Daily Scripture Reflection & Prayer: November 5,2026

LECTIO - Read Scripture Text:   Luke 15:1-10

Tax collectors and sinners drew near to Jesus to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So, He spoke this parable to them, “Which of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one lost until he finds it? And when he found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he returns home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.’ I say to you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over the ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

“Or what woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it? And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin I lost.’ In just the same way, I assure you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

MEDITATIO - Meditate on text, allow the LORD to touch us with His Word:

Am I “self-righteous”? Am I judgmental of others? Do I acknowledge my own need for repentace?

BREAKING OPEN THE TEXT:

In today’s gospel, Jesus counters the religious authorities’ self-righteousness by focusing on the LORD’s relentless mercy and joy over conversion. Jesus tells us of the divine pursuit of the lost among us and the joy in heaven when sinners repent.

ORATIO – Lifting our minds and hearts to the LORD in prayer:

LORD, Almighty Father, your love is amazing; your mercy exceeds our understanding and expectations. And yet your desire for the life and salvation of each of us led to You sharing the gift of your beloved and only-begotten Son with us. You sent Him to teach us and to redeem us. He came to us as our brother, human in all ways except sin. And He calls us to follow Him to You and to your unfathomable and eternal love. He is “the way and the truth and the life.” Send the Spirit to open me to your loving mercy and to your desire that I might have life and have it in abundance. Grant that I may recognize my own need for repentance and for You. Pursue me, Lord. Bring me home. Amen.

CONTEMPLATIO – Sitting with the LORD in silence for a minute or more