Tuesday - Pentecost 14 - Proper 16
Jesus washes Peter's feet Ford Madox Brown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Highlights and Reflections Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Prayer Today | Tuesday | 23 August 2016 Ps. 5 6; Ps. 10 11; Job 6:1–4 8–15 21; Acts 9:32–43; John 6:60–71 Psalm 5 The writer asks protection from the wicked so that they can enter the temple to worship. Two themes: enjoying God in the temple and threat of the wicked. NOAB4. Job 6 Job second speech asks of no one why he must go on living in suffering? Acts 9 Peter hears of the death of one of the disciples Tabitha who has died and Peter raises her from the dead. Word about the miracle gets around and he stays in Joppa for a while. John 6 Many disciples do not understand the body and blood eating as told by Jesus and turn away; Peter says Jesus has the words of eternal life; Jesus predicts the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. Prayer Collect of the Day: Proper 16 Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being...