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Thursday - Pentecost - Proper 19

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Light of the World NASA - ISS My 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 | Amazing Grace 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 [70], 71 & 74 Job 28:1-28 Acts 16:25-40 John 12:27-36a Psalm 71 | Prayer for persecutors be defeated I have taken refuge in you; listen to me; protect me; deliver me: Since I was born You protected me; come and help me. I will wait for you all day long; don’t leave me. You comfort me. Acts 16 | Note that the text is now in the second person - “we” | About midnight while they were imprisoned; the earth shook and the doors were opened; the jailer was baptized with hi...

Thursday after the Second Sunday in Lent

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Opening Sentence To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, because we have rebelled against him and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by following his laws which he set before us. + Daniel 9:9,10 Prayer Sites | Click here | Pray daily! http://www.freebibleimages.org/photos/jesus-teaching/ Read Today | Thursday | 25 February 2016 | Ps. [70]  71; Ps. 74; Gen. 42:29–38; 1 Cor. 6:12–30; Mark 4:21–34 Psalm 71 | Literary type | Individual Laments  |  click here Theologian Gunkel also  categorizes  these Psalms as Individual Complaints; O Lord, help me for I have taken refuge in you; I speak well of you; help me; hear me; you have my trust. Genesis 42 The Joseph story could have symbolized an idealized leader coming to power even when persecuted; may have been written in early Solomon's reign to show the qualities of a righteous steward as ruler; the brothers have return to Jacob with Joseph conditions - one brother is left b...