27 September 2016
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Tuesday 27
September 2016
Morning
Prayer
Psalm 68: 1 – 20
A psalm of praise to a practical God, our God. We are
provided with the practical necessities homes, care for orphans and widows,
water, food, crops, protection, peace and God’s presence –
relationship.
Joel 3: 9 – 21
Joel calls for warriors, for the assembly of all those
willing to fight a battle in the valley of judgement. He calls God’s warriors
too. God will judge because the wickedness overflows like a great wine harvest.
The scene will be terrifying, things will be bleak and the Lord’s voice will be
like a roar from Zion.
He then paints a scene of calm: sweet wine, milk and
fresh water. All the enemies will be defeated and God prevail.
Matthew 9: 14 – 26
Disciples of John the Baptist ask Jesus why they and
the Pharisees fast but Jesus’s disciples do not. Jesus talks about respecting
the new ways and the old ways and not forcing them together. He also says that
there will be a time when the disciples fast – at the moment they are still
with the bridegroom.
A leader in the synagogue approaches for his daughter
has died and asks Jesus to lay hands on her so she may live. Jesus goes and on
the way a woman touches the fringe of his coat so she may be healed. Jesus
stops, recognises the touch, acknowledge the woman and her faith and heals her.
He then tells the mourners to depart and enters the synagogue leader’s home,
takes the girl by the hand and she gets up. There is rejoicing everywhere.
Jesus recognises and heals women and girl children.
Collect for
Morning Prayer
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Tuesday 27
September 2016
Evening
Prayer
Psalms 68: (21 – 23) 24 – 35
This section of the psalm moves first to the fierce
protection God provides for his people and then to a procession and celebration
of God and the people of Israel, united in Jerusalem at the temple.
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Maccabees 3: 42 – 60
Judas
Maccabeus and his brothers see the great army and hear what the King had said
about the destruction of the people. He calls for the people to rejoice in who
they are even if it is a ruin and fight for the sanctuary. First they go to a
place of prayer at Mizpah where they fast, put on the garments of mourning,
read the scriptures, bring gifts and pray. They give a loud shout and prepare
for battle but only take those willing to fight. They camp to the south of
Emmaus and ready themselves to fight in the morning vowing to submit to God’s
will.
Colossians 1: 9 – 20
Paul tells of his prayers that we
may have knowledge of God’s will in spiritual wisdom and understanding so that
we lead lives worthy of God, bear fruit and be made strong through His power so
that we can endure all things with patience and joyfully give thanks. He has
rescued us from the power of darkness and put us in Christ, His Son’s kingdom.
Paul explains the oneness of God and Christ and this section is the beginning
of our creed, the acknowledgement of God as creator of all things visible and
invisible and God’s reconciliation with us through the cross.
Collect for
Evening Prayer
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Wonderful nurturing Lord, you give
us great examples of faith so that we know that even if our bodies and our
abilities fail, even if we are up against impossible opposition you are with
us. We thank you for this reminder of your love and we ask that you energise us
to encourage others in the faith as Paul encourages us. Help us remind each
other who you are and what you have done through Jesus’s death and resurrection
so that all of us may endure all things with patience, joyfully sing to your glory
and give you our thanks and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord and your Holy
Spirit in our hearts. Amen.
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