Friday after the Third Sunday in Easter

By Ralph Hammann (Own work)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Brief Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary Readings

Opening Sentence
Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia!

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Read Today
Friday | 15 April 2016 |
Ps. 105:1–22; Ps. 105:23–45; Exod. 24:1–18; Col. 2:8–23; Matt. 4:12–17

Psalm 105 | Hymn
Give thanks to the Lord and call upon God’s name; thanks for the guidance; Canaan is a sign of God’s generosity and fidelity; it is an invitation to praise the Lord!; God takes care of everyone’s needs particularly his chosen; the psalmist reviews the salvation history to date.

Exodus 24
Moses reads the Covenant to the people, makes a sacrifice, spreads blood on the people, the people say they will keep the Covenant; the Lord told Moses to come to the mountain and receive tablets and commandments and they were there for forty days and nights.

Colossians 2
Remember Jesus, Keep the faith, do not follow the notions of the world for Christ is the true faith; watch against false teachers.

Matthew 4
From that time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ This was the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah.

Read TomorrowSaturday | 16 April 2016 |
Ps. 30 32; Ps. 42 43; Exod. 25:1–22; Col. 3:1–17; Matt. 4:18–25

A Prayer of Self-Dedication

Almighty and eternal God, 
so draw our hearts to you, 
so guide our minds, 
so fill our imaginations, 
so control our wills, 
that we may be wholly yours, 
utterly dedicated unto you; 
and then use us, we pray you, as you will, 
and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; 
through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Collect of the Day: The Third Sunday in Easter

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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