Worship Library Essays & Blog
Explore over three hundred curated essays on the Christian year, ancient-future worship, sacramental practice, and sacred music.
The Daily Office for September 10, 2012
Scripture Readings Old Testament Job 32:1-10 Job 32:19 Job 33:1 Job 33:19-28 Psalm Psalm 44 New Testament Acts 13:44-52 Gospel John 10:19-30 Reflection In today's passage from…
The Daily Office for August 30, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 18:1-20 Job 8:1-7 Job 8:11-19 Acts 10:17-33 John 7:14-36 Reading (Psalm 18:1-20) Psalm 18:1-20 Reflection The theme of this psalm is the goodness of the Lord …
The Daily Office for July 14, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 117 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Romans 10:14-21 Matthew 24:32-51 Reading (Psalm 117) Psalm 117 Reflection A coworker keeps putting you down in front of your friends. …
The Daily Office for July 11, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 14 Deuteronomy 1:1-18 Romans 9:1-18 Matthew 23:27-39 Reading (Romans 9:1-18) Romans 9:1-18 Reflection Lord Acton, a noted scholar in the nineteenth century, c…
The Daily Office for July 9, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 7 Numbers 32:1-27 Romans 8:26-30 Matthew 23:1-12 Reading (Matthew 23:1-12) Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection People sometimes do good deeds for the wrong reasons. A …
The Daily Office for July 2, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 106:1-18 Numbers 22:1-21 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 21:12-22 Reading (Matthew 21:12-22) Matthew 21:12-22 Reflection The information age allows us to witness and r…
The Daily Office for May 31, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 37:1-18 Proverbs 21:30-22:6 1 Timothy 4:1-16 Matthew 13:24-30 Reading (Psalm 37:1-18) Psalm 37:1-18 Reflection The minute people lose sight of how awesome God…
The Daily Office for May 14, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 80 Leviticus 25:35-55 James 1:12-18 Matthew 13:1-16 Reading (Psalm 80) Psalm 80 Reflection The minute people lose sight of how awesome God is, they get off tr…
The Daily Office for January 29, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 24 Genesis 18:16-33 Galatians 5:13-25 Mark 8:22-30 Reading (Galatians 5:13-25) Galatians 5:13-25 Reflection So often verse 22 is rendered in the plural as "fr…