Suggestion for Daily Use

Follow the ‘Daily Prayer’ at the side+++Suivez le ‘Prière Quotidienne’. Read the bible passages and then the meditation. Pray, tell God how you felt about the reading and share the concerns of your life with him. Maybe you will continue the habit after Lent. Lisez les passages bible et après la méditation. Priez, dites à Dieu que vous avez ressenti à propos de la lecture et de partager les préoccupations de votre vie avec lui. Peut-être que vous allez continuer l'habitude après le Carême. Daily Prayer Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. Luke 4.1-2 Now is the healing time decreed For sins of heart, of word or deed, When we in humble fear record The wrong that we have done the Lord. (Latin, before 12th century) Read: Read the Bible passage. Read the meditation Pray: Talk to God about what you have just read. Tell him your concerns - for yourself, your family, our church family, our world. Praise him. Pray the collect for the week – see next pages. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Prière Quotidienne Jésus, rempli de l'Esprit Saint, revint du Jourdain et le Saint-Esprit le conduisit dans le désert où il fut tenté par le diable durant quarante jours. Luc 4.1-2 Maintenant le temps de la guérison est décrété Pour les péchés du cœur, de la parole et des actes, Lorsque nous nous souvenons avec humilité Le mal que nous avons fait au Seigneur. Lire : Lisez le passage de la Bible. Lisez la méditation. Prier : Parlez avec le Seigneur de ce que vous avez lu. Parlez-lui de vos préoccupations pour vous-même, votre famille, notre famille de l’église, notre monde. Louez-le. Priez la collecte pour la semaine. Voyez les pages suivantes Mon âme, bénis le Seigneur ! Que tout qui est en moi bénisse son saint nom. Mon âme, bénis le Seigneur, et n’oublie aucun de ses bienfaits !

10 December 2021

Daily prayer

 

Psalm 86Isaiah 33.1-221Thessalonians 4.1-12Matthew 15.29-39

Psaumes 86 |Ésaïe 33.1-22 |1 Thessaloniens 4.1-12|Matthieu 15.29-39

 

Daily prayer



Reading this psalm, it struck me that it is the perfect daily prayer, which could be said when we might struggle to find words. Starting with reaching out (hear me, Lord, for I am poor and needy), then asking for mercy. After that, some adoration (I will praise You God with all of my heart…) and asking for protection (Arrogant foes are attacking me (…), and trust in God (but you, Lord, are a compassionate God…). It is fascinating that words written such a long time ago have resonance today. I will read this psalm again and again and be grateful for the Word of God through David, which is there for us all when we can’t find our own words. 


Sara T

Image: 'Statue of Phillis Wheatley, The Boston Women's Memorial, by Meredith Bergmann, 2003 From Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=53991 [retrieved November 27, 2021]. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairity/152419210/.

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