Do not boast ?about tomorrow?, for you do not know what the day will bring. 2 May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips. 3 Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand, but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. 4 Cruel is wrath and overwhelming is anger, but who will stand before jealousy? 5 Better a rebuke that is open than a love that is hidden. 6 The wounds of a friend mean well,…
+ 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 56:1-4
Psa 56:1 Be gracious to me, O God,
for man tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
Psa 56:2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
Psa 56:3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Psa 56:4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;
I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Reading for Monday August 4th Prov 27:1-11
27 Do not boast ?about tomorrow?,
for you do not know what the day will bring.
2 May another praise you and not your own mouth,
a stranger and not your own lips.
3 Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand,
but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
4 Cruel is wrath and overwhelming is anger,
but who will stand before jealousy?
5 Better a rebuke that is open
than a love that is hidden.
6 The wounds of a friend mean well,
but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
7 An ?appetite? that is sated spurns honey,
but to an ?appetite? that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest,
so is a man who strays from his place.
9 Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
and the pleasantness of one’s friend is ?personal advice?.
10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, 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.
