Scripture Text On The Heart
Father Martin is inviting the Community during these summer months of 2015 to read the Scripture (below) and think about the heart. He has prepared a lectio of over 300 texts on the heart (please note that there is a shorter version that we included at the bottom of this page). He is encouraging each member of the Community to take 4 or 5 of these texts a day and answer 2 questions:
What do I learn about the heart from this text ?
What is God saying to me through this text ?
Genesis 24:45
Exodus 35:5
Exodus 35:22
Leviticus 19:17
Leviticus 26:41
Numbers 15:37-40
Numbers 32:9
Deuteronomy 4:29
Deuteronomy 4:39
Deuteronomy 6:4
Deuteronomy 8:2
Deuteronomy 8:5-6
Deuteronomy 10:12-13
Deuteronomy 10:16
Deuteronomy 11:13
Deuteronomy 11:16-17
Deuteronomy 15:7-8
Deuteronomy 15:9
Deuteronomy 15:10
Deuteronomy 26:16-19
Deuteronomy 28:47
Deuteronomy 29:18-19
Deuteronomy 30:2-3
Deuteronomy 30:6
Deuteronomy 30:10
Deuteronomy 30:14-15
Deuteronomy 30:17-18
Joshua 22:5
Joshua 24:23-24
I Samuel 2:1
I Samuel 7:3
I Samuel 12:20
I Samuel 12:24
I Samuel 16:7
I Kings 3:6
I Kings 8:17
I Kings 8:23
I Kings 8:61
I Kings 8:66
I Kings 9:4
I Kings 11:9
I Kings 15:3
II Kings 22:19
II Kings 23:3
I Chronicles 22:19
II Chronicles 6:38
II Chronicles 12:14
II Chronicles 15:12
II Chronicles 16:9
II Chronicles 17:6
II Chronicles 19:9
II Chronicles 29:31
II Chronicles 32:25
II Chronicles 32:26
II Chronicles 34:27
II Chronicles 36:13
Ezra 7:10
Psalm 4:7
Psalm 7:10
Psalm 9:1
Psalm 10:17
Psalm 11:1-2
Psalm 12:2
Psalm 13:5-6
Psalm 15:2
Psalm 16:7-8
Psalm 19:7-9
Psalm 19:14
Psalm 24:3-4
Psalm 27:3-9
Psalm 27:7-9
Psalm 27:14
Psalm 28:7
Psalm 31:24
Psalm 32:11
Psalm 33:21
Psalm 33:22
Psalm 36:10
Psalm 37:4-5
Psalm 37:31
Psalm 40:8
Psalm 40:10
Psalm 44:18
Psalm 44:20-21
Psalm 51:6-12
Psalm 51:17
Psalm 53:1
Psalm 57:7
Psalm 62:8
Psalm 64:6
Psalm 64:10
Psalm 73:1
Psalm 73:26
Psalm 84:2
Psalm 84:5
Psalm 86:11-13
Psalm 90:12
Psalm 94:19
Psalm 97:11-12
Psalm 101:2-5
Psalm 108:1
Psalm 111:1
Psalm 112:6-8
Psalm 119:2
Psalm 119:7
Psalm 119:10-11
Psalm 119:34-36
Psalm 119:58
Psalm 119:69-70
Psalm 119:80
Psalm 119:111-112
Psalm 119:145
Psalm 119:161
Psalm 138:1
Psalm 139:23-24
Psalm 141:3-4
Proverbs 2:1-13
Proverbs 3:1-3
Proverbs 3:5
Proverbs 4:4-5
Proverbs 4:21
Proverbs 4:23
Proverbs 5:1-13
Proverbs 6:20-22
Proverbs 7:1-3
Proverbs 10:8
Proverbs 12:20
Proverbs 12:25
Proverbs 14:33
Proverbs 15:13
Proverbs 16:21
Proverbs 17:22
Proverbs 18:12
Proverbs 21:4
Proverbs 22:11
Proverbs 22:15
Proverbs 23:17
Proverbs 23:26
Proverbs 24:17
Proverbs 26:24
Proverbs 28:14
Proverbs 29:17
Ecclesiastes 10:2
Song of Songs 8:6
Isaiah 30:29
Isaiah 35:4
Isaiah 46:12-13
Isaiah 51:7
Isaiah 57:15
Isaiah 66:14
Jeremiah 3:15
Jeremiah 4:14
Jeremiah 4:18
Jeremiah 5:23-25
Jeremiah 11:8
Jeremiah 13:10
Jeremiah 15:16
Jeremiah 17:5
Jeremiah 17:9
Jeremiah 18:11-12
Jeremiah 24:7
Jeremiah 29:11-13
Jeremiah 32:38-41
Ezekiel 3:7
Ezekiel 3:10
Ezekiel 11:19
Ezekiel 14:7
Ezekiel 18:31-32
Ezekiel 28:5
Ezekiel 36:26-28
Joel 2:12-13
Zephaniah 3:14
Zechariah 7:10
Malachi 2:2
Tobit 13:6
Wisdom 1:1
Sirach 1:10-11
Sirach 1:30
Sirach 2:2
Sirach 5:2
Sirach 7:27
Sirach 10:12
Sirach 13:25-26
Sirach 14:2
Sirach 21:6
Sirach 26:5
Sirach 30:16
Sirach 37:6
Sirach 38:10
Sirach 39:5
Sirach 39:35
Sirach 40:26-27
Sirach 45:26
Sirach 47:8
Sirach 49:3
Sirach 50:23-24
Matthew 5:8
Matthew 5:27-28
Matthew 6:21
Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 12:34
Matthew 13:19
Matthew 14:27
Matthew 15:8
Matthew 15:18-20
Matthew 18:35
Matthew 19:8
cf. Mark 10:5
Matthew 22:37
Mark 3:4-5
Mark 6:48-52
Mark 7:18-23
Mark 11:22-24
Mark 12:29-30
Mark 16:14
Luke 2:19
Luke 2:51
Luke 6:45
Luke 8:11-15
Luke 10:27
Luke 12:33-34
Luke 18:1
Luke 24:22-27
John 7:37-39
John 12:39-41
John 13:2
Acts 2:25-26
Acts 4:32
Acts 5:3-4
Acts 7:51
Acts 8:20-22
Acts 16:14-15
Acts 21:13
Acts 27:22
Acts 27:25
Acts 28:26-27
Romans 2:4-8
Romans 2:29
Romans 6:17
Romans 9:1-2
Romans 10:1
Romans 10:8-10
I Corinthians 2:9
I Corinthians 4:5
I Corinthians 7:37
II Corinthians 4:1
II Corinthians 4:16
Galatians 6:9
Ephesians 3:13
Ephesians 4:17-24
Ephesians 5:18-20
Ephesians 6:5-6
Philippians 1:7
Colossians 3:22
I Thessalonians 2:17
I Timothy 1:5
II Timothy 2:22
Philemon 1:12
Philemon 1:20
Hebrews 3:12
Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 13:9
James 1:26
I Peter 1:22
I Peter 3:3-4
I Peter 3:8
I John 3:17
Revelation 2:23
Joshua 23:14
I Samuel 10:26
I Kings 8:57-58
I Chronicles 16:10-11
I Chronicles 28:9
I Chronicles 29:17-18
II Chronicles 11:16
Psalm 4:3-5
Psalm 7:8-10
Psalm 28:3
Psalm 33:13-15
Psalm 58:2
Psalm 69:32
Psalm 81:10-13
Psalm 85:8
Psalm 95:6-8
Psalm 105:3-4
Psalm 125:4
Proverbs 17:3
Isaiah 29:13-14
Jeremiah 4:4
Jeremiah 7:23-24
Jeremiah 9:13-14
Jeremiah 31:33
Lamentations 3:39-41
Lamentations 5:15
Ezekiel 14:2-5
Joel 2:12-13
Zechariah 7:8-12
Zechariah 8:16-17
Zechariah 10:7
Malachi 4:6a
Sirach 2:12-18
Sirach 42:18
Sirach 46:11
Matthew 9:4
Mark 2:6-8
Mark 8:17-18
Luke 1:17
Luke 1:51
Luke 2:35
Luke 3:15
Luke 5:22-23
Luke 9:46-48
Luke 21:34-36
Luke 24:32
Luke 24:38
John 14:1
John 14:27
John 16:22-23
Acts 1:24-25
Acts 2:46-47
Acts 15:8-9
Romans 1:24-25
Romans 2:14-16
Romans 5:3-5
Romans 8:26-28
II Corinthians 1:21
II Corinthians 3:2-3
II Corinthians 4:6
II Corinthians 6:13
II Corinthians 7:1-3
Galatians 4:6-7
Ephesians 1:16-23
Ephesians 3:14-19
Ephesians 6:22
Philippians 4:6-8
Colossians 3:12-17
I Thessalonians 2:4
I Thessalonians 3:11-13
II Thessalonians 2:16-17
II Thessalonians 3:5
I Timothy 6:10-1
Philemon 1:7
Hebrews 3:7-10
Hebrews 3:15
Hebrews 4:7
Hebrews 8:10
Hebrews 10:16-17
Hebrews 10:19-22
James 3:14
James 4:7-8
James 5:8-9
I Peter 3:14-17
I John 3:18-22
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Father’s Original Hearts Lectio – Shorter and More Manageable for those who prefer it. Same two questions apply.
What Do I learn about the Heart in this text ?
What is God saying to me through this text ?
Matthew
5:8 / 5:28 / 6:21 (Luke 12:34)
15:8 (Mark 7:6) see Isaiah 29:13
15:18-19 (Mark 7:19-22 cf. Mt 12:34)
22:37 (Mark 12:30 & Luke 10:27)
Mark
6:52 / 11:23 & 16:14 doubt and unbelief
Luke 2:19 / 2:51 / 6:45 / 8:15
9:47 Jesus reads hearts / 12:34 / 24:25,32
John 12:40 / 13:2 / 14:1,27
Acts
2:37,46 / 4:32 / 5:3,4 / 7:51,54
8:21-22 / 8:37 / 16:14 / 28:27
Romans
1:21 / 2:5,29 6:17 / 10:9,10
I Corinthians 14:25
II Corinthians
3:2-3; 15-16 / 5:12 / 9:7
Ephesians 5:19
I Thessalonians 3:11-13
I Timothy 1:5
II Timothy 2:22
Hebrews 3:10,12 / 4:12 10:22
James 1:26 / 4:8 / 5:5, 8-12
I Peter 1:22 / 3:4
II Peter 2:14
I John 3:20,21
Revelation 18:7
Jesus’ Heart our Model
Matthew 11:29
Two responses of our heart
Acts 2:37 vs. Acts 7:54
God’s love poured into our hearts
by the Holy Spirit
Roman 5:5 (cf. Eph 1:12-14)
Galatians 4:6-7 ; Eph 3:17-19
We must forgive with all our heart
Matthew 18:35 (I Peter 3: 14-17 ff)
Hardened Heart
Matthew 13:15,19
Mark 6:52/8:17/10:5/16:7
Acts 28:27
Ephesians 4:18
Ephesians 1:17-18 (eyes of the heart)
OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS
Psalms 37:31 / 44:20-21 / 51:10,17 / 57:7
95:7b-8 / 119:145 / 139:23 / 147:3
Proverbs 18:12 / 20:9 / 28:14
Jeremiah 24:7/ 29:13
Ezekiel 11:19-21 and 36:26-28 / 18:31-32
Joel 2:12-13
I Samuel 16:7
To See God
Exodus 33:20 (cf. 3:1-15)
I Kings 19:9b-14