8 March 2014

Collects

Prayers developed from the daily readings 

Saturday 8 March 2014

Morning Prayer

Psalms 20, 21: 1 – 7 (8 – 13)

The first psalm begins as a bidding prayer asking that the King’s prayers be heard and answered. God, not men or chariots is the one in whom the community trusts. The second psalm takes this theme of the power being with God and the King’s dependence on God in all things..

Jeremiah 24

This is Jeremiah’s vision of the baskets of figs. Those who were taken in exile to Babylon were the good figs. They will recognise God and God will watch over them and they will prosper. They will return to God and eventually return to Judah. The bad figs are those remaining in Judah and Egypt who will be destroyed.

Luke 11: 5 – 13

Jesus explains the responsiveness of God: knock and you will receive. We know that if we ask for something and persist people will respond – if not out of friendship, out of the persistence. We know too that when our children ask for something we don’t give them something harmful – they don’t always get what they want. God’s responses are much more than human responses.

Collect for Morning Prayer

Black Cockatoo Sue's Bridge WA
2014 L Osburn

Compassionate God who listen to and answers our prayers, who has a purpose for our lives and who is with us no matter what has happened; help us keep praying, help us to listen, for we depend on you. We praise your great and glorious name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saturday 8 March 2014

Evening Prayer

Psalms 24, 26

The Lord of hosts he is the King of glory is the focus of this psalm. The world and everything in it is God’s. Those who aspire to heaven are the pure and righteous.

The second psalm is from a person who is faithful and has integrity and who has been falsely accused. The psalm asks God to look inside and to bring redemption.

Genesis 38: 12 – 30

Judah’s troubled family life goes on. His daughter dies, he fails to give his surviving daughter-in-law to his youngest son as promised, she tricks Judah by pretending to be a prostitute and when she is found out and threatened with death reveals the father’s identity. Judah admits his fault. Twins are born: Perez and Kerah.

Hebrews 2: 10 – 18

Jesus’s life suffering death and resurrection was for humans. His real presence and real suffering made him the faithful high priest to make the atonement sacrifice. His suffering for our salvation helps us when we are being tested.

Collect for Evening Prayer

Intersection WA 2014 L Osburn

Almighty God who sent your son to live with us, suffer and be our atoning sacrifice; hear us when we call to you, guide us and protect us, all the days of our lives we ask through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.