Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
March 13 thru March 20
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
DAILY PSALM 105:1-15. 42
DAILY READING:
3.13.2022. Second Sunday in Lent
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 God’s covenant with Abraham
Luke 13:31-35 Jesus laments lost Jerusalem
3.14.2022 Romans 4:1-12 Abraham’s faith
3.15.2022 First Corinthians 10:1-13 God is faithful
3.16.2022 Luke l3:22-31the narrow door
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Prayer
God of the covenant,
in the mystery of the cross you promise everlasting life to the world.
Gather all peoples into your arms, and shelter us with your mercy,
that we may rejoice in the life we share in your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
DAILY PSALM 63:1-8
DAILY READING:
3.17.2022 Revelation 2:8-11 warns the church at Smyrna
3.18.2022 Revelation 3:1-6 warns the church at Sardis
3.19.2022 Luke 6:43-45 a tree bears fruit
3.20.2022 Third Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 55:1-9 Come to the Water!
Luke 13:1-9 Parable of the Fig Tree
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Prayer
Prayer of the Day
Eternal God, your kingdom has broken into our troubled world
through the life, death, and resurrection of your Son.
Help us to hear your word and obey it,
and bring your saving love to fruition in our lives,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen
Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
March 6 thru March 13
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
DAILY PSALM 17
DAILY READING:
3.6.2022 Luke 4:1-13 Jesus overcomes Satan in the wilderness
3.7 First Chronicles 21:1-17 Satan Temps David
3.8 Zechariah 3:1-10 Satan tempts Joshua
March 9, 2022 Wednesday
Job 1:1-22 Satan tempts Job
Luke 21:34—22:6 Satan enters Judas
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Prayer
O Lord God, you led your people through the wilderness
and brought them to the promised land.
Guide us now, so that, following your Son,
we may walk safely through the wilderness of this world
toward the life you alone can give,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
DAILY PSALM 27
DAILY READING:
3.10.2022 / Genesis 13:1-7, 14-18 Abraham begins his pilgrimage
3.11.2022 Genesis 14:17-24 Melchizedek blesses Abraham
3.12.2022. Matthew 23:37-39 Jesus laments Jerusalem
3.13.2022. SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 God’s covenant with Abraham
Luke 13:31-35 Jesus laments lost Jerusalem
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Prayer
God of the covenant,
in the mystery of the cross you promise everlasting life to the world.
Gather all peoples into your arms, and shelter us with your mercy,
that we may rejoice in the life we share in your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
February 27 thru March 6
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
DAILY PSALM 50:1-6
DAILY READING:
2.28.2022
Exodus 19:7-25 Moses on the mountain
Hebrews 2:1-4 salvation
3.1.2022
Job 19:23-27 Job will see God
First Timothy 3:14-16 our religion
DAILY PRAYER
Holy God, mighty and immortal,
you are beyond our knowing,
yet we see your glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
Transform us into the likeness of your Son,
who renewed our humanity so that we may share in his divinity,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen
March 3, 2022 Ash Wednesday
Psalm 51
Isaiah 58:1-12 fasting
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 practicing the faith
ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER
Gracious God,
out of your love and mercy you breathed into dust the breath of life,
creating us to serve you and our neighbors.
Call forth our prayers and acts of kindness,
and strengthen us to face our mortality
with confidence in the mercy of your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
DAILY PSALM 51
DAILY READING:
3.3.2022
Jonah 3:1-10 Nineveh repents
Romans 1:1-7 preach the good news
3.4.2022
Jonah 4:1-11 God corrects Jonah
Romans 1:8-17 Live by faith
3.5.2022.
Isaiah 58:1-12 fasting
Matthew 18:1-7 humility
3.6.2022. First Sunday in Lent
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus overcomes temptation
DAILY PRAYER
O Lord God, you led your people through the wilderness
and brought them to the promised land.
Guide us now, so that, following your Son,
we may walk safely through the wilderness of this world
toward the life you alone can give,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen
Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
February 6 thru February 13
ONE – PRAY THE DAILY PSALM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Psalm 1
Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Psalm 120
TWO – DAILY READINGS
February 6, 2022 / 5th Sunday after the Epiphany
Isaiah 6 – the Call of Isaiah
Luke 4 – the miraculous catch of fish and call of disciples
Monday February 7
Acts 13:26-34 God raised Jesus (and will raise us)
Tuesday February 8
First Peter 1:17—2:1 born anew
Wednesday February 9
Luke 11:24-28 we hear the Word and are blessed
Thursday February `10
First Corinthians 15:20-34 resurrection and the end time
Friday February 11
Second Corinthians 1:12-19 the day of the Lord
Saturday February 12
Luke 11:37-52 woe to us when we turn from God and God’s ways
February 13, 2022 / 6th Sunday after the Epiphany
Jeremiah 17:5-10 trusting God is like being a strong tree planted near fresh water
Luke 6:17-26 Jesus speaks blessings and woes
THREE – PRAY
LUTHER’S MORNING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected us through the night from all danger and harm. We ask that you would also protect us today from sin and all evil, so that our life and actions may please you. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen.
LUTHER’S EVENING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have graciously protected us today. We ask you to forgive us all our sins, where we have done wrong, and graciously to protect us tonight. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us.
PRAYER FOR SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Living God, in Christ you make all things new. Transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your glory, thru Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen
Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
January 23 thru January 30
ONE – PRAY THE DAILY PSALM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Psalm 71:1-6
Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Psalm 56
TWO – DAILY READINGS
January 23, 2022 / 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
Nehemiah 8: Ezra reads from the scroll of the Law of Moses
Luke 4:14-21 Jesus reads from the scroll of Isaiah
Monday January 24, 2022
Second Chronicles 34:1-7 youthful Josiah initiated reform
Acts 10:44-48 gentiles receive the holy spirit
Tuesday January 25
Second Chronicles 35:20-27 Jeremiah laments the death of Josiah
Acts 19:1-10 the believers speak in tongues
Wednesday January 26
Second Chronicles 36:11-21 Zedekiah ignores the advice of Jeremiah
John 1:43-51 can anything good come out of Nazareth?
Thursday January 27
First Kings 17:8-16 Elijah feeds the widow at Zarephath
First Corinthians 2:6-16 interpreting spiritual things
Friday January 28
Second Kings 5:1-14 Elisha heals Naaman the Syrian
First Corinthians 14:13-35 interpreting tongues
Saturday January 29
Jeremiah 1:11-19 Jeremiah warns of disaster
Luke 19”41-44 recognizing the works of God
Sunday January 30, 2022 / 4th Sunday after the Epiphany
Jeremiah 1:4-10 prophecy for the nations
Luke 4:21-30 Jesus the prophet is rejected
THREE – PRAY
LUTHER’S MORNING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected us through the night from all danger and harm. We ask that you would also protect us today from sin and all evil, so that our life and actions may please you. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen.
LUTHER’S EVENING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have graciously protected us today. We ask you to forgive us all our sins, where we have done wrong, and graciously to protect us tonight. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us.
PRAYER FOR FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Ever-living God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and love, and make us love what you command that we may obtain what you promise.
Amen
Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
January 16 thru January 23
ONE – PRAY THE DAILY PSALM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Psalm 19
Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Psalm 119:89-96
TWO – DAILY READINGS
Sunday, January 16, 2022 / Second Sunday after the Epiphany
First Samuel 3:1-10 the call of Samuel
John 1:43-51 the call of first disciples
January 17 Monday
Isaiah 61:1-7 the spirit of God is upon me
Romans 7:1-6 the spirit brings the new life
January 18 Tuesday
Nehemiah 2:1-10 the governor seeks the welfare of the people
Romans 12:1-8 we are one body in Christ
January 19 Wednesday
Nehemiah 5:1-13 the leader deals with oppression
Luke 2:29-52 Jesus increases with wisdom
January 20 Thursday
Jeremiah 36:1-10 the scroll is read in the temple
First Corinthians 14:1-12 different people different gifts
January 21 Friday
Jeremiah 36:11-26 Jehoiakim burns a scroll
Second Corinthians 7:2-12 grief leads to repentance
January 22 Saturday
Jeremiah 36:27-32 Jeremiah dictates a second scroll
Luke 4:38-44 Jesus heals and teaches in synagogues
January 23, 2022 / 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
Nehemiah 8: Ezra reads from the scroll of the Law of Moses
Luke 4:14-21 Jesus reads from the scroll of Isaiah
THREE – PRAY
LUTHER’S MORNING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected us through the night from all danger and harm. We ask that you would also protect us today from sin and all evil, so that our life and actions may please you. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen.
LUTHER’S EVENING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have graciously protected us today. We ask you to forgive us all our sins, where we have done wrong, and graciously to protect us tonight. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us.
PRAYER FOR THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Blessed God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and love; and that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command.
Amen
Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
January 9 thru January 16
ONE – PRAY THE DAILY PSALM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Psalm 86
TWO – DAILY READINGS
Sunday, January, 2022 9 / The Baptism of our Lord
Isaiah 43:1-7 pass thru the water
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Jesus is baptized
Jan. 10 Monday
Judges 2:6-15 Joshua’s death puts a strain of uncertainty
Second Corinthians 10:1-11 their behavior
Tuesday January 11
Judges 2:16-23 God calls forth judges to rule the chaotic culture
Acts 13:16-25 leadership in New Testament times
Wednesday January 12
First Samuel 2:21-25 the sons of Eli sin
Matthew 25:1-13 wise and foolish attendees
Thursday January 13
First Samuel 9:27—10:8 Samuel anoints Saul to be the first king
Second Corinthians 6:14—7:1 encouraging the faithful
Friday January 14
First Samuel 15:10-31 the kingship of Saul did not go well
Acts 5:1-11 the community judges Ananias and Sapphira
Saturday January 15
Genesis 16:1-14 God blesses Hagar
Luke 18:15-17 Jesus blesses children
Sunday, January 16, 2022 / Second Sunday after the Epiphany
First Samuel 3:1-10 the call of Samuel
John 1:43-51 the call of first disciples
THREE – PRAY
LUTHER’S MORNING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected us through the night from all danger and harm. We ask that you would also protect us today from sin and all evil, so that our life and actions may please you. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen.
LUTHER’S EVENING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have graciously protected us today. We ask you to forgive us all our sins, where we have done wrong, and graciously to protect us tonight. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us.
PRAYER FOR SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
God of every blessing, you led many to faith by the works of your Son, who brought gladness and healing to the people. Transform us by the spirit of His love, that we may find our life together in you, one God – Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier.
Amen
Messiah Daily Readings and Prayers – 2022
January 2 thru January 9
ONE – PRAY THE DAILY PSALM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Psalm 97
Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Psalm 98
TWO – DAILY READINGS
Sunday January 2 / Second Sunday after Christmas
Jeremiah 31:7-14 Joy!
John 1:10-18 God dwelt with us
Jan. 3 Monday
Job 42:10-17 the family of Job
Luke 8:16-21 the family of Jesus
Jan. 4 Tuesday
Isaiah 6:1-5 the Lord is high and lofty
Acts 7:44-53 even Solomon’s temple could not contain God
Jan. 5 Wednesday
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 for everything there is a season
First Corinthians 2:11-16 the Holy Spirit brings divine wisdom
Jan. 6 Thursday / The Epiphany of our Lord
Isaiah 60:1-6 nations shall come to the light
Matthew 2:1-15 Magi followed the light
Jan. 7 Friday
Daniel 2:1-19 searching for wisdom
Ephesians 4:17-5:1 living in Christ
Jan. 8 Saturday
Numbers 24:15-19 “there shall a star come forth from Jacob”
Luke 1:67-79 the savior arrives
Sunday January 9 / The Baptism of our Lord
Isaiah 43:1-7 pass thru the water
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Jesus is baptized
THREE – PRAY
LUTHER’S MORNING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected us through the night from all danger and harm. We ask that you would also protect us today from sin and all evil, so that our life and actions may please you. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen. (432)
LUTHER’S EVENING PRAYER
We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have graciously protected us today. We ask you to forgive us all our sins, where we have done wrong, and graciously to protect us tonight. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us. (437)
PRAYER FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THE EPIPHANY
Everlasting God, you revealed your Son to the nations by the leading of a star. Lead us now by faith that we may know your presence in our lives. Bring us, on our last day, to the full vision of your glory, revealed in Jesus our Savior who lives with You and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen