A lazy person says “A lion is in the road! A lion among the streets!” 14 The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed. 15 A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is too tired to return it to his mouth. 16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly. 17 Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by is one who meddles in a quarrel that is not his own. 18 Like a maniac who shoots…
+ DAILY PRAYER +
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 50:1-6
Psa 50:1 The Mighty One, God the LORD,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Psa 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
Psa 50:3 Our Psalm 70
Psa 70:1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
O LORD, make haste to help me!
Psa 70:2 Let them be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life! Let them be turned back
and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!
Psa 70:3 Let them turn back because of their shame
who say, “Aha, Aha!”
Psa 70:4 May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you!
May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”
Psa 70:5 But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay!
Reading for Friday August 1st Prov 26:13-28
13 A lazy person says “A lion is in the road!
A lion among the streets!”
14 The door turns on its hinge,
and a lazy person on his bed.
15 A lazy person buries his hands in the dish;
he is too tired to return it to his mouth.
16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes
than seven who answer discreetly.
17 Grabbing onto the ears of a dog
passing by is one who meddles in a quarrel that is not his own.
18 Like a maniac who shoots
firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 so is a man who deceives his neighbor,
but says “Am I not joking?”
20 For lack of wood, a fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood is to fire,
so a man of quarrels is to kindling strife.
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels,
and they go down to the inner parts of the body.
23 Like ?impure silver? which overlays an earthen vessel,
so are smooth lips and an evil heart.
24 On his lips, an enemy will pretend,
but ?inside? he will harbor deceit.
25 When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him,
for seven abominations are in his heart.
26 Though hatred is covered with guile,
its evil will be exposed in the assembly.
27 He who digs a pit, in it he will fall,
and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Gracious Lord of all, You turned the apostle Paul from a persecutor of the Church to the apostle to the Gentiles. By Your Holy Word, turn our hearts from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, that we might receive the forgiveness of our sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us to do Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
