Sunday - Pentecost 13 - Proper 15

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Highlights and Reflections

Daily Office Lectionary | Book of Common Prayer

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Opening Sentence

For God so loved the world that God gave .... John 3:16a

Today | Sunday | 13 August 2016 | Pentecost 13

Ps. 118; Ps. 145; Judges 16:15–31; 2 Cor. 13:1–11; Mark 5:25–34

Psalm 118

God's mercy is here and everlasting; the Lord is by my side to help me; Non-believers surround me but I will sing to the Lord; God is always there.

Judges 16

Samson's wife sells his secret to the enemy; he is captured and blinded; the whole of the Philistine court was gathered for a party and they brought in Samson for entertainment; he positioned himself in the weakest part of the structure, prayed to the Lord for strength; and the Lord gave it to him; 3,000 of the leadership of the Philistines perished that day.

2 Corinthians 13
Paul is closing his second letter and gives the congregation instructions; examine and test yourselves for the sake of your faith; be at peace with one another.

Mark 5
A woman is healed by touching Jesus' robe; he asks who touched him; the woman came forward; Jesus says her faith has made her well.

Source | Mission St Clare

Tomorrow |Monday | 14 August 2016

Ps. 113 115; 1 Samuel 2:1–10; John 2:1–12; Ps. 45 or Ps. 138 149; John 19:23–27

Prayers for Peace

Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and forever. Amen. (Prayer for Peace, p. 815)

Almighty God our heavenly Father, guide the nations of the world into the way of justice and truth and establish among them that peace which is the fruit of righteousness, that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. (Prayer for Peace Among the Nations, p. 816)

O God, you have bound us together in a common life. Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and truth, to confront one another without hatred or bitterness, and to work together with mutual forbearance and respect; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Peace in Times of Conflict, p. 824)

Book of Common Prayer, last century edition