Daily Lectio, Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Faith Daily Lectio Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Wednesday in the week of the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)

LCMS Daily Lectionary (Lutheran Service Book)

Each reading below opens with a prayer (oratio), the reading for meditation (meditatio), and reflection/trial (tentatio). [in some practices include a reflection (contemplatio)]

A Canaanite woman kneels on a coastal path before Jesus, who reaches out to her as His disciples look on, the sea and a town behind.

Gospel, Matthew 15:21-39

A priest in white robes stands on a rock and speaks to Israel's armed soldiers before battle, the enemy host far off in the valley.

Old Testament, Deuteronomy 20:1-20

A worshipper walks a stone path up a hill toward the tabernacle and its altar smoke at dawn.

Morning Psalm, Psalm 15

Gentle hands in white sleeves bind a linen bandage on the wounded arm of a grieving young man.

Morning Psalm, Psalm 147:1-11

An old man with a staff walks a winding evening path as a column of light goes before him, Jerusalem on the hill beyond.

Evening Psalm, Psalm 48

A man sleeps peacefully on a mat by a small oil lamp, moon and stars over a quiet village through the window.

Evening Psalm, Psalm 4

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.

My church home: Peace Lutheran Church, McMurray, PA. Looking for a church? See About Daily Lectio.

Sources

Lutheran Service Book (Concordia Publishing House)
Luther's Small Catechism (Concordia Publishing House)
The Large and Small Catechisms of Dr. Luther (LCMS)
About the Lutheran Daily Lectionary (lutherans.church)

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