Praying Through Lent With Daily Readings
Beginning Ash Wednesday, February 17
Theme – Who Do You Say That I Am?
The Scriptures listed below are stories about Jesus’ life, teaching and example. They can be read each day at a convenient and quiet time, with a prayerful beginning, opening yourself to hear a word that speaks to you – and ending with a prayer for you, your concerns and those of the world around us. If you choose, the Lords’ Prayer could be said to close of the moment.
Opening Prayer: God of call, God of transformation, God of the Lenten journey; help us to discern your still small voice. Open us to change and growth that we may walk with Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Closing Prayer which can be used after each reading: Gracious God, bless and transform all that we offer; our faltering steps, our brokenness, our hope, our risking, our hearts, that your covenant may be written on our hearts and we may be a blessed and transformed covenant people. In Jesus’s name we pray, Amen.
Ash Wednesday - February 17 - Matthew 6: 5-14
February 18 – Matthew 6: 16-18
February 19 – Matthew 5: 43-48
February 20 – Matthew 7: 24-37
First Sunday in Lent
February 21 – Genesis 9: 8-17, Psalm 25: 1-10, Mark 1: 9-15
February 22 – John 13: 31-35
February 23 – John14: 25-31
February 24 - John 15: 11-17
February 25 - Luke 12: 21-26
February 26 – Mark 10: 13-16
February 27 – Mark 12: 28-34
Second Sunday in Lent
February 28 – Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-17, Psalm 22: 23-31, Mark 8: 31-38
March 1 – Matthew 8: 14-17
March 2 – Matthew 9: 18-26
March 3 – Matthew 15: 29-31
March 4 – Matthew 9: 27-31
March 5 – Mark 7: 31-37
March 6 – Luke 14: 1-6
Third Sunday in Lent
March 7 – Exodus 20: 1-17, Psalm 19, John 2: 13-22,
March 8 – Luke 15: 11-19
March 9 – Luke 15: 20-24
March 10 – Luke 10: 25-32
March 11 – Luke 10: 33-37
March 12 – Luke 10: 38-42
March 13 – Matthew 21: 28-32
Fourth Sunday in Lent
March 14 – Numbers 21: 4-9, Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22, John 3: 13-21
March 15 – John 2: 1-12
March 16 – John 6: 1-15
March 17 – Mark 4: 35-41
March 18 – John 9: 1-12
March 19 – John 11: 32-44
March 20 – Matthew 17: 1-13
Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 21 – Jeremiah 31: 31-34, Psalm 51: 1-12, John 12: 20-33
March 22 – Mark 9: 30-37
March 23 – Mark 11: 15-19
March 24 – Mark 14: 22-31
March 25 – Luke 18: 18-30
March 26 – Matthew 7: 1-12
March 27 – John 8: 21-32
Passion/Palm Sunday March 28 -
Liturgy of the Palms: Mark 11: 1-11 or John 12: 12-16, Psalm 118: 1-2 & 19-29
Liturgy of the Passion: Isaiah 50: 4-9a, Psalm 31: 9-16, Philippians 2: 5-11, Mark 14: 1-15: 47
Maunday Thursday April 1 –
Exodus 12: 1-4, (5-10), 11-14
Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11: 23-26
John 13: 1-17, 31b -35
Good Friday April 2 –
Isaiah 52: 13-53: 14, Psalm 22, Hebrews 4: 14-16, 5: 7-9
or Hebrews 4: 14-16, 5: 7-9, John 18: 1-19: 42
Easter Sunday April 4 –
Acts 10: 34-43, or Isaiah 25: 6-9,
Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24, 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11
John 20: 1-18 or Mark 16: 1-8