Tuesday - Pentecost 15 - Proper 17
Highlights and Reflections Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Prayer - written in the 1970s Week after the 15th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 17 Today | Tuesday | 30 August 2016 Ps. 26 28; Ps. 36 39; Job 12:1 13:3–17 21–27; Acts 12:1–17; John 8:33–47 Psalm 26 | Individual Lament My feet stand steadfast with the people of God where I will praise God. Job 12 | Job’s 4th Speech People make fun of me as I call upon the Lord in my distress; if God takes action then nothing can undo it; God judges the rulers and the way they treat people. Acts 12 In 41 a.d. Claudius Caesar appoints Herod Agrippa king of Judea and he continued with the persecution of the Church; Peter is arrested and thrown in jail; an angel releases him. He goes to Mary’s house and then escapes. John 8 | Jesus is still debating with church leaders about who he is and where he comes from and hence his authority. Tomorrow| Wednesday |31 August 2016 Ps. 38; Ps. 119:25–48; Job 12:1 ...