Tuesday Morning Prayer, 21 Jul 2020

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:*

Most powerful Holy Spirit, come down upon us and subdue us.
From heaven, where the ordinary is made glorious, and glory seems but ordinary,
Bathe us with the brilliance of Your light like dew.

Believer, hold Him high that all may see the light of Jesus in a son of man.  “Aidan”

Scripture Reading (CEV)

Psalm 130

Trusting the Lord in Times of Trouble

From a sea of troubles I call out to you, Lord.
Won’t you please listen as I beg for mercy?

If you kept record of our sins, no one could last long.
But you forgive us, and so we will worship you.

With all my heart, I am waiting, Lord, for you!
I trust your promises.
I wait for you more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn.
Yes, I wait more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn.

Israel, trust the Lord!
He is always merciful, and he has the power to save you.
Israel, the Lord will save you from all of your sins.

Jonah 3:5-7

They believed God’s message and set a time when they would go without eating to show their sorrow. Then everyone in the city, no matter who they were, dressed in sackcloth.

When the king of Nineveh heard what was happening, he also dressed in sackcloth; he left the royal palace and sat in dust. Then he and his officials sent out an order for everyone in the city to obey. It said:

None of you or your animals may eat or drink a thing. Each of you must wear sackcloth, and you must even put sackcloth on your animals.

You must also pray to the Lord God with all your heart and stop being sinful and cruel. Maybe God will change his mind and have mercy on us, so we won’t be destroyed.

2 Corinthians 7:8-10

I don’t feel bad anymore, even though my letter hurt your feelings. I did feel bad at first, but I don’t now. I know that the letter hurt you for a while. Now I am happy, but not because I hurt your feelings. It is because God used your hurt feelings to make you turn back to him, and none of you were harmed by us. When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don’t have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death.
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Reflection**

In my dream, behold I saw a man clothed in rags, standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back. I looked, and saw him open the book, and read therein, and as he read he wept and trembled… (John Bunyan)

As Christian walked on he came to a hill which grew steeper and steeper. The load on his back was very heavy as he climbed. Near the top there was a cross, and just as Christian came to the cross his burden fell from his back. It rolled and tumbled down the hill until it fell into a dark hole, and he saw it no more. (John Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress)

Prayer of Repentance & Restoration: By Cheryce Rampersad

Dear God, I humbly come before You in total appreciation for all that You have done for me. Jesus, thank You for dying on that cross so that I can be reconciled back to the Father and be set free from bondage and sin.

Thank You for enduring so much suffering on my behalf. I pray that I may have the same kind of strength to endure life for Your sake. You died and rose again so I can live for You.

Repentance:
I repent, Oh Lord my God, of all iniquities. I have been led astray, but now I renounce iniquity.

Wash me in your cleansing blood, purify my soul. Strip me of anything displeasing to You, that’s against Your Holiness.

I declare my heart and my mind are clean and pure! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen and Amen!

Forgiveness:
Heavenly Father, I thank you for your word in 1 John 1:9 that declares If we confess our sins, you are faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Merciful and Loving Father, I thank you for the blood of Jesus that was shed for me to have the right to come before your throne of grace and plead my case for the forgiveness of my sins. Through your son, I have forgiveness. Thank you, Lord, Amen.

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From The Depths of Woe – Indelible Grace

Closing

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, wherever He may send you. May He guide you through the wilderness, protect you through the storm. May He bring you home rejoicing at the wonders He has shown you. May He bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

* Northumbria Community. Celtic Daily Prayer (Kindle Locations 38-45). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.
** Northumbria Community. Celtic Daily Prayer (Kindle Locations 13084-13095). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.