27 February 2016
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Saturday 27
February 2016
Morning
Prayer
Psalm
140
This psalm is an appeal
to be delivered from personal enemies – from violent people and those who stir
things up, those who speak ill, are arrogant and make evil plots. The psalmist
is confident in God’s care.
Jeremiah
31: 27 – 40
Jeremiah
reveals God’s plan not only to restore the people of Israel and Judah, their
animals, the city but also to expand its footprint. The new covenant is
introduced. A covenant where the law is written in people’s hearts, people will
automatically know the Lord, sins will be forgiven.
Luke
14: 15 – 34
Jesus
tells the parable of the rich man who planned a feast and invited guest who all
had pressing things to do. He then invited anyone on the street, the poor the
beggars and the travellers. Those who were originally invited missed out. Jesus
challenges people to put the health of their souls before family and other
commitments and to be prepared to carry a heavy burden – to work at their soul’s
health. He challenges them to think and plan the cost of discipleship.
Collect for
Morning Prayer
Where streams of living water flow Ovens River Vic L Osburn |
Forgiving God, we praise you and
thank you for all your gifts and for your loving kindness to us. Deliver us from
those who would cause us harm. Help us to make choices today to take time with
you so that your love can be written on our hearts and our souls can be healed by
your loving kindness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Saturday 27
February 2016
Evening
Prayer
Psalms
141 and 142
Both psalms are pleas to
be delivered from personal enemies. The first includes a willingness to be
justly corrected by the righteous. The psalmist asks to be assisted to avoid
retaliation of the evil so that the enemies realise the psalmist is not only
correct but also gentle.
In the second psalm
things are not going well for the psalmist and the pleas for deliverance
demonstrate faithfulness.
Genesis
45: 16 – 46: 7
Jacob
tells Pharaoh the news and is instructed to give the whole family better land
and more goods so that they do not have to bring much from home. When the sons
return to Jacob and tell him that Joseph is alive he begins his journey to
Egypt. He stops and worships at Beersheba where God talks to him in a dream.
His family will prosper, God will be with them while they are in Egypt, God
will be with his family when they come home and when he dies Joseph will be
there to close his eyes.
Hebrews
9: 23 – 10: 4
Christ’s
sacrifice was not in an earthly temple but in heaven itself. His is the only
necessary sacrifice for the sins of all. Unlike other sacrifices Christ’s
erases all memory of sin.
Collect for
Evening Prayer
Joyous flower harrietville Vic 2016 |
Abundantly generous God, when we
contemplate your great generosity we can only jump for joy, laugh and sing. Our
hearts can only be filled with light and love. We thank you and praise you that
evil has no hold on those who love and trust you. Keep us with you Lord all the
days of our lives so that we can confidently run towards your loving arms when
our time on earth is over through Jesus Christ and your Holy Spirit. Amen.
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