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Sunday, January 30






Isaiah 1:11 - 18


11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me?
saith the Lord:
I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts;
and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
12 When ye come to appear before me,
who hath required this at your hand,
to tread my courts?
13 Bring no more vain oblations;
incense is an abomination unto me;
the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies,
I cannot away with;
it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth:
they are a trouble unto me;
I am weary to bear them.
15 And when ye spread forth your hands,
I will hide mine eyes from you:
yea, when ye make many prayers,
I will not hear:
your hands are full of blood.
16 Wash you, make you clean;
put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes;
cease to do evil;
17 Learn to do well;
seek judgment, relieve the oppressed,
judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
18 Come now,
and let us reason together, saith the Lord:
though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool.



Today's Prayer...


Lord God,

We kneel before you and worship you,
for you do mighty deeds in heaven and on earth
and allow us to become your children and your servants.
You have done great things for many people,
enabling them to serve you, and you will do still more.
For you have promised that all our paths will be made straight.
You have promised that all we do may be a service to you
through Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, whom we follow.
He will be revealed to the whole world, so that the nations
will be called to serve you and your will may be done on earth
as in heaven.
Praised be your name,
Lord our God!
We open our hearts to you.
In death and in life we are yours.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Monday, January 31






Hebrews 3:1 - 9


1 Wherefore, holy brethren,
partakers of the heavenly calling,
consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession,
Christ Jesus;
2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him,
as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses,
inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
4 For every house is builded by some man;
but he that built all things is God.
5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house,
as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
6 But Christ as a son over his own house;
whose house are we,
if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith,
To day if ye will hear his voice,
8 Harden not your hearts,
as in the provocation,
in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9 When your fathers tempted me,
proved me, and saw my works forty years.


Today's Prayer...


Lord God,

We worship you,
for you come to meet us everywhere and you reveal
your glory on our earth.
May we become worthy of you,
people who can represent you with our whole being.
Give us the strength to endure,
even through struggles and temptations.
Be merciful to us at all times through Jesus Christ our Savior.
May we remain body and soul in his hands,
that at last we may come to you, our Father in heaven,
as your true children, reborn through the Holy Spirit.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

I Wish You Enough

Tuesday, February 01






Romans 13:1 - 8


1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers.
For there is no power but of God:
the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power,
resisteth the ordinance of God:
and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works,
but to the evil.
Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power?
do that which is good,
and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good.
But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid;
for he beareth not the sword in vain:
for he is the minister of God,
a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject,
not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also:
for they are God's ministers,
attending continually upon this very thing.
7 Render therefore to all their dues:
tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom;
fear to whom fear;
honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing,
but to love one another:
for he that loveth another 

hath fulfilled the law.


Today's Prayer...


Lord God,

We thank you that we may be your children and
may be led by your hand. Give us patience and faith,
especially when our way on earth seems difficult
and life is full of grief and hardship.
You are light.
You show us the right path.
You go before us in the self-denial and patience taught us
by your Word.
Protect us on all our ways.
May your kingdom grow among us until it can be
plainly seen that you, O God, are truly with us
doing your work and bringing us joy,
even though what we do seems fruitless.
But your work endures.
In your work we rejoice,
and we want to give thanks to you every day.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Wednesday, February 02






Psalm 121:1 - 8


1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper:
the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil:
he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and
thy coming in from this time forth,
and even for evermore.


Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We thank you that you lead us on all our paths.
Together we praise your name.
We plead with you, stay with us,
especially when the world grows darker.
Stay with us and send down your power.
Send your power in answer to our prayers.
For all people we pray,
“Father in heaven, these are our brothers and sisters
in spite of their failures and sins.”
Help them, O God.
May they soon come to recognize who you are,
what you do, and what you will still do,
so that the whole world can be joyful and
all people on earth may know the
blessing of being your children.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen