+ DAILY PRAYER +
21 Sounds of terror are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come against him. 22 ?He cannot trust that he will return? from darkness, and he himself is destined for the sword. 23 “He is wandering for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready ?at hand?. 24 Anguish and distress terrify him;…
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 27:7-13
Psa 27:7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
Psa 27:8 You have said, “Seek my face.”
My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”
Psa 27:9 Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!
Psa 27:10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the LORD will take me in.
Psa 27:11 Teach me your way, O LORD,
and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
Psa 27:12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they breathe out violence.
Psa 27:13 I believe that I shall look upon
the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!
Reading for Friday September 13th Job 15:21-35
21 Sounds of terror are in his ears;
in prosperity the destroyer will come against him.
22 ?He cannot trust that he will return? from darkness,
and he himself is destined for the sword.
23 “He is wandering for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is ready ?at hand?.
24 Anguish and distress terrify him;
they overpower him like a king ready for the battle.
25 Because he stretched out his hand against God,
and he was arrogant to Shaddai;
26 he ?stubbornly? runs against him
?with his thick-bossed shield?.
27 “Because he has covered his face with his fat
and has gathered fat upon his loins,
28 ?he will dwell? in desolate cities,
in houses that they should not inhabit,
which are destined for rubble.
29 He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure,
and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.
30 “He will not escape from darkness;
a flame will dry up his new shoot,
and by the wind of his mouth he shall be removed.
31 Let him not trust in emptiness—he will be deceiving himself—
for worthlessness will be his recompense.
32 It will be paid in full ?before his time?,
and his branch will not flourish.
33 “He will shake off his unripe fruit like the vine,
and he will cast off his blossom like the olive tree;
34 for the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.
35 They conceive trouble and bring forth mischief,
and their womb prepares deceit.”
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Stir up, O Lord, the wills of Your faithful people that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by You be plenteously rewarded; 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.
