let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling (Psalm 43:5).
Morning
Invitatory Psalm Fri 118
O Lord, we give thanks to to you, for you are good;
your steadfast love endures forever!
….
Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?
….
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
Psalms 76, 80
Daily Lectionary Reading, Psalm 107:1-7,33-37
Morning
Invitatory Psalm Fri 118
O Lord, we give thanks to to you, for you are good;
your steadfast love endures forever!
….
Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?
….
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
Psalms 76, 80
Daily Lectionary Reading, Psalm 107:1-7,33-37
“ Give thanks to the LORD
because he is good,
because his faithful love
lasts forever! ”
2 That’s what those who are redeemed
by the LORD say,
the ones God redeemed
from the power of their enemies,
3 the ones God gathered
from various countries,
from east and west, north and south.
4 Some of the redeemed had wandered into the desert, into the wasteland.
They couldn’t find their way
to a city or town.
5 They were hungry and thirsty;
their lives were slipping away.
6 So they cried out to the LORD
in their distress,
and God delivered them
from their desperate circumstances.
7 God led them straight
to human habitation.
33 God turns rivers into desert,
watery springs into thirsty ground,
34 fruitful land into unproductive dirt,
when its inhabitants are wicked.
35 But God can also turn the desert
into watery pools,
thirsty ground into watery springs,
36 where he settles the hungry.
They even build a city and live there!
37 They plant fields and vineyards
and obtain a fruitful harvest. [Common English Bible]
Prayer for Today: Trustworthy God, we give thanks that our lives have become less stressful, and has even been transformed by your abiding presence with us. We give thanks for the calming presence of God in our lives; and for the way God’s peace reassures us, despite the events and struggles of life both as an individual and as a community. Whenever we call to God for help, it is so reassuring to know that our Compassionate God hears and understands our needs and dependency upon our God. Amen.
Prayer for Today: Trustworthy God, we give thanks that our lives have become less stressful, and has even been transformed by your abiding presence with us. We give thanks for the calming presence of God in our lives; and for the way God’s peace reassures us, despite the events and struggles of life both as an individual and as a community. Whenever we call to God for help, it is so reassuring to know that our Compassionate God hears and understands our needs and dependency upon our God. Amen.
If used in shared worship, please provide an acknowledgement as follows:
© 2011 Joan Stott – "The Timeless Psalms" RCL Psalm Year A, used with permission.
Midday Psalm 119:121-128
Evening
Psalm 106
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