Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise. 2 Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life. 3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel. 4 The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing. 5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself, but a man who is trustworthy, who can find? 7 He who walks in his integrity is righteous; happy are his children who follow him. 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment…
+ 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 92:8-15
Psa 92:8 but you, O LORD, are on high forever.
Psa 92:9 For behold, your enemies, O LORD,
for behold, your enemies shall perish;
all evildoers shall be scattered.
Psa 92:10 But you have exalted my horn
like that of the wild ox;
you have poured over me fresh oil.
Psa 92:11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
Psa 92:12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psa 92:13 They are planted in the house of the LORD;
they flourish in the courts of our God.
Psa 92:14 They still bear fruit in old age;
they are ever full of sap and green,
Psa 92:15 to declare that the LORD is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Reading for Thursday July 17th Prov 20:1-13
20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and any who go astray by it are not wise.
2 Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king;
he who provokes him forfeits his life.
3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,
but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
4 The lazy person will not plow in season;
he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.
5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart of a man,
and a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
7 He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
happy are his children who follow him.
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 Who will say “I have made my heart clean;
I am pure from my sin”?
10 Stone and stone, measure and measure,
?both of them? are an abomination of Yahweh.
11 Even by his acts, a ?young man? will make himself known,
whether his acts are pure and upright.
12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees,
Yahweh has made ?them both?.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;
open your eyes and have plenty bread.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Merciful God, for freedom You have set us free through Christ’s liberating death and resurrection. In this freedom, teach us to live in the fruit of the Spirit given us in our Baptism that we may bear in our bodies the fulfillment of the Law as we love our neighbors as ourselves; 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.
