20 March 2016
Collects
Prayers developed from the daily readings
Sunday 20 March 2016
Palm Sunday
Morning Prayer
Psalms
118: 1 – 2, 19 – 29
“Give
thanks to the Lord for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever” (v.1).
This psalm is about being granted entry to the place of worship. “This is the
day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (v.24).
Psalm
70
This
is a prayer for deliverance from those who seek to harm us. And for those who
seek God, may they rejoice.
Galatians
3: 10 - 14
If we
rely on obeying all the commandments and laws as our path to salvation it is
too great a burden; it is like a curse. No one can do it. Real righteousness is
about living by and through faith. Christ, by his death took the burden of the
law on himself so that everyone can receive the spirit through faith.
Collect for Morning Prayer
Our unfurling to praise and love The Abbey Benedictine Community Jamberoo NSW L Osburn |
Loving and bountiful God you want us
with you rejoicing, singing, full of praise and love. We thank you for Jesus
our Lord and saviour. Help us to keep rejoicing in our hearts for you have won
us the victory. You have granted us entry to worship you forever through Jesus
Christ our Lord and the power of your Holy Spirit. Amen.
Sunday 20 March 2016
Evening Prayer
Luke
19: 28 – 40
Jesus
sends two of the disciples to get a colt from a village. Jesus rides on the
colt from the Mount of Olives to the Temple in Jerusalem. People shout blessing
and peace. Some Pharisees ask Jesus to instruct the people to be quiet and
Jesus says that if he did “even the stones would shout out” (v.40).
Exodus
13: 1 – 3, 7 – 9
These
sections cover Moses’ instructions that the firstborn of humans and animals
need to be consecrated to God and that only flat bread is to be eaten for seven
days each year to remind everyone of God’s bringing of the Israelites out of
Egypt.
Psalm
118: 1 – 16
This
section of the psalm gives thanks for delivery from great enemies on all sides.
The psalmist is explicit in saying that faith in the Lord is the key, not
reliance on in armies or princes or any humans. “The Lord is my strength and my
might: he has become my salvation” (v.14).
John 12:
20 – 32
The
context is the people coming to Jerusalem for Passover. Jesus has just entered
the city and been greeted with the palms and Hosannas. In the group of people
who had come to Jerusalem are some Greeks who wish to meet Jesus. The message
about the meeting is passed on and Jesus response is to talk about how he will
fall to the ground like a seed and die but that is necessary for glorification.
God’s voice is heard to respond to Jesus for the sake of the crowd, not for
Jesus’ comfort.
Collect for Evening Prayer
On the path to the cross The Abbey Benedictine Community Jamberoo NSW L Osburn |
Steadfast and faithful God, through
the history of your people of faith you have been there with us, guiding and
delivering us. Give us the courage to put our faith into action, to bend our
will to your way so that we bear witness to the glory of your kingdom through
Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour. Amen.
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