He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh. 16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool, in order to buy wisdom where there is no ?sense?. 17 The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity. 18 A person who lacks ?sense? ?pledges?; he becomes security before his neighbor. 19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction. 20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness,…
+ 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 5:1-8
Psa 5:1 Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
Psa 5:2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
Psa 5:3 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
Psa 5:4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
Psa 5:5 The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.
Psa 5:6 You destroy those who speak lies;
the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Psa 5:7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.
Psa 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.
Reading for Friday July 11th Prov 17:15-28
15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.
16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,
in order to buy wisdom where there is no ?sense?.
17 The friend loves at all times,
but a brother is born for adversity.
18 A person who lacks ?sense? ?pledges?;
he becomes security before his neighbor.
19 He who loves transgression loves strife;
he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness,
and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
21 He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him;
the father of a fool will not rejoice.
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
in order to pervert the ways of justice.
24 He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.
25 A grief to his father is the child of a fool,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good,
nor to flog nobles for uprightness.
27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge,
and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool who keeps silent ?shall be considered wise?;
he who closes his lips is intelligent.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
O almighty and most merciful God, at the apostolic council, You gave Peter the courage to represent Paul and gave James the wisdom to show from Scripture that the Gentiles are also called by Your name. May Your Church continue boldly to proclaim that salvation is by grace through faith and not by works of Law; 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.
