It took a year to read the Bible, then almost 9 months to read the Apocrypha. Now, I'm going to try to offer reflections on the Narrative Lectionary. But, I won't be posting daily--at least, for a while.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Daily Prayer, Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Morning
Invitatory Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.

Know that the Lord is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name.

For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalms 120, 121, 122, 123, 124

Daily Lectionary Reading, Matthew 6:32-34

Lectio Divina
For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.‘So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today (Matthew 6:32-34).

But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother (Psalm 131:2a).

O Lord, you remind us that you care for those that we may neglect to notice. And you remind us that what we so often care about is not really that important. Instill in us the will to direct our efforts to what you consider important. Still our worries about what is not. Amen.

Midday Psalm 119:153-160

Evening
Psalm 130

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