11 May 2014

Collects

Prayers developed from the daily readings 

Sunday 11 May 2014 

Morning Prayer   

Psalm 95

Sing praise to God, be joyful and give thanks. God made everything it all belongs to God. Let’s worship. Don’t be like the Israelites in the desert who locked their hearts from God.

Revelation 20: 11 – 15

This section is a vision of the throne of God at the judgement. It is so bright nothing else can be seen. The dead, from all ages who are worthy, rise to heaven. Then death and the resting place of the dead are consumed by fire. The book where all lives are recorded is thrown into the fire too.

Collect for Morning Prayer

Bell tower and St Paul's Anglican Church
Deniliquin 2014  L Osburn

Holy Lord you are the eternal one and you know everything about all of us, and you love us. Keep our hearts and minds open to you and to your love, so that knowing you and loving you and following your commandments we have no fear of judgement; we have no concern for “the book of life”. Instead we run to you our rock, our redeemer and our safety through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord and the power of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

Sunday 11 May 2014

Evening Prayer

Jeremiah 23: 1 – 8

First Jeremiah warns the people who scatter God’s people like scattering sheep and drive them out of the place God intended for them.  Shepherds will be found who will care for the people. God will raise up a person who will be called “The Lord is our righteousness” – a prediction about the coming of the Messiah.

Psalm 98

Praise and thanks to God who is victorious across the entire earth. Break into joyful singing and music making. Let the sea roar and floods clap their hands and hills sing for joy. God is coning to judge the world with righteousness and fairness.

Revelation 7: 9 – 17

This is a vision of a great multitude of people from all nations of the world before the Lamb of God and surrounded by all the heavenly hosts. They are the people sho have come through the great ordeal and been cleansed through Christ’s blood. They are here before God worshipping, safe, hungry no more, thirsting no more and comfortable.  They have eternal life and grief is gone.

Collect for Evening Prayer

Taking flight. Waterbirds, Mandurah Estuary WA
2014 L Osburn

Awesome and loving God, you sent us your Son so that we are able to be with you forever. Uplift us today so that we may sing and play music to your glory and honour giving you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, the lamb who was slain and the power of your Holy Spirit who dwells in our hearts now and forever. Amen.