Wednesday - The 11th Day of Advent

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Opening Sentence |

In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3

Read | Wednesday | 9 December 2015

Reading |
Adriaan van Stalbemt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Psalm 38 -  Lord, heal me; don't strike me down; plots abound but I listen to you O Lord for you will answer me; I am in pain; I will confess my sin; I watch for slanders but they slander me because I follow you. literary type - Individual lament (click here)
Amos 8 - Amos sees a basket of fruit; the Lord says that I will not listen to them for they trample the needy, they will fall and thirst for they abandon me and my teachings.
Revelation 1 & 2 -  John sees a vision of Jesus; Keys of the Kingdom; stars & lampstands = churches; enduring patiently but have forgotten love so repent; Remember the knowledge of God
Matthew 23 - Listen to religious leaders for their words and not their lack of faith; God is the instruction of Life; Humbled will be exalted and the exalted humbled.
Source | Morning Office in Audio | Click here
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Next | Thursday | 10 December 2015
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For our Country
Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech you that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of your favor and glad to do your will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion us into one united people. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in your Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to your law, we may show forth your praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in you to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Prayer Sites |
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