Category: Life in Christ

Morning Prayer: Fri, 10 Feb – Psalm 86:11-12; Deuteronomy 5:32-33; John 12:12-15 ~ a humble heart

Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
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Reading: Psalm 86:11-12 (NLT)

Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever.
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Reading: Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NLT)

So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail. Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.”
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Reading: John 12:12-15 (NLT)

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The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him.

They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!”

Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: “Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey’s colt.”
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Litany of Humility: adapted – Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930), Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.

From the desire of being esteemed, deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being honored …
From the desire of being praised …
From the desire of being preferred to others…
From the desire of being consulted …
From the desire of being approved …

From the fear of being humiliated, deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of suffering rebukes …
From the fear of being forgotten …
From the fear of being ridiculed …
From the fear of being wronged …
From the fear of being suspected …

That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be esteemed more than I …
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease …
That others may be chosen and I set aside …
That others may be praised and I unnoticed …
That others may be preferred to me in everything…

Grant that others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever. Amen.
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“Humble King” – Brenton Brown


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Blessing

You are the light of the world;
let your good deeds shine out for all to see,
so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

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

Morning Prayer: Thu, 09 Feb – Psalm 67:1-2; Proverbs 4:23-27; 1 Peter 5:5-7 ~ look straight ahead

Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
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Reading: Psalm 67:1-2 (NLT)

May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us.

May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.
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Reading: Proverbs 4:23-27 (NLT)

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.

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Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.
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Reading: 1 Peter 5:5-7 (NLT)

In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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Prayer:

Merciful God: look with favor upon us today and bless us. Keep our eyes focused on Jesus, as He marks out a straight, safe path for us to follow. Protect us from the wiles and deceit of the evil one, through the power of Your indwelling Spirit. Display Your saving power in us and among people everywhere, that Your ways be known throughout the earth. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever. Amen.
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“Psalm 67” – St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, St Andrews


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Blessing

You are the light of the world;
let your good deeds shine out for all to see,
so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

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

Tipping is a reflection of our faith.

Peanut Gallery: “Christians are bad tippers.” That’s the reputation we have among waitstaff who work the Sunday lunch shift. John Ellis explains the problem in his article: Why are Christians Bad Tippers? | PJ Media

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“Of all people, Christians should be the most generous with their resources, including the resource of money, above and beyond owed wages. Through faith in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Christians have been given new life, adopted into the family of God, and will one day enjoy all of God’s blessings throughout all eternity. Being stingy when eating out reveals a heart that has yet to grasp the immeasurable grace that is being poured into the Christian’s life.”

Read full article here: via Why Are Christians Bad Tippers?

Morning Prayer: Wed, 08 Feb – Psalm 25:8-9; Isaiah 6:8; John 20:21-22 ~ Who will go?

Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
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Reading: Psalm 25:8-9 (NLT)

The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way.
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Reading: Isaiah 6:8 (NLT)

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Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?”

I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
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Reading: John 20:21-22 (NLT)

Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
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Prayer: (Aidan of Lindisfarne, ca 600 AD)

Then I heard a voice in heaven saying, ‘Whom shall I send? and who will go for us?’
Then I said, ‘Here I am: send me.’

Lord, see what evil the prince of this world is devising. Let the wind of Your Spirit blow and reverse the works of darkness: and Your fire will cover the earth.

Deliver us, Lord, from every evil and grant us peace in our day.

In Your mercy, Lord, keep us free from sin, and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Let Your Kingdom come. Lord, in me.

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“Here I Am, Send Me” – Drew Cline


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Blessing

You are the light of the world;
let your good deeds shine out for all to see,
so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

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