19 July 2014
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Saturday 19
July 2014
Morning
Prayer
Psalm
45
This is
an ode to a king’s wedding full of praise and descriptions of beauty, strength
and wealth.
Amos 5: 1 – 17
Amos prophesies 90% destruction.
He says that there may yet be time for those who seek the Lord and seek justice
for all. If not, the only sounds will be those of people wailing and mourning
in the cities and in the farms.
John 6: 35 – 51
Jesus states that he is the
bread of life and those who believe in him will be raised up and have eternal
life. He makes it clear to those who challenge him that God decides who will
believe. It is through grace we are led to Jesus. So Jesus is not concerned
that some people do not accept him. But those who believe have eternal life.
And as the ancient people had manna in the wilderness so Christ will feed us so
that we gain eternal life.
Collect for
Morning Prayer
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| Joyous pelican in the morning Denmark WA 2014 L Osburn |
Saturday 19
July 2014
Evening
Prayer
Psalms
46 and 47
God is
our strength and refuge and we are to be in awe of him: to be still and know
that he is God.
The
second psalm is a joyous song of praise beginning with clapping our hands. Our
God is awesome king of everything, shielding us. He is to be exalted.
Ezekiel 24: 1 – 2 and 15
– 27
Ezekiel hears God. He
records the exact date – the date the Babylonians being the siege of Jerusalem.
God tells him that his
wife will die and he is not to mourn but put his turban on and his sandals and
be silent as an example to the people of how they will lose the city, the
temple, their families and they will not weep but pine away with silent grief.
And on that day when the news comes to Ezekiel, then he will be able to speak
again. Ezekiel’s wife dies that evening.
Romans 1: 16 – 25
Paul describes his
confidence in the gospel and in its truth. He lives by faith and God’s
righteousness is revealed through our faith to build our faith.
Paul explains that God’s
power and presence is obvious to everyone just by looking at creation – eternal
power and divine nature invisible to us yet present. The people did not worship
God but set up all sorts of idols to worship – thinking they were clever but
really they were being silly. God allowed that choice and all that follows from
it including dreadful behaviour. The people serve creatures and other notions
rather than the creator who is blessed forever. Amen.
Collect for
Evening Prayer
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| Sunset on gum leaves Eucla WA 2014 L Osburn |
Amazing, magnificent, wonderful God, there are never enough or the right
words to describe how great you are. You are our all and everything, our
strength, refuge, king, shield, creator, redeemer and friend. Give us grace so
that we only worship you. Give us ears to hear your voice in creation and in
your gospel so that through faith our faith will grow and so that we live the eternal
life you planned for us through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, and the power
of your Holy Spirit. Amen.
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