Thursday after the Third Sunday in Easter

Jesus Tempted -
Carl Heinrich Bloch [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
Thursday | 14 April 2016 |
Ps. 37:1–18; Ps. 37:19–42; Exod. 20:1–21; Col. 1:24—2:7; Matt. 4:1–11

Psalm 37 | Wisdom
Give me courage, give me endurance against the wicked; may the wicked pay and the righteous be rewarded; commit your way to the Lord, trust in God, and the Lord will act. Do not fret, the Lord will act.

Exodus 20 Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God; people ask Moses to go near God and they will stay behind.

Colossians 1 Paul is putting his full being in service to the Gospel and encourages the Colossians to do the same. Do not worry about suffering for the Gospel.

Matthew 4 After 40 days in the wilderness, as the people of Israel did and the prophets of old did, Jesus is tempted by the devil with food, testing God, getting all the temporal power in the world only if Jesus denies God; Jesus calls the devil to leave;  and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

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

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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