+ DAILY PRAYER +
“But if you have understanding, hear this; listen to ?what I say?. 17 Shall he who hates justice really govern Or will you declare the Righteous One, the Mighty, guilty?— 18 the one who says to a king, ‘You worthless man,’ to noblemen, ‘You wicked man,’ 19 who ?shows no partiality to officials? and who ?does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant?, for all of them are the work of his hands? 20 In a moment they die,…
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 62
Psa 62:1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
Psa 62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
Psa 62:3 How long will all of you attack a man to batter him,
like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
Psa 62:4 They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.
They take pleasure in falsehood.
They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
Psa 62:5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
Psa 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
Psa 62:7 On God rests my salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
Psa 62:8 Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psa 62:9 Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
Psa 62:10 Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
Psa 62:11 Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this:
that power belongs to God,
Psa 62:12 and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love.
For you will render to a man according to his work.
Reading for Tuesday October 22nd Job 34:16-37
16 “But if you have understanding, hear this;
listen to ?what I say?.
17 Shall he who hates justice really govern?
Or will you declare the Righteous One, the Mighty, guilty?—
18 the one who says to a king,
‘You worthless man,’ to noblemen, ‘You wicked man,’
19 who ?shows no partiality to officials?
and who ?does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant?,
for all of them are the work of his hands?
20 In a moment they die,
and in the middle of the night the people are shaken, and they pass away,
and they take away the mighty ?effortlessly?.
21 “Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man,
and he sees all his steps.
22 There is no darkness, and there is no deep shadow
where instigators of mischief might hide themselves.
23 Indeed, he has not yet appointed a time for man
to go to God in the judgment.
24 He shatters the mighty without investigation,
and he sets others in their place.
25 Therefore he knows their works,
and he overturns them in the night
?so that? they are crushed.
26 He strikes them ?where the wicked stood?,
?where there are onlookers?,
27 because they have turned aside from him
and have not understood any of his ways,
28 so that they cause the cry of distress from the helpless to come to him,
and he hears the cry of distress from the needy,
29 but he remains quiet, and who can condemn?
And he hides his face, and who can behold him?
Yet he is over a nation and over a person alike,
30 so that godless human beings should not reign,
nor those who ensnare the people.
31 “Indeed, does anyone say to God, ‘I have endured chastisement;
I will not act corruptly again;
32 teach me yourself ?what I cannot see?;
if I have done wrong, I will not repeat it’?
33 ?According to your judgment?, must he repay it because you rejected this?
Indeed, you must choose, and not I, so declare what you know.
34 ?Those who have sense? say to me,
and the wise man hearing me says:
35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge,
and his words are without insight.
36 Would that Job were tested up to the end
because his answers are like those from men of mischief,
37 for he adds transgression to his sin;
he claps hands among us,
and he multiplies his words against God.’ ”
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, whom to know is everlasting life, grant us to know Your Son, Jesus, to be the way, the truth, and the life that we may boldly confess Him to be the Christ and steadfastly walk in the way that leads to life eternal; through the same Jesus Christ, 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.
