+ DAILY PRAYER +
Do not be far from me because trouble is near; because there is no helper. 12 Many bulls have encircled me; mighty bulls of Bashan have surrounded me. 13 They open their mouth against me like a lion tearing and roaring. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted ?within me?. 15 My strength is dry like a potsherd,…
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 145:1-9
Psa 145:1 I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
Psa 145:2 Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
Psa 145:3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
Psa 145:4 One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
Psa 145:5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
Psa 145:6 They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
Psa 145:7 They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Psa 145:8 The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Psa 145:9 The LORD is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
Reading for Wednesday December 4th Psalm 22:11-31
11 Do not be far from me
because trouble is near;
because there is no helper.
12 Many bulls have encircled me;
mighty bulls of Bashan have surrounded me.
13 They open their mouth against me
like a lion tearing and roaring.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax;
it is melted ?within me?.
15 My strength is dry like a potsherd,
and my tongue is sticking to my jaws;
and you have placed me in the dust of death.
16 Because dogs have surrounded me;
a gang of evildoers has encircled me.
Like the lion they are at my hands and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones;
they gaze, they look at me.
18 They divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, O Yahweh, do not remain distant.
O my help, hasten to help me.
20 Rescue my life from the sword,
my only life from the power of the dogs.
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion,
and from the horns of the wild oxen answer me.
22 I will tell your name to my brothers;
inside the assembly I will praise you.
23 You who revere Yahweh, praise him!
Glorify him, all you seed of Jacob,
and be in awe of him, all you seed of Israel,
24 because he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,
and has not hid his face from him;
but he listened to him when he cried for help.
25 From you is my praise.
In the great assembly,
I will pay my vows before those who revere him.
26 The afflicted will eat and will be satisfied.
Those who seek him will praise Yahweh.
May your heart live forever.
27 All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to Yahweh.
All the families of the nations
will worship before you.
28 Because the kingship belongs to Yahweh,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the ?healthy ones? of the earth will eat and worship.
Before him all of those descending into the dust will kneel,
even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
30 Descendants will serve him.
Regarding the Lord, it will be told to the next generation.
31 They will come and tell his saving deeds
to a people yet to be born, that he has done it.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
O Lord, through Your servant John of Damascus, You proclaimed with power the mysteries of the true faith. Confirm our faith wo that we may confess Jesus to be true God and true man, singing the praises of the risen Lord, and so that by the power of the resurrection we may also attain the joys of eternal life; through 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.
