Monday after Epiphany 2 - Confession of St Peter

Opening Sentence

From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered to my Name, and a pure offering; for my Name shall be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. + Malachi 1:11

Good Shepherd
Jean Baptiste de Champaigne [Public domain],
via Wikimedia Commons

Read | Monday | 18 January 2016 |

Ps. 66 67; Ezekiel 3:4–11; Acts 10:34–44; Ps. 118; John 21:15–22

Reflection |

Psalm 66  - Literary type | Individual Thanksgiving | click here
Be joyful everyone; sing praises to God; How awesome is your work all of the time; I called out to the Lord and God saved me.

Ezekiel 3 - Speak to the people whether they will hear you or not even to the Exiled, says the Lord.

Acts 10 - Peter preaching that God shows no partiality and calls everyone from every nation out for salvation; it has been told from the beginning and the times of the prophets.

John 21 - Peter is told by Jesus to feed his sheep three time after he declares his love to Jesus.

Today: What sheep are you feeding today?

Source | Morning Office in Audio | Click here | 

Biblegateway.com | Click here

Holiday - A reflection on Dr. Martin Luther King - Click here

Background -
Genesis - Click here
Hebrews - Click here

Next | Tuesday | 19 January 2016 |

Ps. 26 28; Ps. 36 39; Gen. 9:1–17; Heb. 5:7–14; John 3:16–21
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General Thanksgiving

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

Source | Book of Common Prayer | Mission St Clare | Click here

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Calling and Vocation as a Disciple:

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, ²with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, ³making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, ⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.  ... ¹¹The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, ¹²to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, ¹³until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.