Tag: hosea
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Mercy That Meets Us Where We Are
Daily Office Readings for Sunday, September 27, 2026Psalm 118; Psalm 145; Hosea 13:4–14; 1 Corinthians 2:6–16; Matthew 14:1–12Source: The Book of Common Prayer, Proper 22 We have written often about grace, but today’s readings invite us to stop and consider another beautiful expression of God’s love: mercy. Psalm 118 repeats the words: “His mercy endures…
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God Has Not Given Up on Me
Daily Office Readings for Saturday, September 26, 2026Psalms 107, 108, and 33; Hosea 11:1–9; Acts 22:17–29; Luke 6:27–38 Life is filled with challenges. Some arise from choices I have made. Others come from decisions made by people whose lives touch mine. Still others simply happen because illness, loss, disappointment, and uncertainty are part of living…
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When Grace Meets Us Beside Empty Nets
Daily Office Readings for Monday, September 21, 2026Psalm 89; Hosea 2:14–23; Acts 20:17–38; Luke 5:1–11Source: The Book of Common Prayer, Proper 21 There are times when what we experience seems to contradict what we believe about God. We experience loss, tragedy, illness, disappointment, broken relationships, and alienation. We remember the promises of God, but we…
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Grace Refuses to Abandon the Pilgrim
Daily Office Reflection — Sunday, September 20, 2026Proper 21, Year TwoPsalm 66, 67, 19, 46; Hosea 2:2–14; James 3:1–13; Matthew 13:44–52Source: The Book of Common Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, teach me to see. I have read Hosea before. But this morning I saw something I had never really seen. Hosea describes Israel as having wandered…
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Daily Office Reflection — September 19, 2026Psalms 87, 90, 136; Hosea 1:1–2:1; Acts 20:1–6; Luke 4:38–44
“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.”— Psalm 90:12 I have been thinking about wisdom. What is it? Is wisdom subjective? Is it simply knowing more than I knew yesterday? Is it having the right answers? The longer I travel this pilgrimage, the less I think wisdom is…
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💔 The Faithful Love of God — Reflections from the Book of Hosea
The book of Hosea is one of the most moving love stories in all of Scripture — not just between a man and a woman, but between God and His people. Hosea’s own marriage to Gomer, a woman who was unfaithful to him, became a living parable of divine love. Through Hosea’s heartbreak, God revealed…
