Tag Archives: Daily Lectionary

Your word hides in the wind and the waters; your word works secretly in the heart of any believer; your word even gives life to someone I scorn or insult. All of these are your message to me. So I … Continue reading →

You kept a vigil as Jesus lay in the tomb. Then you lifted him from the gates of death. His friends found an empty cave and ran out to recount your praises. Do you plant us in the ground too … Continue reading →

There is a darkness in all the land. Few can see what lasts, what is truly important. Most see only what is temporary, not eternal. Send out your light, your inner light, so that all may see and have light … Continue reading →

I am not in the place of God. That role was filled long long long before I came to be. As if I know the names of all the stars! But God’s very life, God’s own activity is in me. … Continue reading →

Sound your voice in my ear so I may live. Set my mind on your Spirit so I may have peace. Hide your cup of blessing in my life so I may find it. Then each breath of mine will … Continue reading →

Let me be simple and lowly, humble before human authority, yet also free as your servant, under your protection, since I know in your plan the last shall be first. Lectionary Readings Psalms 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130 Zephaniah 3:1-13 1 … Continue reading →

You asked the rich man to see himself as an exile like you, no lasting home here. You told him to travel light and trust in the promise of safety given by the one before whom creation quakes and mountains … Continue reading →

When we act stupidly, so cut up on the inside, you still hold us by the hand. You care passionately about us. If we saw your true glory, we’d fall down dead, so it’s good you hide yourself. Show each … Continue reading →

Baptized now by poverty, their money goes into a bag with holes. Their unpaid bills lie on the kitchen table, strip them naked. They fight to keep alive financially, look back to restful days when they lacked nothing. Lectionary Readings … Continue reading →

If you will have to explain every careless word you say, it is best not to speak at all. Obedience means to be quiet on the outside (while doing useful things), and on the inside to praise God with joyful … Continue reading →

Enemies taunt me– fear, anger, grief– but if I offer myself on an altar day and night, if I stay awake and do all things in love, then enemies will melt away, ashamed of themselves. Jesus will scatter them. Lectionary … Continue reading →

We are guests in your house.   Ground is floor, sky is ceiling, trees are furniture.   We spread out hands, spend time with you.   Visit us with your love. Tell us you delight in us.  Lectionary Readings Psalms … Continue reading →

Groaning for bread of life, burdened by sin, dishonor, we come to your mountain, Jesus, rise stage by stage till the summit comes in view. We see your surpassing worth. A light of glory shines there, where hearts fill with … Continue reading →

I will lie down in a bed of fire one day, my judgment day. Flesh will burn up, bones turn to ash. Calloused hands will put my ash in soil, like seed in a hole, write another name on a … Continue reading →

Stay where you are. Do not move to a new home, or dream of one in the past. God lives where you live now. Be faithful to the Lord in the place where you are, and grain will rise up … Continue reading →

Grapes grow in the ruins of the great city. The poor tend the vines. Their trust in God is a royal robe; the earth they sit on a throne. They crush the grapes to make the wine of new life. … Continue reading →

Give us a new word, a message to teach, raise, save, cleanse and make us well. We love old words on the page; we chew on them like bits of bread in the mouth. Our ears need new words too, … Continue reading →

If I may speak privately, God, I want to ask you something. You offer abundance: a river of pure joy flows on by, a stream clear as glass. Why then do we end up in a muddy cistern, a deep … Continue reading →