Daily Prayer, Tuesday, July 2, 2013

We sing the glory of your name;

We give to you glorious praise.

Morning

Invitatory Psalm 84

How lovely is your dwelling place,

LORD of heavenly forces!

2 My very being longs, even yearns,

for the LORD ’s courtyards.

My heart and my body

will rejoice out loud to the living God!

3 Yes, the sparrow too has found a home there;

the swallow has found herself a nest

where she can lay her young beside your altars,

LORD of heavenly forces, my king, my God!

4 Those who live in your house are truly happy;

they praise you constantly. Selah

….

9 Look at our shield, God;

pay close attention to the face of your anointed one!

10 Better is a single day in your courtyards

than a thousand days anywhere else!

I would prefer to stand outside the entrance of my God’s house

than live comfortably in the tents of the wicked!

11 The LORD is a sun and shield;

God is favor and glory.

The LORD gives—doesn’t withhold!—good things

to those who walk with integrity.

12 LORD of heavenly forces,

those who trust in you are truly happy!

[Common English Bible]

Psalm 97

Psalm 98

Psalm 99

Psalm 101

 

Daily Lectionary Reading, Luke 10:16-20

16 Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me. ”

17 The seventy-two returned joyously, saying, “ Lord, even the demons submit themselves to us in your name. ” 18 Jesus replied, “ I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Look, I have given you authority to crush snakes and scorpions underfoot. I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. 20 Nevertheless, don’t rejoice because the spirits submit to you. Rejoice instead that your names are written in heaven. ”

[Common English Bible]

Prayer for Today: Lord, we give you thanks for the gifts you have given us. Help us to continue to use those gifts for the building of your kingdom. Amen.

Midday Psalm 119:137-152

Evening

Psalm 115

Psalm 116

Psalm 117