1–11; John 11:17–29 There is a thread running through today’s Daily Office readings that I almost missed. God knows. Psalm 50 begins with God calling the people to judgment. God tells Israel, in essence, “I don’t need your…
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Sacred Writings Teach Us How to Live
Daily Office Readings — Wednesday, September 9, 2026Psalm 119:49–72; Psalms 49, 53; Job 29:1; 30:1–2, 16–31; Acts 14:19–28; John 11:1–16 I started reading the Bible when I was eight years old. After all these years, I am still reading it, still asking questions, and still discovering things I had never noticed before. Maybe that is…
