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Gustave Dore - Jesus walks on the sea 1870 - Wiki Common Images Quick Bible Study & Prayers Based on Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Readings in the Pentecost Season Opening Sentence | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 | BCP p. 78 Daily Office Prayers | Pray this way or this way or this way or this way or this way . Alternatives worship Readings | Biblegateway.com | Thursday Psalm 131, 132, [133] & 134, 135 Job 1:1-22 Acts 8:26-40 John 6:16-27 Psalm 131 | Background | The writer in this short psalm waits for the Lord like a child waiting to be fed; waiting with faith and silence to be fed. Acts 8 I love Luke as he writes and it is a common every occurrence that an angel shows up to Philip. The angel takes him away to have a conversation with an Ethiopian royal treasurer who is reading Isaiah - Philip talks with the man, bap...

http://matthewwester.blogspot.com/2015/06/philip-and-ethiopian-eunuch.html Highlights and Reflections Daily Office Readings of Book of Common Prayer (last century) Pray Today | Thursday | 18 August 2016 Ps. 131  132  [133]; Ps. 134  135; Job 1:1–22; Acts 8:26–40; John 6:16–27 Psalm 132 A song of praise for the blessing of the king of Israel Job 2 Satan comes into the heavenly courts; the Lord brags about the faithfulness of Job; Satan says of course he is grateful for all his blessing - take those away and he will curse God; God does not think so but lets Satan do to Job and see what happens. Acts 8 Philip follows the instructions of God and goes to meet an official of the queen of Ethiopia and while reading Isaiah is given the opportunity to speak of Jesus, the official is baptized; and Philip to taken off to other work.  John 6 Jesus walking on the water; disciples were afraid; they landed; the crowds followed him; why are y...