+ DAILY PRAYER +
If I summon him, and he should answer me, I do not believe that he will listen to my voice 17 who crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause. 18 He will not allow me to ?catch? my breath rather, he will fill me with bitterness….
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 29:1-4, 10-11
Psa 29:1 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Psa 29:2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
Psa 29:3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over many waters.
Psa 29:4 The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Psa 29:10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood;
the LORD sits enthroned as king forever.
Psa 29:11 May the LORD give strength to his people!
May the LORD bless his people with peace!
Reading for Friday August 30th Job 9:16-35
16 If I summon him, and he should answer me,
I do not believe that he will listen to my voice—
17 who crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He will not allow me to ?catch? my breath;
rather, he will fill me with bitterness.
19 If ?it is a matter of? strength, look, he is mighty.
But if ?it is a matter of? justice, who can summon me?
20 Even though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me;
even though I am blameless, yet it would pronounce me guilty.
21 “I am blameless; I do not care about myself;
I loathe my life.
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 When the whip kills suddenly,
he mocks at the despair of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he covers the face of its judge—
if it is not he, then who is it?
25 “And my days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away; they do not see good.
26 They go by like papyrus skiffs,
like an eagle swoops down on its prey.
27 Though ?I say?, ‘I will forget my complaint;
I will change my expression, and I will rejoice,’
28 I become afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that you do not consider me innocent.
29 If I shall be declared guilty,
why then should I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with soap,
and I cleanse my hands with lye,
31then you plunge me into the slime pit,
and my clothes abhor me.
32 “For he is not a mortal like me that I can answer him,
that ?we can come to trial together?.
33 There is no arbiter between us
that he might lay his hand on both of us.
34 May he remove his rod from me,
and let his dread not terrify me;
35 then I would speak and not fear him,
for ?in myself I am not fearful?.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, heavenly Father, You have called us to be Your children and heirs of Your gracious promises in Christ Jesus. Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may forsake all covetous desires and the inordinate love of riches. Deliver us from the pursuit of passing things that we may seek the kingdom of Your Son and trust in His righteousness and so find blessedness and peace; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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.
