Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house filled with feasts of strife. 2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance. 3 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace is for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts. 4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief. 5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished. 6 The crown of the elderly are ?grandchildren?, and the glory of children is their fathers. 7 ?Fine speech? is not becoming a fool, ?still less? is ?false speech? for a ruler. 8 The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; ?everywhere? he will turn, he will prosper…
+ 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 125
Psa 125:1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Psa 125:2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
Psa 125:3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.
Psa 125:4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts!
Psa 125:5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways
the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!
Reading for Thursday July 10th Prov 17:1-14
17 Better a dry morsel and quiet with it
than a house filled with feasts of strife.
2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
3 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace is for the gold,
but Yahweh will test hearts.
4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;
he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6 The crown of the elderly are ?grandchildren?,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 ?Fine speech? is not becoming a fool,
?still less? is ?false speech? for a ruler.
8 The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;
?everywhere? he will turn, he will prosper.
9 He who forgives an affront fosters love,
but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
11 An evil person will seek only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring
and not a fool in his folly.
13 For he who returns evil for good,
evil will not depart from his house.
14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;
before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Lord and Giver of all good things, the same powers that crucified Jesus persecuted Paul as he bore on his body the marks of Jesus for preaching Christ crucified. Give us faith to believe that no matter what suffering we endure for the sake of Christ it is all gift and it is all good, so that, with Paul, we may rejoice in suffering as we bear on our bodies the marks of Jesus; who lives and reigns with the Father 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.
