Daily Prayer, Sunday, May 5, 2013

The earth has yielded its increase;

God, our God has blessed us.

May God continue to bless us;

let all the ends of the earth revere you.

Morning

Invitatory Psalm 24

Psalm 90, 92, 93

Daily Lectionary Reading, Revelation 22:1-5

Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, [p] shining like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb 2 through the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life, which produces twelve crops of fruit, bearing its fruit each month. The tree’s leaves are for the healing of the nations. 3 There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 Night will be no more. They won’t need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will shine on them, and they will rule forever and always. _________________________________________________ p Or the water of life [Common English Bible]

Prayer for Today: God, we pray to you in gratitude for the gifts you have given us. We ask now for more gifts. Heal our unwillingness to reach out or to be approached by other nations. Help us to direct our worship toward and away for our own glory. Keep your light shining upon us, and make us worthy to walk in that light. Amen.

Lectio Divina Revelation 22:1-2; Psalm 67:4

Evening

Psalms 108, 109