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By tomasz przechlewski from Sopot, Poland (epl315_8203473) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Brief Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary Readings Opening Sentence Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia! Pray  -  Click here Read Today Thursday | April 22, 2016 Ps. 50; Ps. [59  60] or 114  115; Exod. 34:1–17; 1 Thess. 2:13–20; Matt. 5:21–26   Psalm 50 | Liturgy This poem is attributed to one of David’s musicians Asaph; this is a covenant renewal liturgy; I will rebuke the evil ways of people. God is great; Let the heavens declare the rightness of God's cause; offer the Lord a sacrifice of thanksgivings; don't associate with sinners; Don't forget God. Exodus 34 Moses works with God to get the people back on track; the covenant is renewed; new tablets created; people are restored. 1 Thessalonians 2 We give thanks to God for your have received God's word; ...

Jesus Tempted - Carl Heinrich Bloch [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Brief Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary Readings Opening Sentence Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia! Pray  -  Click here Read Today Thursday | 14 April 2016 | Ps. 37:1–18; Ps. 37:19–42; Exod. 20:1–21; Col. 1:24—2:7; Matt. 4:1–11 Psalm 37 | Wisdom Give me courage, give me endurance against the wicked; may the wicked pay and the righteous be rewarded; commit your way to the Lord, trust in God, and the Lord will act. Do not fret, the Lord will act. Exodus 20 Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God; people ask Moses to go near God and they will stay behind. Colossians 1 Paul is putting his full being in service to the Gospel and encourages the Colossians to do the same. Do not worry about suffering for the Gospel. Matthew 4 After 40 days in the wilderness, as the people of Israel did and the prophets of old did, Jesus is t...

Read |  Day 74 | Sunday | March 15 | Deuteronomy 10:1 – 12:32 Reading | Redo of the 10 Commandment tablets with Ark of the Covenant;  obedience to the law of God a condition for prosperity in the land; as is loyalty; You shall love the Lord and keep God's charge ...; worship centralized in the tabernacle - worship there.    Source | The New Oxford Annotated Bible, 4th Edition | (c) 2010, Oxford University Press | ISBN 978-0-19-528955-8 |  click here  | pp. 267 -272 Next | Day 75 | Monday | March 16 | Deuteronomy 13:1 – 16:17 +++ Reflection Session | Sundays | 910 am – 940 am ET-USA | Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall | 341 Washington | Traverse City | Michigan | USA | good talk, prayer, reflection, and coffee +++ The Lord's Prayer or  traditional music:  video  |  choir Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily...

Read |  Day 73 | Saturday | March 14 | Deuteronomy 6:1 – 9:29 Dates | 1405 or 1239 BC Reading | love the God of now and your ancestors;   Hear, O Israel: The  Lord  our God, the  Lord  is one.     Love  the  Lord  your God with all your heart  and with all your soul and with all your strength.     These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts; God will clear the nations before you; do not forget what God has done for you; God is gracious not  because of Israel's righteousness; Golden Calf .... Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 |  Click here   Source | BibleGateway.com Next |  Day 74 | Sunday | March 15 | Deuteronomy 10:1 – 12:32 +++ A Collect for Fridays Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walkin...

Read |  Day 72 | Friday | March 13 | Deuteronomy 3:21 – 5:33 Reading | Moses can't cross into the promise land; follow God; no idols; Lord is God; cities of refuge; Ten Commandments revisited; so be careful to do what God demands. Source | BibleGateway | click here Next | Day 73 | Saturday | March 14 | Deuteronomy 6:1 – 9:29 +++ For Our Enemies O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Social Justice Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Source | Morning Office in English | Mission St Clare...