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Daily Office Devotional, Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Wednesday in Holy Week The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 6He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, “They will respect my son.” 7But those tenants said to one another, “This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.” 8So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. You will find the full text of toda

Devotional Reflection, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Tuesday of Holy Week The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 27 Again they came to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him 28and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?’ You will find the full text of today’s Gospel at the end of this reflection. Daily Office Lectionary Read

Devotional Reflection, Monday, March 30, 2026 Monday in Holy Week The Rev. David W. Perkins Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 15 Then they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves; 16and he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17He was teaching and saying, ‘Is i

Daily Office Devotional, Friday, March 27, 2026 Friday of the fifth week in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 42So Jesus called them and said to them, ‘You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. 43But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wishes to be first among y

Devotional Reflection, Thursday, March 21, 2024 Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent The Rev. David W Perkins. Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 21Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ 22When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. You will find the full text of today’s Gosp

Daily Office Devotional, Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Wednesday of the week of the fifth Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 2You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all; 3and you show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 4Such is the confidence that we ha

Devotional Reflection, Tuesday, March 24, 2026 The week of the fifth Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s Exodus reading: 10 So the taskmasters and the supervisors of the people went out and said to the people, ‘Thus says Pharaoh, “I will not give you straw. 11Go and get straw yourselves, wherever you can find it; but your work will not be lessened in the least.”‘ 12So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt, to gat

Devotional Reflection, Friday, March 20, 2026 The week of the fourth Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? 31But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. 13:1If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have lo

Devotional Reflection, Thursday, March 19, 2026 The week of the fourth Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 34 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. 36For w

Daily Office Devotional, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 The week of the fourth Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 22 They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ 24And the man looked up and said, ‘I can s

Devotional Reflection, Tuesday, March 17, 2026 The week of the fourth Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s epistle reading: 20When you come together, it is not really to eat the Lord’s supper. 21For when the time comes to eat, each of you goes ahead with your own supper, and one goes hungry and another becomes drunk. 22What! Do you not have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and humiliate

Devotional Reflection, Monday, March 16, 2026 The week of the fourth Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 26Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27He said to her, ‘Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.’ 28But she answered him, ‘Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s

Devotional Reflection, Friday, March 13, 2026 The week of the third Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 19 For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. . . . I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. 23I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings. You will find the full text of today’s

Daily Office Devotional, Thursday, March 12, 2026 The week of the third Sunday after Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 34As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 35When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; 36send them away so that they

Devotional Reflection, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 The week of the third Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 17 For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. 18For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ 19And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted t

Daily Office Devotional, Tuesday, March 10, 2026 The week of the third Sunday after Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 4Then Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house.’ 5And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. 6And he was amazed at their unbelief. You will find the full text of t

Devotional Reflection, Monday, March 9, 2026 The week of the third Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 25Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. 26She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28for she said, ‘If I

Devotional Reflection, Friday, March 6, 2026 The week of the second Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, ThD. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 37A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ 39He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!

Devotional Reflection, Thursday, March 5, 2026 The week of the second Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins, Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 26 He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 27and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29But when the grain is ripe

Devotional Reflection, Wednesday, March 4, 2026 The week of the second Sunday in Lent The Rev. David W. Perkins Th.D. Key phrases for reflection from today’s reading: 3‘Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil. 6And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it with