Ordinary Time Scripture Reflections by Reading

Scripture reflections for the season of ordinary time

On the Other Side of the Ambo

Painting by Jerry Francis

Below is a collection of scripture reflections for the season of ordinary time ordered by Daily Reading.

Luke 21:20-28 Reflection – Redemption Process 11/21/2024
Luke 21:12-19 Reflection – By your Endurance 11/20/2024
Luke 21:5-11 Reflection – Signs from Heaven 11/19/2024
Luke 21:1-4 Reflection – Spiritually Poor 11/18/2024
John 18:33b-37 Reflection – The Truth 11/17/2024
Luke 20:27-40 Reflection – Children of God 11/16/2024
Luke 19:45-48 Reflection – House of Prayer 11/15/2024
Luke 19:41-44 Reflection – The Grace of Peace 11/14/2024
Luke 19:11-28 Reflection – More will be Given 11/13/2024
Luke 19:1-10 Reflection – Save the Lost 11/12/2024
Luke 18:35-43 Reflection – Have Mercy on Me 11/11/2024
Mark 13:24-32 Reflection – Son of Man 11/10/2024
Luke 18:1-8 Reflection – Pray Always 11/09/2024
Luke 17:26-37 Reflection – Where Lord 11/08/2024
Luke 17:20-25 Reflection – Glimpses of Heaven 11/07/2024
Luke 17:11-19 Reflection – Ten Leapers 11/06/2024
Luke 17:7-10 Reflection – Unconditional Love 11/05/2024
Luke 17:1-6 Reflection – Mulberry Tree 11/04/2024
Mark 12:38-44 Reflection – Abundance 11/03/2024
John 2:13-22 Reflection – Temple for Jesus 11/02/2024
Luke 16:1-8 Reflection – Children of Light 11/01/2024
Luke 15:1-10 Reflection – Lost and Weak 10/31/2024
Luke 14:25-33 Reflection – Gift of Peace 10/30/2024
Luke 14:15-24 Reflection – Invited to Taste 10/29/2024
Luke 14:12-14 Reflection – You will be Repaid 10/28/2024
Mark 12:28b-34 Reflection – First of All 10/27/2024
John 6:37-40 Reflection – The Will of the Father 10/26/2024
Matthew 5:1-12a Reflection – Poor in Spirit 10/25/2024
Luke 13:31-35 Reflection – Gather Together 10/24/2024
Luke 13:22-30 Reflection – To be Last 10/23/2024
Luke 13:18-21 Reflection – Mustard Seed 10/22/2024
Luke 6:12-16 Reflection – Mountain to Pray 10/21/2024
Mark 10:46-52 Reflection – Mercy and Compassion 10/20/2024
Luke 13:1-9 Reflection – Bearing Fruit 10/19/2024
Luke 12:54-59 Reflection – Settle the Case 10/18/2024
Luke 12:49-53 Reflection – Yield to Love 10/17/2024
Luke 12:39-48 Reflection – Gifts from God 10/16/2024
Luke 12:35-38 Reflection – The Lord Knocks 10/15/2024
Luke 12:13-21 Reflection – Spiritual Treasure 10/14/2024
Mark 10:35-45 Reflection – Drink the Cup 10/13/2024
Luke 12:8-12 Reflection – Holy Spirit 10/12/2024
Luke 10:1-9 Reflection – Kingdom of God 10/11/2024
Luke 11:47-54 Reflection – Reject Hostility 10/10/2024
Luke 11:42-46 Reflection – Explore Flaws 10/09/2024
Luke 11:37-41 Reflection – Clean Within 10/08/2024
Luke 11:29-32 Reflection – Listen for Wisdom 10/07/2024
Mark 10:17-30 Reflection – Love All 10/06/2024
Luke 11:27-28 Reflection – Word of God 10/05/2024
Luke 11:15-26 Reflection – Love Ripples 10/04/2024
Luke 11:5-13 Reflection – Persistence 10/03/2024
Luke 11:1-4 Reflection – Teach us to Pray 10/02/2024
Luke 10:38-42 Reflection – Better Part 10/01/2024
Luke 10:25-37 Reflection – United to God 09/30/2024
Mark 10:2-16 Reflection – Prejudices 09/29/2024
Luke 10:17-24 Reflection – See what you See 09/28/2024
Luke 10:13-16 Reflection – Exalted to Heaven 09/27/2024
Luke 10:1-12 Reflection – Peace to this House 09/26/2024
Matthew 18:1-5, 10 Reflection – Humility 09/25/2024
Luke 9:51-56 Reflection – Receive Jesus 09/24/2024
Luke 9:46-50 Reflection – Loving Response 09/23/2024
Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48 Reflection – Peace For Us 09/22/2024
Luke 9:43b-45 Reflection – Betrayed 09/21/2024
Luke 9:18-22 Reflection – Messiah of God 09/20/2024
Luke 9:7-9 Reflection – Perplexed 09/19/2024
Luke 9:1-6 Reflection – Your Journey 09/18/2024
Luke 8:19-21 Reflection – Word of God 09/17/2024
Luke 8:16-18 Reflection – Come to the Light 09/16/2024
Mark 9:30-37 Reflection – Humbly Serve Children 09/15/2024
Matthew 9:9-13 Reflection – Desire Mercy 09/14/2024
Luke 8:1-3 Reflection – Accompany Jesus 09/13/2024
Luke 7:36-50 Reflection – Love God 09/12/2024
Luke 7:31-35 Reflection – Friend Without Judgment 09/11/2024
Luke 7:11-17 Reflection – I Say to you Rise 09/10/2024
Luke 7:1-10 Reflection – Like the Centurion 09/09/2024
Mark 8:27-35 Reflection – Who do People Say that I Am? 09/08/2024
John 3:13-17 Reflection – Mercy of Jesus 09/07/2024
Luke 6:39-42 Reflection – Christ Mends 09/06/2024
Luke 6:27-38 Reflection – Gift of Love 09/05/2024
Luke 6:20-26 Reflection – Blessings and Woes 09/04/2024
Luke 6:12-19 Reflection – Alone to Pray 09/03/2024
Luke 6:6-11 Reflection – Stretch out your Hand 09/02/2024
Mark 7:31-37 Reflection – Beyond Measure 09/01/2024
Luke 6:1-5 Reflection – Lord of the Sabbath 08/31/2024
Luke 5:33-39 Reflection – Fasting 08/30/2024
Luke 5:1-11 Reflection – Amazed at the Catch 08/29/2024
Luke 4:38-44 Reflection – Kingdom of God 08/28/2024
Luke 4:31-37 Reflections – Unclean Spirit 08/27/2024
Luke 4:16-30 Reflection – Spirit of the Lord 08/26/2024
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Reflection – Pure Inside 08/25/2024
Matthew 25:14-30 Reflection – More will be Given 08/24/2024
Matthew 25:1-13 Reflection – Day nor the Hour 08/23/2024
Mark 6:17-29 Reflection – Righteous and Holy 08/22/2024
Matthew 23:27-32 Reflection – Humility 08/21/2024
Matthew 23:23-26 Reflection – Inside the Cup 08/20/2024
Matthew 23:13-22 Reflection – Gift of Jesus 08/19/2024
John 6:60-69 Reflection – Holy One of God 08/18/2024
John 1:45-51 Reflection – See Greater Things 08/17/2024
Matthew 22:34-40 Reflection – Love God and Neighbor 08/16/2024
Matthew 22:1-14 Reflection – Wedding Robe 08/15/2024
Matthew 20:1-16 Reflection – Last will be First 08/14/2024

Other Scripture Reflections by season

Daily Gospel Reflections by Year using Lectio Divina Prayer by Jerry books on Amazon.

Daily Gospel Reflections using Lectio Divina for the 2024 Liturgical Calendar is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture for 2024 Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina. These Daily Lectio reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. You can locate desired Scripture passages using search.

These Daily Gospel Reflections using Lectio Divina for the 2024 Liturgical Calendar are available in a new book on Amazon as soft copy, hard copy and and Kindle Unlimited. All proceeds go to charity.

Daily Gospel Reflections using Lectio Divina for the 2023 Liturgical Calendar is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture for 2023 Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina. These Daily Lectio reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. You can locate desired Scripture passages using search.

These Daily Gospel Reflections using Lectio Divina for the 2023 Liturgical Calendar are available in a new book on Amazon as soft copy and . All proceeds go to charity.

Daily Gospel Lectio Divina Reflections is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture for 2022 Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina. These Daily Lectio reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. You can locate desired Scripture passages using search.

These reflections for 2022 are available in as a book on Amazon in soft or hard copy books and . All proceeds go to charity.

Without Love I am Nothing: Lectio Divina Reflections on the Daily Gospel, for 2021

St. Paul takes us on a journey into the depth of faith with God’s love in beautiful prayerful prose. Gods love and our love back is difficult to explain in words or pictures. Love has no real sense of depth. The longer one falls in love, the deeper the perceived end point appears to be. Love has attempted to be described since the beginning of time.

Without Love I am Nothing is available on Amazon for Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or in paperback for $5.79

Ephphatha, That is, Be Opened: Lectio Divina Reflections on the Daily Gospel, for 2020

The book’s title of Ephphatha, that is, Be Opened! refers to Jesus’s healing words to the deaf man. In whatever way we reflect on the daily Gospel readings It is Jesus’s desire that we open ourselves to hear what is meant for each of us both individually and outward towards others that come into our lives. Lectio Divina is a powerful method of Gospel reflection. The Lectio Divina Reflections on the Daily Gospels in this book are for the Liturgical Calendar year 2020.

Ephphatha, That is, Be Opened is available at Amazon on Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or paperback for $5.99.

Inspired by the Living Flame of Love: Daily Lectio Divina Reflections 2019 Liturgical Calendar Gospel Readings

In beautiful prayerful poetry St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church, takes us on a journey into the depth of faith within God’s unconditional love. The world needs each of us to be like St. John of the Cross. One way to allow this love to daily wash over us is to use the practice of Lectio Divina (Divine Reading). As you read these short daily Lectio scripture reflections, you will find they have a broad range from the very personal to sometimes external unknown people or situations.

Inspired by the Living Flame of Love is available at Amazon on Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or paperback for $6.99.

Although by Night: Lectio Divina reflections on the Daily Gospel using the 2018 Liturgical Calendar

In beautiful prayerful poetry St. John of the Cross, Doctor of Church, takes us on a journey into the depth of faith in God’s love. Likewise, the Biblical artist James Tissot lets us see the reality of St. James with arms outstretched like Jesus on the Cross filled with prayerful gratitude, open to receiving God’s unconditional love. The world needs us to be like St. James.

Although by Night is available at Amazon on Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or in paperback for $7.99.