21 November 2015
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Saturday 21
November 2015
Morning
Prayer
Psalm
50
Almighty
God who rules over the entire planet rebukes the people and explains that God
does not need sacrifices of animals. God already owns all the creatures and
plants of the earth. God instead requires thanksgiving and praise.
For
those who do evil, slander others and hate discipline they have no right to
recite the commandments.
“Mark
this, then you who forget God” (v.23). Those who bring thanksgiving honour God
and those who go the right way, God will save.
2 Kings 22: 12 – 23: 3
King Josiah is distressed
at having heard the words of the Law and understands how greatly the people have
angered God through worshipping idols and Baals. He sends the priest and others
to seek out God’s view. They go to a prophetess. She says that indeed disaster
will come to the city but since King Josiah is repentant he will not be alive
when the disaster occurs – he will be exempt from seeing the destruction.
Mark 1:
14 – 28
After
John the Baptist is arrested Jesus begins his public ministry saying, “The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the
good news” (v.15). He engages fishermen to come and fish for people: Simon,
Andrew, James and John. In Capernaum he teaches in the synagogue as one with
authority. He rebukes an unclean spirit in a man and it obeys him. The people
are astounded. His fame spreads.
Collect for
Morning Prayer
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Saturday 21
November 2015
Evening
Prayer
Psalms
119: 41 - 64
The
earth is full of God’s steadfast love and the psalmist wants to be taught and
affirmed and encouraged in understanding and living by God’ statutes. Through
this the psalmist will have the words to say to those who taunt and the confidence
to give testimony to kings. The psalmist identifies all the way the
commandments and statutes of the Lord enrich life.
Ecclesiastes 7: 14 - 29
When you are prosperous be
joyful and when adversity comes know that we get good and bad and be grateful
we cannot see what is to come.
Some people are so
righteous they foreshorten their lives and some people do wicked things to stay
alive. So being too righteous and too wicked can both result in not having a
full life. Wisdom gives us strength – it
doesn’t stop us from sinning.
Don’t listen to everything
people say – don’t take it on board – you will hear someone cursing you as we
have all grumbled about others.
There are women out there
who are traps. Those who please God escape. Sinners are caught.
God made people
straightforward but we devise many schemes.
Revelation 10
The
seventh angel is wrapped in a cloud with a rainbow over the head. The angel has
a face like the sun and legs that are like pillars of fire. One foot is set on
land and one on the sea. The angel shouts and John is not permitted to write
the words. There will be no more delay. When the seventh angel’s trumpet sounds
the mystery of God will be revealed. John is instructed to take the little
scroll held by the angel and eat it. It is sweet as honey but has a bitter
after effect. Then John is told to prophesy again about many peoples, languages
and kings.
Collect for
Evening Prayer
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Holy Lord your commandments and love are sweet and
when we take this in we realise how flawed we are. Give us that calmness of
recognition so that we can feel deep humility, accept the realities of who we
are and step out in confidence and faith to do the best we can with your help
all our days through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, and the power of your Holy
Spirit in our hearts. Amen.
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