Here is the next edition of Devotions@Home a daily selection of readings for personal study which respond to the previous Sunday and lead us to the coming Sunday. Set within a short prayer service, this may be a new way to cultivate a habit of reading the Bible for a few minutes each day. Feel free to substitute in your own prayers (the Lord’s Prayer is an especially attractive option). We have also included a hymn that matches up with this coming Sunday’s themes for you to make music in your home. Blessings to you and your family.
Opening Prayer
Blessed Lord God, you have caused the holy scriptures to be written for the nourishment of your people. Grant that I/we may hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that, comforted by your promises, we may embrace and forever hold fast to the hope of eternal life, which you have given us in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Daily Readings
Monday, July 27
Psalm 119:121-128
1 Kings 3:16-28
James 3:13-18
Tuesday, July 28
Psalm 119:121-128
1 Kings 4:29-34
Ephesians 6:10-18
Wednesday, July 29
Psalm 119:121-128
Proverbs 1:1-7, 20-33
Mark 4:30-34
Thursday, July 30
Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21
Proverbs 10:1-5
Philippians 4:10-15
Friday, July 31
Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21
Isaiah 51:17-23
Romans 9:6-13
Saturday, August 1
Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21
Isaiah 44:1-5
Matthew 7:7-11
Closing Prayer
O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sunday, August 2
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
In this Sunday’s first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude and reveals the abundance of God. At the eucharistic table we remember all who are hungry or poor in our world today. As we share the bread of life, we are sent forth to give ourselves away as bread for the hungry.
Readings and Psalm
Isaiah 55:1-5
Psalm 145:8-9,14-21
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21
