Thursday - Pentecost 9 - Proper 12

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Highlights & Mini-Bible Study

Book of Common Prayer | Daily Office Readings

Days of Pentecost

Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also. | Isaiah 45:8, NRSV | Enriching Our Worship 1, p.18

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Readings

Today | Thursday | 3 August 2017

Ps. [70] 71; Ps. 74; 2 Samuel 4:1–12; Acts 16:25–40; Mark 7:1–23

Psalm 71 | Background
In you O Lord I take my refuge, deliver me;

I have always be sustained by you even from the beginning of my life;

I will recount your mighty deed even though I do not know of them;

Do not forsake me - Let me tell you to this generation.

I will sing and proclaim Your righteousness.

Acts 16 |

Paul and Silas were imprisoned; an earthquake released their shackles; release them; we are Romans, and they apologized to them and let them go.

Mark 7 |

The religious leaders asked Jesus why his disciples did not follow the tradition of the elders; Jesus said they abandon the law of God and follow the traditions of man; His disciples asked what he meant - Jesus declared all food clean - evil comes from the human heart.

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Prayers and Intercessions | Mission St Clare | Book of Common Prayer.
Today | Pentecost 9 | Proper 12

Collect for the Day

O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; 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.