14 November 2016
Collects
Prayers
developed from the daily readings
Monday 14 November
2016
Morning
Prayer
Psalm 34
This is a psalm of
thanksgiving and praise and one that teaches people to love and fear the Lord,
to avoid evil and to seek peace. The psalmist teaches, “the Lord redeems the
life of his servants” (v. 22).
Zechariah
9: 1 - 10
Zechariah
tells the words he received from God about the future of the powerful cities
and countries around Israel who are full of enmity. God will humble them. In
the final section the people are encouraged to rejoice for their king will come
in triumph and victory riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Peace
will reign and his dominion will be to the ends of the earth.
Matthew
24: 32 – 51
Jesus
reminds us that we can tell summer is coming because we see sprouts on the
trees. We need to also see the signs around us that indicate Jesus’ return.
Just like before the flood, people were living life and getting married right
up to the day Noah entered the ark. The same will be for us: it will come
suddenly and we need to be prepared.
We
instead need to be like the good manager and be reliable and consistent in our
tasks even when the owner is away. We are not to be lazy or partying and only
clean up our lives when we know the owner is returning – the return will be
unexpected and like a bad manager we will be seen to be hypocrites.
Collect for Morning Prayer
Interior magnolias Harrietville Vic L Osburn |
Monday 14
November 2016
Evening
Prayer
Psalm 119: 17 – 40
In this section of the
psalm is the plea to be taught and to be shown how to live out the commandments
daily: how to read and understand scripture. There is a plea for protection
against ridicule or harm by others because of our desire to be with and know
God.
Wisdom
4: 7– 20
Old
age does not make people wise. The righteous may die early for understanding is
what brings the wisdom: “a blameless life is ripe old age” (v.9). God sometimes
takes good people early so that there is no opportunity for evil to change
their understanding or trick them sine the fascination of wickedness obscures
what is good.
The
righteous ones who have died will condemn the ungodly and the righteous youth
will condemn the prolonged old age of the unrighteous. The Lord will make the
final judgement and the ungodly and their memory will perish.
Revelation 6: 12 – 7: 8
After the opening of the sixth
seal the sun goes black, the moon turns red, the stars fall and the heavens are
pealed back like a curtain. Kings and rulers and people hide in caves knowing
that this is the end and fearing the wrath to come. The angels hold back the
winds and the waves until the elect of the tribes of Israel and others are
gathered and marked with a seal.
Collect for Evening Prayer
Trees in the dawn Lake Mulwala Vic L Osburn |
Holy and almighty God you are indeed
from everlasting to everlasting we will never fully comprehend until we meet
you face to face. Teach us how to live our your commandments and how to
understand your scriptures so that we always turn our faces to you and away
from the fascinations of wickedness and instead grow in love, understanding and
wisdom through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
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