God being willing, we will make improved resources available in the future, but for now we point you to the following: Our Pastor Galler has himself followed the Daily Lectionary a number of times and, in encouraging his previous parishes to also follow it, has developed resources to help others follow it and increase their understanding as they do so. The lectionary is in accordance with Martin Luther’s suggestions: “But let the entire Psalter, divided in parts, remain in use and the entire Scriptures, divided into lections, let this be preserved in the ears of the church.” Also: “After that another book should be selected, and so on, until the entire Bible has been read through, and where one does not understand it, pass that by and glorify God.” A seasonal canticle is assigned for each month and is scheduled to replace the psalm on the first and last days of the month. The average reading is three chapters daily. The selections are based on ancient models and are generally in harmony with the liturgical church year. This outline is a devotional reading plan that covers the entire Sacred Scriptures each year.
The particular list we suggest is the “Daily Lectionary” from our Synod’s 1982 hymnal Lutheran Worship (pages 295-299), where the following is given by way of introduction: So, not only members of Pilgrim Lutheran Church but also any and all individual Christians can benefit from daily Bible reading (even if not done according to the particular list of daily readings we suggest). Paul can write to Timothy that “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV).
John reports, that we “may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing may have life in His Name” (John 20:31 ESV). The things that are written in Holy Scripture are written, as St. Jesus says the holy writings “bear witness about Me” (John 5:39 ESV). Jesus is in at least some way the center of all the Bible records. Overall, Holy Scripture is priceless to us because in it we find Jesus, Who lived, died, and rose again that we might have the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. This page discusses daily Bible reading according to that particular plan and links you to resources to follow it. If you are even reading this page, you are to be commended for your interest in daily Bible reading! Daily Bible reading is a great way for you to “Be in the Word!” and for God thereby to be in you! While there are any number of ways to approach daily Bible reading, we suggest using a particular plan that gets you through the whole Bible in one year. Robert Kuhn, also once suggested that renewing our commitment to the Word of God would be helpful. Alvin Barry, a previous president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and it is an exhortation we always do well to heed. Being “in the Word” was a point of emphasis of the now-sainted Rev.
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