Category: Daily Office Reflections
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Honor, Humility, and the Front Porch of Grace
Reflections on Romans 12:9–13 Daily Office Reflection “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves… Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”— Romans 12:9–13 There are passages in scripture that comfort us immediately. There…
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Many Gifts, One Body
Living Romans 12:4–8 in the 21st Century Daily Office Reflection — Romans 12:4–8 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” — Romans 12:4–5…
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Sober Judgment: Learning to See Ourselves by Grace
Romans 12:3 may be one of the most needed verses for the twenty-first century: “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each…
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The Renewed Mind: Becoming Who We Were Created to Be
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”— The Holy Bible There are moments in life when we suddenly realize we have been…
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Daily Office Readings
Psalm 61Wisdom 10:1–21Romans 12:1–21Luke 8:1–15 The Transformed Life A Curious Pilgrim Journey Through Romans 12–14 Part One — “Present Your Bodies” “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”— Romans 12:1 There…
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Who Can Learn the Counsel of God?
Today’s Daily Office readings invite us into one of life’s deepest questions. In the Book of Wisdom, the writer asks: “Who has learned your counsel, unless you have given wisdom and sent your holy spirit from on high?”— Wisdom 9:17 It is an honest question. Human beings long for certainty. We want answers, clarity, direction,…
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Who Is the King of Glory?
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 24 • Wisdom 7:22–8:1 • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17 • Matthew 7:7–14 Fifty-seven years ago today, I stood before God believing I had found the companion who would walk beside me for the rest of my life. Like many young people standing at the altar, I imagined love would be enough to…
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The Wisdom That Teaches Us How to Live
Daily Office Reflections Psalm 100 • Wisdom 6:12–23 • Colossians 3:1–11 • Luke 7:1–17 “For the Lord is good;his mercy is everlasting;and his faithfulness endures from age to age.”— Psalm 100:5 There are days when the Daily Office readings seem scattered like leaves blowing in different directions. Then there are days when the Scriptures gather…
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“Can the Blind Lead the Blind?”
Regulations, Discernment, and the Freedom of a Rooted Soul Today’s Daily Office readings—Psalm 50, the Book of Wisdom 5:9–23, Colossians 2:8–22, and Luke 6:39–49—circle around one great spiritual question: What truly guides a human life? Is it fear?Tradition?Religious performance?Social pressure?Political ideology?Public approval?Or is it the living wisdom of God rooted deeply in the heart? The…
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The Hidden Mystery and the Gift of Discernment
Reflections on Psalm 119:49–72, Wisdom 4:16–5:8, Colossians 1:24–2:7, and Luke 6:27–38 There are moments in the Daily Office when the readings feel less like separate voices and more like a single conversation echoing through the centuries. Today is one of those days. The Psalmist speaks of hope rooted in God’s promises: “This is my comfort…
The Curious Pilgrim 