Sunday, Jul 09








Genesis 1 : 1-10
KJV


1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light:
and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good:
and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day,
and the darkness he called Night.
And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said,
Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters,
and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament,
and divided the waters which were under the firmament
from the waters which were above the firmament:
and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven.
And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said,
Let the waters under the heaven be gathered
together unto one place, and let the dry land appear:
and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth;
and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas:
and God saw that it was good.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

You are our Father,
and we human beings know that our innermost
hearts belong to You.
Hold us firmly through Your Spirit, we pray,
so that we do not live on the level of our lower
natures but remain true to the calling You have given us,
the high calling to what is eternal.
May all our experiences work in us for good,
bringing us the joyful certainty that You rule
us with Your Spirit,
that You further the good everywhere in
the world and make more and more people
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In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Monday, Jul 10








Galatians 5 : 16-26
KJV


16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit,
and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the other:
so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit,
ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like:
of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh
with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit,
let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory,
provoking one another, envying one another.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Strengthen in us all that comes from You and is eternal,
all that is good and right and genuine.
Let this shape our outward life and help us triumph
over need and death.
Help us to wait quietly, even when we don't know
the answers to our questions,
because we are certain that the outcome
will be good and life-giving,
to the glory of Your Spirit and Your name.
We entrust ourselves to Your hands.
Stay with us, that we may receive Your calling for our lives.
Stay with us, so that in all our work and activity
we may be aware of Your guiding Spirit
at work in our hearts."


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

Amen

Tuesday, Jul 11








Proverbs 3 : 24-35
KJV


24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea,
thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear,
neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence,
and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour,
Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give;
when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour,
seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked:
but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners:
but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory:
but shame shall be the promotion of fools.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Grant us true unity with Your Son Jesus Christ,
so that His power can be revealed in us and
we may find new life in which we can truly serve You.
Protect us from all error. Be among us with Your Spirit
to make us people who are genuine.
Let Your will be carried out more and more in this age.
Let Your will again intervene so that a
new creation may come,
a new heaven and a new earth,
as we have been promised.
May Your name be great among us,
may Your kingdom come and everything in
heaven and on earth be done according to Your will."


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

Amen

Wednesday, Jul 12








James 3 : 9-18
KJV


9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father;
and therewith curse we men,
which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.
My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the
same place sweet water and bitter?
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries?
either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you?
let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts,
glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above,
but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,
then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated,
full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality,
and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown
in peace of them that make peace.



Today's Prayer...


Almighty God,

Keep watch over us and lead us
fully into the life of Jesus Christ.
Let Your Son Jesus Christ become truly living
within us so that we may be full of joy because
we belong to the realm of heaven and may
live every day with faith in Him.
We thank You for all you have let us experience.
We thank You with all our hearts that in Your
great compassion You have showered so
much good on us who are not yet perfect in faith.
Keep our hearts in the light, we pray.
Keep us patient and dedicated,
for then more and more can be done among
us poor children of earth, to the glory of Your name."


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

Amen

Thursday, Jul 13








Amos 5 : 7-17
KJV


7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood,
and leave off righteousness in the earth,
8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion,
and turneth the shadow of death into the morning,
and maketh the day dark with night:
that calleth for the waters of the sea,
and poureth them out upon the face of the earth:
The Lord is his name:
9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong,
so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate,
and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor,
and ye take from him burdens of wheat:
ye have built houses of hewn stone,
but ye shall not dwell in them;
ye have planted pleasant vineyards,
but ye shall not drink wine of them.
12 For I know your manifold transgressions
and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe,
and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time;
for it is an evil time.
14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live:
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you,
as ye have spoken.
15 Hate the evil, and love the good,
and establish judgment in the gate:
it may be that the Lord God of hosts
will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts,
the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets;
and they shall say in all the highways,
Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning,
and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing:
for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our mighty God,

Look upon us in our poverty,
for you call us your children and give us of your Spirit.
From your fullness we constantly need to receive strength
for the struggle meant for us in life.
Grant that light may come wherever darkness still reigns,
especially where it is so black that we do not
know which way to turn.
Hear our prayer for all people,
and let your justice and your truth alone be victorious.
Let all people receive what you have promised them,
and let them realize that no matter what happens,
they remain your children."


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

Amen