8 May 2015
Collects
Prayers developed from the daily readings
Sunday 8 March 2016
Morning Prayer
Psalm
113
This
is a psalm of praise to the Lord forever. What other God is there that raises
the poor from the dust and has them sit with the powerful and renowned? Who is
it that fulfils us like this God?
John
16: 16 – 24
Jesus
tells the disciples that he will go away and not be seen, then be seen again.
The disciples are puzzled so he explains. When Jesus goes the disciples will
weep and the world will rejoice. But when he returns their joy will overcome
the grief (just like when a baby arrives the mother forgets the pain of
delivery). If the disciples ask anything of God in Jesus’ name it will be
given. “Ask and you shall receive so your joy may be complete” (v.24).
Collect for Morning Prayer
Tiny desert lizard Head of the Bight SA L Osburn |
Generous and loving God you are the one who fills us full
when we ask in the name of Jesus your son our Lord and saviour. When we
encounter the mysteries of you, your power and your ways, help us come to you,
show us what we need to know, so that we can move from being poor and in the
dust in our confusion to sitting in your love and care deeply understanding and
able with full heart and soul to sing your praises eternally through Jesus
Christ our saviour redeemer and friend. Amen
Sunday 8 March 2016
Evening Prayer
Acts
15: 35– 16: 6
Paul
and Barnabas are in Antioch and teach the believers. They agree to re-visit the
communities of believers. After a very serious discussion about who should
accompany them, Paul and Barbabas part company. Paul makes the journey with
Silas and Barnabas takes Mark with him to Cyprus. Paul and Silas visit communities
and on the way collect Timothy whose mother was Jewish and father is Greek.
Timothy is circumcised and they continue touring Asia Minor.
Psalm
93
God’s
greatness is praised – more powerful than floods, more powerful than the seas.
God’s commandments are sure and God lives in holiness.
Revelation 4: 1 – 11
John has a vision where he his
taken up in the spirit to a throne with one seated on it and he describes the
details around: 24 elders worshipping, 4 creatures with eyes seeing all, lamp
stands and a crystal sea. Without ceasing the creatures sing “Holy, holy, holy,
the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come” (v.8). All around
sing a response.
Collect for Evening Prayer
Pink frangipani Di's Garden Mandurah WA L Osburn |
Holy God you are all more
powerful all seeing and all knowing. You are with us even when your faithful
ones disagree on personnel and process. Help us to remember that it is you that
brings all thing to the good so that we with your hosts may join in the
singing, “Holy,
holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come” all our
days through Jesus Christ our Lord and
Saviour. Amen.
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