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Sep 2020
above: “Transfiguration” by Feofan the Greek From Labor Day until Advent, we will be spending time with poems and prayers written and prayed by some of the faithful who have gone before us. May their devotion inform our own. May their careful attention to the needs of the world and the work of God in their time help us in our own. Click to download: September 13 – “Easter Wings” by George Herbert, died 1633 Lord, who......
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Sep 2020
above: “Sending Out” | Elmer Yazzie This Fall, let’s turn to prayer. God is always with us; God is always for us. God is always listening when we speak to him, and praise or cry out. An unformed thought can be heard by God (Psalm 139). So will a ragged cry of pain (Psalm 22); likewise, the triumphant shout (Psalm 145-150). This Fall, we’re inviting you to spend some time – six lengths of time – returning......
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Jul 2020
Opening Prayer Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts.See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139 O Lord, you have searched me and known me.You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know......
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Jul 2020
Invitation: God of Ages, Let me prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2 Deuteronomy 1:1, 3-8 Events at Horeb Recalled 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan—in the wilderness… 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the Israelites just as the Lord had commanded him to speak to them. 4 This was after he had......
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Jul 2020
Opening Prayer For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Psalm 105 God’s Faithfulness to Israel 1 O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works.3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.4 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.5 Remember......
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Jun 2020
Opening Prayer O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me;let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3 Psalm 123 To you I lift up my eyes,O you who are enthroned in the heavens!As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,as the eyes of a maid to the hands of her mistress,so our eyes look to the Lord our God,until he has mercy upon us. Have......
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Jun 2020
Opening Prayer Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.Blessed are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart,who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways. Psalm 119:1-3 The Greatness and Goodness of God 1 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright.2 Praise the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For......
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Jun 2020
Opening prayer The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. — Habakkuk 2:20 Psalm 82 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?SelahGive justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” They......
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Jun 2020
His Blood is Our Ransom Opening Prayer: Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come. – Revelation 4:8 Psalm 49 The Folly of Trust in Riches To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. 1 Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world,2 both low and high, rich and poor together.3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I......
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May 2020
Ascension Eve Opening Prayer: Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. — 1 Cor. 15:57 Psalm 68 (read at least the highlighted sections) Praise and Thanksgiving To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. A Song. 1 Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him.2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before God.3 But let......
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