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What Is God Saying to Us Through the Daily Office Readings?
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Readings: Psalm 72; 2 Samuel 3:22–39; Acts 16:16–24; Mark 6:47–56 Theme: God Alone Does Wondrous Deeds “Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous deeds.” — Psalm 72:18 Today’s readings are filled with violence, injustice, fear, and suffering. At first they seem difficult to connect. Yet…
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What Is God Saying to Us Through the Daily Office Readings?
Tuesday, July 27, 2026 Readings: Psalm 61; 2 Samuel 3:6–21; Acts 16:6–15; Mark 6:30–46 Theme: “You are my refuge.” “Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.” — Psalm 61:2–3 At first glance, today’s readings seem unrelated. They tell of political…
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What Is God Saying to Us Through the Daily Office Readings?July 27–August 2, 2026
Monday’s Readings: Psalm 56; 2 Samuel 2:1–11; Acts 15:36–16:5; John 6:14–29 “In God I trust and will not be afraid.” — Psalm 56:4 Fear often tempts us to act quickly, take control, or strike back. Yet today’s readings remind us that faith is choosing to trust God even when the future is uncertain. After the…
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Mysterious Grace
By Roy (Will) Pearson, The Curious Pilgrim Mysterious Grace One of the primary sources of truth I follow is the sacred writings. As a follower of Jesus, I consider the books of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Apocrypha to be my primary source for understanding life. One of the principles that has…
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What Is God Saying to Us Through the Daily Office Readings: July 20–26, 2026
This week’s Daily Office readings (1 Samuel 31; 2 Samuel 1–5; Psalms 20, 34, 50, 55, 63, 116, and 119:49–72; Acts 13–15; Romans 11:33–12:2; and Mark 4–6) reveal one consistent message. God’s purpose never changes, though our response to Him often does. God continues to reveal who He is—compassionate, merciful, faithful, and full of grace.…
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Curious Pilgrim Daily Office Reflection
June 24, 2026 Thus Far the Lord Has Helped Us Daily Office Readings: Psalm 101, 1 Samuel 7:2–17, Acts 6:1–15, Luke 22:14–23 If someone asked me to summarize today’s Daily Office readings in one sentence, I would simply say: Godly leadership is not about power—it is about integrity, faithfulness, service, and self-giving love. Each reading…
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Today’s Daily Office readings move from beauty and kingship, through suffering and hope, into the cosmic vision of Christ, and finally into the hard, upside-down teachings of Jesus. Together, they ask us a deeply practical question:
What kind of life are we building, and what foundation can actually hold us when life becomes uncertain? Psalm 45 — Beauty Rooted in Character Book of Psalms is filled with royal imagery, celebration, splendor, and joy. At first glance it sounds distant from ordinary life, but beneath the poetry is a powerful truth: true…
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“Farther Along: Living in the Sunshine We Do Not Yet Understand”
Reflections from a Curious Pilgrim “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”— John 13:7 “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully…”— 1 Corinthians 13:12 🌾 A Memory…
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When Religion Wounds and Grace HealsPart Six: When “We’ve Always Done It This Way” Becomes Law
A reflection on Galatians 3:28 and Mark 7:23 A Pastoral Note for Wounded Readers If you have ever been corrected, scrutinized, or made to feel out of place in the church—not for lack of faith, but for how your faith was embodied—this reflection is written for you. Nothing here is meant to shame the church;…
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When God Needs Nothing—and Still Feeds the Hungry
A Devotional Reflection on Psalm 50, Galatians 3:1–14, and Mark 6:30–46 Scripture Readings God Is Not Sustained by Our Religion Psalm 50 opens with a startling declaration from God: “Every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills… I know all the birds of the air.” This psalm dismantles a deeply…
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