Category: Wisdom Along the Way -Sacred Writings
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The Things That Make for Peace
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Luke 19:42 Daily Office Readings:Psalm 69:1–23, 31–38Sirach 45:6–162 Corinthians 12:11–21Luke 19:41–48 One verse from today’s Gospel captured my attention and would not let go: “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” — Luke…
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Integrity, Generosity, and Community
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Psalm 15, Sirach 31:3-11, and Acts 4:32-37 Daily Office Readings: Psalm 15, Sirach 31:3-11, Acts 4:32-37 One of the recurring themes I encounter in Scripture is that faith is never merely about what we believe. Faith is about how we live. It is reflected in our character, our use of…
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Choosing Life: Discovering That God Has Been Seeking Us All Along
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 61, Psalm 100, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, 2 Corinthians 11:1-21a, and Luke 19:1-10 Theme Verse: “For the Son of Man came to seek out and save the lost.” — Luke 19:10 One of the gifts of praying the Daily Office is discovering how seemingly unrelated passages of Scripture often weave together into a…
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Fear or Trust? Life or Death? A Daily Choice
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 56, Deuteronomy 30:1-10, 2 Corinthians 10:1-18, Luke 18:31-43 Life often presents us with choices that seem larger than ourselves. Some days we stand at the crossroads between fear and trust. Other days we wrestle with obedience and disobedience, faith and doubt, hope and despair. The Daily Office readings for today remind…
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The God Who Continually Reveals Himself
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 118, Isaiah 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 2:1-13, and John 14:21-29 One of the greatest questions humanity has wrestled with is this: How do we know God? Across the centuries, people have searched for God in temples, churches, sacred texts, nature, philosophy, and personal experience. The Daily Office readings for today remind us…
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The Living God and the End of Dead Works
A Curious Pilgrim Daily Office Reflection Daily Office Readings: Psalm 107, Ezekiel 43:1-12, Hebrews 9:1-14, Luke 11:14-23 One verse stood out to me in today’s readings: “How much more will the blood of Christ… purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God.” (Hebrews 9:14) For much of my life, I understood this…
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Choosing the Better Part
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on the Daily Office Readings Daily Office Readings: Psalm 100, Ezekiel 34:17-31, Hebrews 8:1-13, Luke 10:38-42 Life has a way of filling our calendars, our minds, and our hearts with countless responsibilities. There are bills to pay, meals to prepare, jobs to complete, relationships to nurture, and problems to solve. Many…
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God Desires Life
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Psalm 105, Ezekiel 18:1-4, 19-32, Hebrews 7:18-28, and Luke 10:25-37 One of the blessings of praying the Daily Office is discovering how seemingly unrelated passages of Scripture often weave together into a single message. Today’s readings come from different centuries, different writers, and different circumstances, yet they all point toward…
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Daily Office Readings
At first glance, these passages seem disconnected. We move from a king’s personal commitments, to exile and restoration, to a mysterious priest-king, to disciples returning from mission. Yet a common thread emerges when we ask: What does God want us to see that we often miss? Psalm 101: Seeing Character Before Success The Psalmist repeatedly…
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Rejoice, Wake Up, Hope, and Go
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Psalm 97, Ezekiel 7, Hebrews 6:13–20, and Luke 10:1–17 Daily Office Readings:Psalm 97 • Ezekiel 7:10–15, 23–27 • Hebrews 6:13–20 • Luke 10:1–17 Some days the Daily Office readings seem to move in different directions. One passage is filled with joy, another with warning, another with hope, and another with…
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