10 June 2014
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Tuesday 10
June 2014
Morning
Prayer
Psalms 92 and 93
In the first psalm God’s faithfulness and steadfast
love is praised. On this occasion the king’s enemies have failed in some other
place and are no more. Everything has been restored. The righteous people
prosper.
In the second psalm God’s greatness is praised – more
powerful than floods, more powerful than the seas. God’s commandments are sure
and God lives in holiness.
1 Chronicles 13: 1 – 14: 2
David consults with all the leaders and suggests they
gather all God’s people together and get the Ark of the Covenant and bring it
to one place so that all can turn to God. He begins the journey home singing
and dancing.
Uzzah who is one of the keepers of the Ark puts his
hand on it to steady it through a rough patch and immediately dies. David is
afraid. The Ark stays in the house of Obed-edom. Meanwhile David receives gifts
of building materials for his house and perceives that he is indeed God’s
choice for king.
Acts 2: 14 – 24
Peter stands and addresses the crowd. He uses the
words of the prophet Joel (Joel 2: 28 – 32) to show that what is now occurring
has been prophesied and that the behaviour they see in the disciples is the beginning
of the fulfilment of that prophecy. He tells the crowd about Jesus – all his
works, wonders and powers. He reminds them that Jesus who was crucified and
unlawfully killed is free from death and lives. Death has no power over him.
Collect for
Morning Prayer
Grass in the morning Armadale WA 2014 L Osburn |
Holy Lord,
holy and mighty, holy and eternal, you love us in all ways and we constantly
underestimate your unlimited power. Fill us with reverent awe at your power so
that we may go out into the world you love with courage and the power of your Holy
Spirit through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
Tuesday 10 June
2014
Evening
Prayer
Psalm 94
The psalmist calls people to remember that God does
can and will act for the righteous. We are all reminded that nothing is hidden
from God who formed all ears, all types of eyes. Will God not be able to see or
hear what we are up to? The psalmist writes that disciplined believers are
blessed, that the Lord is there for them and consoles. The Lord helps.
Ruth 1
Naomi with her husband and two sons go from a famine
Bethlehem to Moab. They establish themselves. Her husband dies. The sons marry
and both die. Ruth hears that conditions have improved in Bethlehem and decides
to return. On the journey she instructs her daughters-in-law to go to their parents’
homes. Orpah goes and Ruth refuses.
Ruth commits to stay with Naomi, to believe in God and
to be one of Ruth’s nation. On return to Bethlehem Naomi changes her name to
Mara in response to her bitter losses.
1 Corinthians 15: 1 – 11
Paul reminds the Corinthians that he proclaimed the
good news to them; they live in that belief and are saved by their belief. He
reminds them too that he was not among the original disciples but a persecutor
and is a convert. He has met Jesus, the resurrected one face to face and all
Paul’s hard work, is not his own doing but God’s.
Collect for
Evening Prayer
Pelicans at Denmark WA 2014 L Osburn |
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