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Thursday - Pentecost 4 - Proper 6

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Jesus in Jeans Peter Royle [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Daily Office Reading from the Book of Common Prayer Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Philippians 1:2 Daily Office &  Pray  -  Click here Today |  Thursday | 16 June 2016 Ps. 88; Ps. 91  92; Num. 13:1–3  21–30; Rom. 2:25—3:8; Matt. 18:21–35 Psalm 88 NOAB - the prayer of the near hopeless individual; bleakest petition in the Psalms; the individual cries for help and feels abandon | I cry to you, where are you?; my enemies gather around me, have you abandoned me?; you put me into the pit, can you get me out?; I pray to you in the morning, where are you?... Numbers 13 The Lord tells Moses to send out spies to Canaan land Romans 2/3 Paul call for the circumcision of the heart not just a mark on the body; a sign of righteousness; not following rules but being transform...

Wednesday After the Fifth Sunday in Lent

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Water changed to blood James Tissot [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Opening Sentence Make haste, O God, to deliver us. Make haste to help us, O Lord. Daily Office Readings & Reflections Read Today Wednesday | 16 March 2016 Ps. 119:145–176; Ps. 128 129 130; Exod. 7:8–24; 2 Cor. 2:14—3:6; Mark 10:1–16 Psalm 119 | Literary Type | Free Composition | Click here Hear my pleas - I follow your ways; I am miserable - rescue me; rulers persecute me - I seek your salvation; the whole of my body seeks your salvation - hear me. Exodus 7 | Background |  Click here Moses hands off the staff/rod of God to Aaron so that he can perform miracles and wonders; 1st Plague - Nile turned to blood, fish died and smelled; but Pharaoh was not impressed because his people could do the same thing, so he would not liberate the people. 2 Corinthians 2 | Background |  Click here Like a fragrance, the faith permeates the whole place of believers; Christ has written a new covenant on...