Psalm: 66 Meditation Ecclesiasticus AKA Sirach: Sirach is the writer of this apocryphal book (but not for Catholics and Orthodox) meaning you won’t find it in your Bible. (Text attached) Because we do not regard this work as “inspired”, does not mean it should be consigned to the ash heap. These 10 verses express an …
Category: Daily Reading Guides
Saturday, October 23
Psalm: 75 Meditation Acts: This passage closes the book of Acts. You may notice Paul had a great deal of latitude during his confinement (house arrest) whereas while he was an itinerant preacher, now the Jews are coming to him in droves. He was imprisoned but not bridled. While Paul may have been limited like …
Friday, October 22
Psalms: 96, 149 Meditation Luke: The Transfiguration. So much is going on here I am not equal to the task of covering it in the space allotted. Here we go! This takes place on a mount. Picture Moses here (think Mount Sinai), no wait, he is here with Elijah (his favorite hiding place was Mount …
Thursday, October 21
Psalm: 144 Meditation Jonah: To say Jonah is a reluctant prophet is really an understatement. He gets his call from God to go to Nineveh. He hates, detests, and abhors the Ninevites (Assyrians). I can almost hear Jonah say to himself, “But I don’t want to…” Rather than to decline the offer, Jonah takes the …
Wednesday, October 20
Psalm: 103 Meditation Acts: This voyage Luke describes Paul’s last. Verse 9 tells us “…the Fast had already gone by”. This “Fast” is none other than the Day of Atonement for Jews which put us, likely in the month of September. Life at sea made strong men quake – remember how terrified the Apostles were …
Tuesday, October 19
Psalm: 91 Meditation Luke: Two wonderful events and miracles are unfolded here. While on His way to Jairus’ house to heal his daughter, Jesus is troubled that someone had touched him. The perpetrator, a woman who had been afflicted with a bleeding disorder (making her unclean), who also believed that just by touching Jesus’ garment, …
Monday, October 18
Psalm: 9 Meditation Micah: This guy (Micah) sounds dejected and mournful but what can one expect when the message begins “woe”? Look carefully at these 7 verses for they give us an apt description of not only Micah’s world but also of the world of Jesus as well as of our own. Jesus, during a …
Sunday, October 17
Psalms: 4, 5 Meditation 1 Corinthians: I love sarcasm and so does Paul. I think Paul is hoping to awaken this body of believers of just how much the world has permeated this church. Verse 8 which opens this paragraph (in the NRSV) addresses the arrogance of the church. He spends the rest of the …
Saturday, October 16
Psalms: 6, 8 Meditation Luke: We are going to examine fear .. again. Good! This scene is quite similar to Jonah’s story. Jonah “saved” all the men on his ship once they “fed him to the sharks” (great fish) and for 3 days Jonah had time to reflect. Ultimately, Jonah did not emerge from his …
Friday, October 15
Psalms: 11, 24 Meditation Micah: The accusation Micah brings here is quite similar to the attitude of ever-so-many Christians: “We’re all set!” Nice idea but a false one. Our conversion is something we have to re-visit every day; we need a reminder of just how essential God is to us. Well, there is work to …
