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Daily Lectionary

June 12, 2024

June 11, 2024 June 13, 2024

These daily readings from the EHV follow the one-year daily lectionary provided in Christian Worship: Hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book, and the Treasury of Daily Prayer. In this lectionary, two readings of 15-25 verses each are provided for each day. Under this plan, nearly all of the New Testament and approximately one-third of the Old Testament are read each year. These readings fit well within the daily offices of Matins, Vespers, or Compline as daily family devotions.

Proverbs 10:1-23

101The proverbs of Solomon.
Introduction to Wisdom and Righteousness
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2Treasures gained by wickedness produce no profit,
but righteousness saves from death.
3The Lord will not allow the righteous to starve,
but he frustrates the greed of the wicked.
4Lazy hands produce poverty,
but hardworking hands bring riches.
5Whoever gathers crops in summer is a sensible[] son.
Whoever sleeps at harvest time is a disgraceful son.
Wise Words and Wise Ways
6Blessings crown the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.[]
7To remember a righteous person is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
8A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.
9Whoever walks with integrity walks safely,
but whoever follows crooked ways will be found out.
10Whoever winks at evil causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will be ruined.
11The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked[] conceals violence.
12Hatred stirs up a quarrel,
but love covers over all sins.
13Wisdom is found on the lips of a discerning person,
but a rod is appropriate for the back of one who lacks sense.
14Wise people store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a stubborn fool brings ruin.
15A rich person's wealth is his strong city.
Poverty is the ruin of poor people.
16The work of a righteous person leads to life.
The income of a wicked person leads to sin.
17Whoever practices discipline is on the path to life,
but whoever rejects a warning goes astray.
18Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads gossip is a fool.
19When there are many words, sin never stops,[]
but a person who restrains his lips acts wisely.
20The tongue of a righteous person is fine silver.
The heart of a wicked person has little value.
21The lips of a righteous person shepherd many,
but stubborn fools die for lack of sense.
22The blessing of the Lord makes a person wealthy,
and he adds no sorrow to it.[]
23Carrying out a wicked scheme is a game for the fool,
but wisdom gives pleasure to a person with understanding.

John 14:1-17

Jesus Shows Love by Bringing Peace
141“Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2In my Father's house are many mansions.[] If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.[] 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that you may also be where I am. 4You know where I am going, and you know the way.”
5“Lord, we don't know where you are going,” Thomas replied, “so how can we know the way?”
6Jesus said to him, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. 7If you know me, you would also know my Father.[] From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
8“Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that is enough for us.”
9“Have I been with you so long,” Jesus answered, “and you still do not know me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I am telling you I am not speaking on my own, but the Father who remains in me is doing his works. 11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me. Or else believe[] because of the works themselves.
12“Amen, Amen, I tell you: The one who believes in me will do the works that I am doing. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13I will do whatever you ask in my name so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14If you ask me[] for anything in my name, I will do it.
15“If you love me, hold on to[] my commands. 16I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. 17He is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see him or know him. You know him because he stays with you and will be in you.