A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir ?anger?. 2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly. 3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good. 4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit. 5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent. 6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble. 7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so…
+ 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 2:1-8
Psa 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Psa 2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD
and against his Anointed, saying,
Psa 2:3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
Psa 2:4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
Psa 2:5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
Psa 2:6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
Psa 2:7 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me,
“You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Psa 2:8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
Reading for Monday July 7th Prov 15:1-14
15 A soft answer will turn away wrath,
but a word of trouble will stir ?anger?.
2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge,
but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
keep watch over the evil and the good.
4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit.
5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
but he who guards reproof is prudent.
6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
but the heart of fools, not so.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9 An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked,
but he who pursues righteousness he will love.
10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
he who hates a rebuke will die.
11 Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh,
?how much more? the hearts of the children of men!
12 A scoffer does not like ?his rebuke?;
to the wise he will not go.
13 A heart of gladness will make good ?countenance?,
but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge,
but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Merciful Lord, You sent Paul and Barnabas to preach the Gospel in the synagogue of Pisidian Antioch and announced that Jesus is the Messiah, the Holy One whose resurrection shows us that He will not see corruption. May our union with Him in Holy Baptism give us peace and comfort in being incorruptible, even as He is incorruptible; 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.
