Monday - Pentecost 8 - Proper 12

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Highlights & Mini-Bible Study

Book of Common Prayer | Daily Office Readings

Days of Pentecost

Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also. | Isaiah 45:8, NRSV | Enriching Our Worship 1, p.18

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Readings

Today | Monday | 31 July 2017

Ps. 56 57 [58]; Ps. 64 65; 2 Samuel 2:1–11; Acts 15:36—16:5; Mark 6:14–29

Psalm 56 | Background
Have mercy on me for my enemies are coming after me;

I put my trust in God;

Acts 15 |

Paul and Silas parted with Barnabas and took Timothy and went through Syria and Cilicia giving good news to the churches.

Mark 6 |

The story of John the Baptist is retold as Herold thought that Jesus was John raised from the dead; John was beheaded out as the result of a mother and daughter of Herod.

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Prayers and Intercessions | Mission St Clare | Book of Common Prayer.
Today | Pentecost 8 | Proper 12

Collect for the Day

O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

For Mission

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

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.

For the Conservation of Natural Resources

Almighty God, in giving us

dominion over things on earth,

you made us fellow workers in your creation:

Give us wisdom and reverence

so to use the resources of nature,

that no one may suffer from our abuse of them,

and that generations yet to come

may continue to praise you for your bounty;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.