Thursday - Proper 2 - Pentecost

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Highlights, Bible Study & Prayers | BCP Daily Office Reading | Pentecost |

Opening Sentence |

You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you

shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the

ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 | BCP p. 77

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Readings | Biblegateway.com | Thursday

Ps 18:1-20 & 18:21-50 | Prov. 7:1-27 | 1 John 5:13-21 |
Matt. 11:25-30

Psalm 18

I love you O Lord who protects me and keeps me;
I will call upon the Lord and God will save me in all situations;

God delivered me in the day of my disaster;

1 John 5 | Background

You have eternal life; God will respond to all prayer;
Christ protects us as God’s children;

Jesus is true God.

Matthew 11 |

Jesus says - “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,

and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from

me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest

for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Tomorrow | Friday

Ps. 16, 17 & 22 | Prov. 8:1-21 | 2 John 1-13 | Matt. 12:1-14

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Prayers and Intercessions
Collect of the Day |
O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

A Pilgrim's Blessing

May the babe of Bethlehem be yours to tend;

May the boy of Nazareth be yours for a friend;

May the man of Galilee his healing send;

May the Christ of Calvary his courage lend;

May the Risen Lord his presence send

And his holy angels defend you, to the end.  Amen

For Creation
We give you thanks, most gracious God, for the beauty of earth and sky
and sea; for the richness of mountains, plains, and rivers; for the songs of
birds and the loveliness of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts,
and pray that we may safeguard them for our posterity. Grant that we
may continue to grow in our grateful enjoyment of your abundant
creation, to the honor and glory of your Name, now and forever. Amen

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Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than
we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in
the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.     
Ephesians 3:20,21