Daily Prayer, Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised.

Morning

Invitatory Psalm 100

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.

Worship the Lord with gladness;

come into the Lord’s presence with singing.

We know that you are God.

It is you that made us, and we are yours.

we are your people and the sheep of your pasture.

We enter your gates with thanksgiving,

and your courts with priase.

We give thanks to you, bless your name.

For you, O Lord, are good;

your steadfast love endures forever,

and your faithfulness to all generations.

Psalms 71, 72

Daily Lectionary, 1 Kings 18:30-39

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “ Come here! ” All the people closed in, and he repaired the LORD ’s altar that had been damaged. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob—to whom the LORD ’s word came: “ Your name will be Israel. ” 32 He built the stones into an altar in the LORD ’s name, and he dug a trench around the altar big enough to hold two seahs [f] of dry grain. 33 He put the wood in order, butchered the bull, and placed the bull on the wood. “ Fill four jars with water and pour it on the sacrifice and on the wood, ” he commanded. 34 “ Do it a second time! ” he said. So they did it a second time. “ Do it a third time! ” And so they did it a third time. 35 The water flowed around the altar, and even the trench filled with water. 36 At the time of the evening offering, the prophet Elijah drew near and prayed: "LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. I have done all these things at your instructions. 37 Answer me, LORD ! Answer me so that this people will know that you, LORD, are the real God and that you can change their hearts.” [g] 38 Then the LORD’s fire fell; it consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up the water in the trench! 39 All the people saw this and fell on their faces. “ The LORD is the real God! The LORD is the real God! ” they exclaimed. [Common English Bible]
_________________________________________________ f One seah is approximately seven and a half quarts. g Heb uncertain

Prayer for Today: O Lord, let it be known today that you are God and that I am your servant. Answer me. Direct my actions in such a way that others will know that you are God. Amen.

Midday Psalm 119:105-112

Evening

Psalm 104