+ DAILY PRAYER +
It deals cruelly with its young ones, as if they were not its own, as if without fear that its labor were in vain, 17 because God made it forget wisdom, and he did not give it a share in understanding. When it spreads its wings ?aloft?, it laughs at the horse and its rider. 19 “Do you give power to the horse? Do you clothe its neck with a mane? 20 Do you make it leap like the locust? The majesty of its snorting is terrifying….
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 110
Psa 110:1 The LORD says to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
Psa 110:2 The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your enemies!
Psa 110:3 Your people will offer themselves freely
on the day of your power, in holy garments;
from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.
Psa 110:4 The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”
Psa 110:5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
Psa 110:6 He will execute judgment among the nations,
filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.
Psa 110:7 He will drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
Reading for Monday November 4th Job 39:16-40:5
16 It deals cruelly with its young ones, as if they were not its own,
as if without fear that its labor were in vain,
17 because God made it forget wisdom,
and he did not give it a share in understanding.
18 When it spreads its wings ?aloft?,
it laughs at the horse and its rider.
19 “Do you give power to the horse?
Do you clothe its neck with a mane?
20 Do you make it leap like the locust?
The majesty of its snorting is terrifying.
21 They paw in the valley, and it exults with strength;
it goes out to meet the battle.
22 It laughs at danger and is not dismayed,
and it does not turn back from ?before? the sword.
23 Upon it the quiver rattles
along with the flash of the spear and the short sword.
24 With roar and rage ?it races over the ground?,
and it cannot stand still at the sound of the horn.
25 ?Whenever? a horn sounds, it says, ‘Aha!’
And it smells the battle from a distance—
the thunder of the commanders and the war cry.
26 “Does the hawk soar by your wisdom?
Does it spread its wings to the south?
27 Or does the eagle fly high at your command
and construct its nest high?
28 It lives on the rock and spends the night
?on the rock point and the mountain stronghold?.
29 From there it spies out the prey;
its eyes look from far away.
30 And its young ones lick blood greedily,
and where the dead carcasses are, there they are.”
40 Then Yahweh answered Job and said,
2 “Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai?
Anyone who argues with God must answer it.”
Job Responds to Yahweh
3 So Job answered Yahweh and said,
4 “Look, I am insignificant.
What shall I answer you?
I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 Once I have spoken, and I will not answer;
even twice, but I will not proceed.”
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
O God, You have commanded us to love You above all things and our neighbors as ourselves. Grant us the Spirit to think and do what is pleasing in Your sight, that our faith in You may never waver and our love for one another may not falter; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, 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.
