16 June 2016
Collects
Prayers developed from the daily readings
Thursday 16 June 2016
Morning Prayer
Psalm
105: 1 – 22
The
psalm praises God’s faithfulness. It praises creation and God’s love. This
portion recalls the early story of Abraham through to Joseph being placed in
charge of Pharaoh’s household.
2
Chronicles 8
Solomon
now builds cities and towns. He uses people of the land – not Hebrews – as
conscripted labour. He brought his wife the daughter of Pharaoh from outside
the city to his house. Solomon makes regular sacrifices to the Lord, observes
the festivals and appoints the priests and Levites. He then goes down to the
seaside and imports gold from Ophir.
Acts
10: 34 – 48
Peter
understands that God shows no partiality and in every nation anyone who fears
God and does what is right is acceptable to God.
Peter
tells those gathered at Caesarea how God sent the message to the Israelites
through Jesus that God is Lord of all. Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit
and with power. The message spread through healing, works and removing
oppression of the spirit. Peter and his companions are witnesses. Jesus was
crucified and raised from the dead. The people who knew him saw him. Jesus
commanded them to preach and to testify that Jesus is ordained by God to judge
the living and the dead.
While
Peter is speaking the Holy Spirit comes on everyone. The believers are
astounded that the Holy Spirit is given to the people from other nations. They
begin speaking in tongues. Peter asks, “Can anyone withhold the water for
baptising these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” He
orders them to be baptised.
Collect for Morning Prayer
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Thursday 16 June 2016
Evening Prayer
Psalm 105:
23 – 45
The
psalm continues to praise God’s faithfulness to the covenant and tells the
story of the famine, Israel going to Egypt, the Exodus and the arrival in the
Promised Land.
Praise the Lord.
Proverbs
13: 15 – 14: 6
The
proverbs continue to encourage wisdom and discipline, limits and respect.
Having desires is acknowledged and meeting them is sweet but there are limits
and fools will not be able to turn away from evil. For the righteous, they have
enough and are satisfied. For the wicked, they are always hungry and never
satisfied.
2
Corinthians 12: 6 – 13
Paul
says his weakness, which he has prayed about will stay with him for God has
said to him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in
weakness.” Paul will therefore boast about his weakness so that the power of
God can dwell in him and he will be content in his weakness and continue to
suffer insults, hardship and calamities.
Paul
again says the Corinthians should be condemning him for his foolishness. He
really isn’t inferior to the “super-apostles”. He performed all the signs of a
true apostle with patience: signs and mighty works. He asks how can they be
worse off than other places except that he has not made them pay for him. With
some irony he asks their forgiveness for not burdening them.
Collect for Evening Prayer
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Holy Lord you promise us a place where we will be satisfied and where signs of your presence and works done in your name are visible. Since on the journey to this place we all have weaknesses and struggles, help us to appreciate the leadership we have, contribute to it and be satisfied with it, so that we are open to your signs and wonders and without complaint abide by the limits set on us by your word through the power of your Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
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