Thursday - Pentecost 12 - Proper 16

Last Supper
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Highlights & Mini-Bible Study

Book of Common Prayer | Daily Office Readings

Days of Pentecost

We give you thanks, O God, we give you thanks, calling upon your Name and declaring all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 75:1 | Enriching Our Worship 1, p.19

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Readings

Today | Thursday | 31 August 2017

Ps. 18:1–20; Ps. 18:21–50; 1 Kings 3:16–28; Acts 27:27–44; Mark 14:12–26

Psalm 18 | Background
I love you, O Lord,

My strength, My Rock, My Savior, My Liberator,

God came down from heaven and saved me,

God rescued me!

Acts 27 |

Paul consulted with the ship leaders during the shipwreck; they made for a beach and grounded the ship that they abandoned and got to the shore.

Mark 14 |

The disciples had the Passover; Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper; then they went to the Mount of Olives.

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Prayers and Intercessions | Mission St Clare | Book of Common Prayer.
Today | Pentecost 12 | Proper 16

Collect for the Day

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

For Mission

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

A Prayer of Self-Dedication

Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated unto you; and then use us, we pray you, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

General Thanksgiving

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.