12 November 2016
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Saturday 12 November
2016
Morning
Prayer
Psalm 33
This psalm is a great hymn
of praise to God citing evidence including creation, oversight of nations,
strength beyond that of people or war-horses, the steadfast love that delivers
our souls from death. The psalm ends saying our souls wait for the Lord, our
hearts are glad because we trust and with an appeal for God’s steadfast love to
be with us.
Susanna
34 - 64
The
two judges bring Susanna to court and lay their hands on her head to give evidence
against her. They accuse her of knowingly sending her maids away, and being
intimate with a young man who was hidden in the garden. The judges say the
young man escaped when they tried to restrain them both. Susanna, crying prays
to God and says aloud that this is false evidence. The community sentence her
to death. However Daniel, a young boy, cries out that he will not be part of
killing someone who is innocent and that the elders need to examine the
witnesses. The elders stop and listen. Daniel instructs them to separate the
witnesses and asks each separately under what tree the intimate act took place.
They each answer a different tree thus proving their evidence a lie. The judges
are bith executed, Susanna is freed and Daniel’s reputation for wisdom is
established.
Matthew
24: 15 – 31
When
the disciples and people see the desecrating sacrilege in the holy place they
had best flee – taking nothing. It will be a dreadful time. Pregnant and
nursing women will have the worst of it. The suffering will be greater than
anything seen until now. But it will be cut short else all the elect would
perish. At that time we are not to follow false Messiahs in the desert or the
cities. The sun will be darkened, the moon give no light, stars will fall from
heaven and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear. People will mourn.
Angels will sound a loud trumpet and the elect will be collected.
Collect for Morning Prayer
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Saturday 12
November 2016
Evening
Prayer
Psalm 31
This powerful psalm is on
the theme of taking refuge in God and has the words “Into your hand I commit my
spirit”. The second part asks for God’s grace and the final part praises God
and encourages us to love the Lord, “be strong and let your heart take courage”
(v. 24).
Wisdom
3: 1– 15
The
death of the righteous will seem to the ungodly to be a disaster. But they will
be safe, visited by God and shine. Those who trust God will understand the
truth and the faithful will be with God. The ungodly will find their works come
to nothing of substance.
Women
who cannot have children and eunuchs both of whom lived good lives will be
blessed and have a place of delight with God.
Revelation 6: 1 - 11
The Lamb opens the first five
seals. Seal one is a white horse – irresistible conquering power. The second is
red symbolising war and bloodshed. The third is red symbolising the famine that
follows war. The fourth is pestilence and death but not total destruction of
the earth. The fifth is the prayers of all those martyred for the sake of
Christ. The martyrs ask how long? They are given pure white robes to wear and
are told that more will be martyred before this is over.
Collect for Evening Prayer
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Holy
Lord you and only you know what lies ahead. Help us to remain faithful and calm
assured of your love and care even though wars, pestilence and destruction
surround us. Help us to continually seek, to commit our spirits to your grace and
to care for others in these times to your glory through Jesus Christ our Lord
and Saviour. Amen.
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