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 7, 2012
Scripture Readings Old Testament Job 22:1-4 Job 22:21 Job 23:1-7 Psalm Psalm 43 New Testament Acts 13:26-43 Gospel John 10:1-18 Reflection Psalm 43 is a prayer for deliverance…
The Daily Office for July 13, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 22 Deuteronomy 31:7-24 Romans 10:1-13 Matthew 24:15-31 Reading (Psalm 22) Psalm 22 Reflection When Wayne Gordon, founding pastor of Chicago’s Lawndale Communi…
The Daily Office for February 14, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 97 Genesis 31:1-24 1 John 2:1-11 John 9:18-41 Reading (Psalm 97) Psalm 97 Reflection That the Lord reigns over all the earth is the key to understanding this …
The Daily Office for February 13, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 89 Genesis 30:1-24 1 John 1:1-10 John 9:1-17 Reading (1_John 1:1-10) 1 John 1:1-10 Reflection John offers the definitive statement about God: "He is light, an…
The Daily Office for February 8, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 119:97-120 Genesis 27:1-29 Romans 12:1-8 John 8:12-20 Reading (John 8:12-20) John 8:12-20 Reflection In today's Gospel reading, which follows the incident of …