24 November 2015
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Tuesday 24
November 2015
Morning
Prayer
Psalms
56 and 57
The
first psalm speaks of trust in God who is our salvation and who is with us when
we fear the actions of other people. It ends in praise and commitment to faith.
The
second psalm again is an appeal for aid against enemies who are compared to
lions. The psalm shifts to praise. The psalmist wakes each morning to sing
God’s praise, to uplift the soul and to ask God to be exalted in the world: to
let God’s glory shine.
2 Kings 23: 16 – 30
King Josiah continues
cleaning up the land getting rid of places where others gods and idols are
worshipped and sacrificed to and kills the priests. He allows one tomb to be saved. It is for a
prophet who told the people what Josiah would do.
He instructs all the people
to keep the Passover and this is done in Jerusalem. He then puts away all
mediums, wizards and others. King Josiah was the best king doing all this even
though the punishment predicted would come.
God’s wrath is not stopped
by King Josiah’s actions since Manasseh had so badly provoked God. Indeed King
Josiah goes out to meet King Neco of Egypt who is travelling to meet the King
of Assyria. King Neco kills King Josiah. Josiah’s body is returned to Jerusalem
and properly buried. The people make Jehoahaz, one of Josiah’s sons, the next
king.
Mark 1:
40 – 45
A leper
comes to Jesus for healing in faith. Jesus sternly warns him to keep the
healing quiet and go to the temple, present himself and be recognised as clean
then make the appropriate thanks as Moses directed. But the leper tells
everyone and therefore Jesus cannot enter a town openly but stays out in the
countryside. Still people come to him from everywhere.
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Morning Prayer
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Tuesday 24
November 2015
Evening
Prayer
Psalms
60 and 61
The
disaster has struck. The people of the country are suffering. As a result
attention to God has increased for some who rally like those joining together
behind a banner. This psalm is an appeal to God to be with us in the challenge
ahead. The psalm ends with “With God we shall do valiantly” (v.
12).
12).
The
second psalm is a prayer for protection. God is describes as a rock, a shelter,
a hiding place and a great bird under whose wings we are protected.
Ecclesiastes 8: 14 – 9: 6
Since the righteous are
sometimes treated as if they are evil and the evil are treated sometimes as if
they are the righteous ones, and since all of us die the writer recommends we
enjoy ourselves. Once we are dead everything is gone even our loves, hates and
envies. While we live we know we will die and there is hope.
Revelation 11: 15 - 19
The seventh angel blows the
trumpet. Loud voices proclaim that the world is now the Kingdom of God and God’s
Messiah who will reign forever. The 24 elders fall and worship God giving
praise that now is the time for judging the dead and rewarding all God’s
servants and saints great and small and for destroying those who destroy the
earth. Then God’s temple in heaven is opened and the Ark of the Covenant seen
within. The noise is like thunder, earthquake and heavy hail.
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Evening Prayer
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