Category: Wisdom Along the Way -Sacred Writings
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Boldly Approaching the Throne of Grace
Learning the Courage to Come Near A Curious Pilgrim Reflection Daily Office Readings Psalm 100 Ezekiel 1:28–3:3 Hebrews 4:14–5:6 Luke 9:28–36 One word from today’s readings captured my attention and refused to let go: Boldness. It is not a word many of us naturally associate with our relationship with God. Many of us were taught…
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The Lamp Along the Road
Scripture, Experience, Reason, and the Living Voice of God A Curious Pilgrim Reflection Daily Office Readings:Psalm 119:97–120 • Book of Baruch 3:24–37 • Epistle of James 5:13–18 • Gospel of Luke 16:19–31 There are moments in life when the Scriptures begin to open in ways we never imagined possible. Not because we suddenly discovered new…
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Restored Along the Journey
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Psalm 80, Deuteronomy 8, James 1, and Luke 9 Today’s Daily Office readings weave together a powerful spiritual truth: Life is a journey of restoration, testing, awakening, and transformation. The Psalmist cries out repeatedly: “Restore us, O God.”“Let your face shine, that we may be saved.” That cry still rises…
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Everything Created by God Is Good
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Wonder, Gratitude, and the Sacredness of Creation Daily Office Readings Psalm 93 Ecclesiasticus 43:1–12, 27–32 1 Timothy 3:14–4:5 Matthew 13:24–34 There are days when the Daily Office readings seem scattered across very different landscapes of thought. One passage may celebrate creation, another may address church order, while another speaks in…
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Honor, Humility, and the Front Porch of Grace
Reflections on Romans 12:9–13 Daily Office Reflection “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves… Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”— Romans 12:9–13 There are passages in scripture that comfort us immediately. There…
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Many Gifts, One Body
Living Romans 12:4–8 in the 21st Century Daily Office Reflection — Romans 12:4–8 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” — Romans 12:4–5…
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Sober Judgment: Learning to See Ourselves by Grace
Romans 12:3 may be one of the most needed verses for the twenty-first century: “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each…
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The Renewed Mind: Becoming Who We Were Created to Be
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”— The Holy Bible There are moments in life when we suddenly realize we have been…
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Daily Office Readings
Psalm 61Wisdom 10:1–21Romans 12:1–21Luke 8:1–15 The Transformed Life A Curious Pilgrim Journey Through Romans 12–14 Part One — “Present Your Bodies” “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”— Romans 12:1 There…
