Daily Lectionary For June 14 – 20, 2009

Daily Lectionary For June 14 – 20, 2009

June 14 Proverbs 14:1–27; John 15:1–11

June 15 Prov 15:1–29; John 15:12–27

June 16 Prov 16:1–24; John 16:1–16

June 17 Prov 17:1–28; John 16:17–33

June 18 Prov 20:5–25; John 17:1–26

June 19 Prov 22:1–21; John 18:1–14

June 20 Prov 22:22—23:12; John 18:15–40

NEXT WEEKS LESSONS: The second sunday after trinity

Wisdom has issued an invitation to the divine feast: “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Forsake foolishness and live” (Proverbs 9:1–10). This is the call of the Spirit of Christ to believe the Gospel and to receive His saving gifts in the Holy Supper. Many make excuses and reject this invitation, even as the Jews did in the days of Jesus, yet the Master’s house will be filled. The Gospel call therefore goes out to the lowly and despised, into the highways, even to all the Gentiles (Luke 14:15–24). For “you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:13–22). In Christ, believing Jews and Gentiles are no longer strangers but fellow members of the household of God. The enmity of class and race is put to death through the cross. Having been reconciled in the one body of Christ, we are enabled to love one another (1 John 3:13–18) as we await the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom which will have no end.

Old Testament: Proverbs 9:1–10

Epistle: Ephesians 2:13–22

Holy Gospel: Luke 14:15–24