3 April 2015
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Friday 3
April 2015
GOOD FRIDAY
Morning
Prayer
Psalms 40
The psalmist has received God’s grace and salvation in
the past and praises God. He has given himself as a sacrifice of listening
attention and praise to God. Now there is a new set of circumstances and
enemies assail him. Again the psalmist asks for deliverance and waits patiently
on the Lord.
Genesis 22: 1 – 18
Abraham takes his only loved son to be sacrificed to
the Lord. An angel stays his hand. God instead provides a ram for the
sacrifice. Abraham has shown that God is his highest priority and his
obedience.
Matthew 27: 32 – 54
On the way to Golgotha Simon of Cyrene is compelled by
the guards to carry Jesus’ cross. Jesus is crucified and his clothes taken. He
is mocked by priests, passers by and even a thief who is crucified beside him.
At mid-day the land is covered in darkness and three hours later Jesus cries
out to God. He is given vinegar, cries out once more and dies.
The curtain in the temple that shields the holy place
of God’s presence is torn in two.
A centurion states, this is God’s Son. The women are
there, at a safe distance watching, some of the many women who came up with
Jesus from Galilee.
Collect for
Morning Prayer
From the Mountain Mt Hotham Vic. 2015 L Osburn |
Friday 3
April 2015
GOOD FRIDAY
Evening
Prayer
Psalm 142
This psalm is attributed to King David when he was
hiding in a cave in fear for his life. David cries to the Lord and tells God
his situation and that there are traps in his road ahead. His persecutors are
too strong for him. David asks to be rescued so that he can praise God and so
that godly people will surround him.
Lamentations 5: 15 – 22
Our joy is gone, our dancing stops, we are without
power, we have sinned, our hearts are broken, our eyes dim and there are
scavengers in places that were once precious to us. Is our sin beyond
redemption? We are separated from God and long to be restored.
Colossians 1: 18 – 23
Christ is the beginning of all things, the head of the
church and the one through whom reconciliation with God was made possible for
all.
Collect for
Evening Prayer
The Pinnacles Broken Hill NSW 2015 L Osburn |
Holy Lord, there are no words to describe your power and
might. We thank you that you came down to us, gave your life for us and made
possible an eternal reconciliation with you. On our knees we praise you and
thank you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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