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Prayer Suggestion | Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen Book of Common Prayer | Collects | via Bulletin for Palm Sunday - Washington National Cathedral +++ Bible in Time | Monday | Holy Week | New Testament Study, Day 37 | It’s 51 CE/a.d Today - Acts 17:1-20 | Revo. 145 - 149 Next - Day 38 | Background | 1 Thessalonians Next Assignments Calendar +++ Edward’s Key Points Today Rome ruled Nero Israel uprisings against Samaritans and Romans let to some deaths Paul leaves Philippi and moves to Thessalonia, plants a church, stays 5 months Thessalonia believers became fanatics for the fa

Prayer Suggestion | A Collect for Mission Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hardwood 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. Book of Common Prayer | Collects | via Mission St. Clare site ( Morning Daily Office ) Bible in Time | Friday | Fifth Full Week in Lent | New Testament Study, Day 36 | It’s 50 CE/a.d Today - Acts 16 | Revo. pp. 145 - 149 Next - Acts 17:1-20 | Revo. pp. 151- 158 Next Assignments Calendar +++ Edward’s Key Points Today Edward’s notes that the churches in Galatia are founded no more than three years when the letter is written and goes back with Silas and Timothy for second visits. Second Missionary Journey takes them over to Europe (Northern Greece) He describes the uniqueness of Philippi - pro-Roman rule. All J

St. Luke - writer Prayer Suggestion | A Collect for Guidance Almighty God, who in your providence chose your servant Patrick to be the apostle of the Irish people, to bring those who were wandering in darkness and error to the true light and knowledge of you: Grant us so to walk in that way that we may come at last to the light of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever. Amen. Book of Common Prayer | Collects | via Mission St. Clare site ( Morning Daily Office ) Bible in Time | Wednesday | Fourth Full Week in Lent | New Testament Study, Day 35 | It’s 50 - 51 CE/a.d Today - Introduction to 1 Thessalonians | Revo. pp. 141 - 143 Next - Acts 16 | Revo. pp. 145 - 149 Next Assignments Calendar +++ Edward’s Key Points Today Luke wrote Acts after he had read 1 Thessalonians Looking at both 1 Thessalonians and Act 15 - 18:1 gives us both sides of the conversation that the Letter. Written 1 ½ year

Paul and Silas in Prison Prayer Suggestion | A Collect for Guidance Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Book of Common Prayer | Collects | via Mission St. Clare site (Morning Daily Office) Bible in Time | Tuesday | Fourth Full Week in Lent | New Testament Study, Day 34 | It’s 50 - 51 CE/a.d Today - Overview | Acts 15:40 - 41 | Revo. pp. 135 - 140 Next - Introduction to 1 Thessalonians | Revo. pp. 141 - 143 Next Assignments Calendar +++ Edward’s Key Points Today Great insight at bottom of p. 135 - Now Paul’s letters are read pertaining to us as individuals in the 21st century. Edwards reminds us that the Letter to the Galatians is written to a group of congregations - a body of people - and applied primarily to the

Prayer Suggestion | O Eternal One, Open our eyes to see Your Presence, Open our ears to hear Your call to us, Open our hearts to love all.  Amen Sermon prayer, the Rev. Canon Rosemarie Duncan, Washington National Cathedral, Sunday, March 14, 2021 Bible in Time | Friday | Fourth Full Week in Lent | New Testament Study, Day 33 | It’s 50 - 58 CE/a.d Today - Galatians 6 Next - Overview | Revo. pp. 135 - 140 Next Assignments Calendar +++ Edwards has asked us to pause and read  the Letter to the Galatians . * I am using NOAB5, Galatians, text and  notes as the source of this background for you. (all above from NOAB5 notes and my thoughts)   Galatians 6 Paul calls the Galatians into ethical conduct in their lives for the care and mutuality for others who share the “pneuma” (Spirit) of Christ. (NOAB5, p. 2087 notes) v. 9a “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, …” Paul makes his final point by saying he has written by hand these final exhortations to boast of nothing except