12 February 2015
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Thursday 12
February 2015
Morning
Prayer
Psalms 99 and 100
Songs of praise to God who rules, is awesome, loves
justice and fairness and will stand by us. We are to come, be joyful, sing, be thankful,
know we are loved and will be loved forever.
Genesis 25: 5 – 11 and 19 – 34
The story of the end of Abraham’s life and the birth of
Rebekah and Isaac’s twins Esau and Jacob. Esau sold his right to lead the
family and a double share of the inheritance to Jacob for a pot of stew.
Luke 5: 1 – 11
Jesus is teaching people from a boat. He asks Simon to
take the boat out into deeper water and put in the nets. Simon has been fishing
all night without success but does as instructed. The catch is huge, too big
for one boat. Simon recognises Christ’s divinity and confesses his sinfulness.
Here begins the discipleship of “fishing for people”.
Collect for
Morning Prayer
Opening flower Armadale WA 2014 L Osburn |
O God who makes us sing for joy we give you thanks and
praise. Keep our hearts and minds open to you today so that when an opportunity
comes to be obedient to you we will act knowing that we are loved and will be
loved forever through Jesus
Christ Your Son our Lord. Amen.
Thursday 12
February 2015
Evening
Prayer
Psalm 103
A beautiful psalm of praise blessing God with every
part of our being and for every benefit we have been given especially God's
eternal love. This is a luscious reverent, adoring psalm.
Jeremiah 18: 12 – 23
Jeremiah condemns Judah for turning her back on God.
It is to him as unnatural as snow not clinging to a mountain. It is cause for
ridicule. But then a plot emerges against Jeremiah and he, who has defended the
people before God, now prays for them to be mercilessly punished.
1 Timothy 1: 1 – 11
Paul urges Timothy to not get caught up in technicalities
but to build the people’s capacity for love from pure hearts, good conscience
and sincere faith.
Collect for
Evening Prayer
Pelicans Denmark WA 2014 L Osburn |
Lord your eternal love binds us to you. We thank you for all
the blessings in our lives and world. Strengthen us to deliberately focus on
building up each other’s capacity for love. Resource us to recognise and
celebrate those of pure heart, good conscience and sincere faith so that all
can see them as models to your glory and everlasting praise through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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