11 August 2014
Collects
Prayers developed from the daily
readings
Monday 11 August 2014
Morning Prayer
Psalms 95 and 96
Sing to God songs of praise for all things
God has done for us. Be joyful. Make a noise. Do not harden your heart like the
Israelites did when they were wandering in the wilderness.
Sing praise to the Lord! Ascribe to God
the glory of creation. Let everything, the heavens, the trees, everything sing
and praise God.
Hosea 12: 2 – 14
Israel the people owe much to Jacob and his interactions
with God. The people were led out of Egypt and guarded by prophets. Again they
will live in tents. Their altars
to to other gods will be made stone heaps. Hosea proclaims they should return
to God, to love and to justice.
Acts 15: 36 – 16: 10
Paul and Barnabas agree to re-visit the communities of
believers. After discussion Paul makes the journey with Silas and Barnabas takes Mark with him to Cyprus. Paul and Silas visit communities and on the way
collect Timothy whose mother is Jewish. Timothy is circumcised and they
continued touring Asia Minor. Paul, in a vision, is called to Macedonia.
Collect for Morning Prayer
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The Church New Norcia Benedictine Community WA 2014 L Osburn |
God of love, justice and joy you send your ministers
to us to guide, to strengthen and to support us in our lives of faith. Let us
remember what wonderful things you have done for us and be joyful. Let us
recall your great love and gifts of grace, so that we may minister to and
strengthen them to do your will and glorify you through Jesus Christ or Lord
and your Holy Spirit in our hearts. Amen.
Monday 11 August 2014
Evening Prayer
Psalms 97 and 98
The first psalm celebrates God using the
theme of God as sovereign. Let everyone who is faithful rejoice and praise God.
The psalm is a summons to all nations and
people to praise the Lord and rejoice in this name. God’s is the victory, God’s
is the strength and we are God’s people.
Lamentations 4: 1 – 11
Jerusalem has been sacked but the people, more
precious than gold are dead or starving. No one can care for the children who are
starving and alone. All is destruction.
Romans 9: 1 – 13
Paul explains his concern about the Israelites and
their lack of belief in Christ. Their lack of belief does not mean that the
word of God has failed. While the Israelites are the people of God’s promise,
not all are. God chooses people before their birth for example the choice of
Jacob over Esau revealed to his mother. It is not the biological descendants of
Israel who are God’s but the people of the promise who are counted as
descendants.
Collect for Evening Prayer
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The bell at New Norcia Benedictine Community WA Let it be for us a bell of peace 2014 L Osburn |
Holy God, you are worthy to be praised and you love us all. We do not
understand the destruction of the people you love or their children. Capture
all the people of your promise in your loving arms. Protect us from harm and
bring us safely to a place and time were all may sing your praises, worship you
and rejoice in your strength and your victory through Jesus Christ our Lord and
Saviour. Amen.
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