Daily Prayer

 

      Prayer               The Lord’s unfailing love and mercy never cease, fresh as the morning and sure as the sunrise.

 Lam. 3: 22-23

 

Satisfy us with your love in the morning, and we will live this day in joy and praise.

 

Monday , August 15   Ps. 135, 145;  2 Sam. 17: 24-18:8; Acts 22:30- 23:11; Mark 11:12-26

Tuesday, August  16   Ps. 123, 146;  2Sam. 18: 9-18; Acts 23:12-24; Mark 11:27-12:12

Wednesday, August 17 Ps. 15, 147:1-11; 2 Sam. 18: 19-33; Acts 23: 23-35; Mark 12:13-27

Thursday, August  18   Ps. 36, 147:12-20; 2 Sam. 19: 1-23; Acts 24:1-23; mark 12:28-34

Friday, August  19   Ps. 130, 148; 2 Sam. 19:24-43; Acts 24: 24-25:12; mark 12:35-44

Saturday, August  20   Ps. 56, 149; 2 Sam. 23:1-7, 13-17; Acts 25: 13-27; Mark 13: 1-13

Sunday August  21   Ps. 67, 150; 2 Sam. 24: 1-2, 10-25;  Gal. 3:23-4:7; John 8: 12-20

Monday August 22   Ps. 57, 145; 1 Kings 1: (1-4) 5-31; Acts 26: 1-23; mark 13: 14-27

Tuesday August 23 Ps. 54, 146; 1 Kings 1:32-2:4 (5-46a) 46b; Acts 26:24-27:8; Mark 13:28-37

Wednesday August 24   Ps. 65, 147: 1-11; 1 Kings 3:1-15; Acts 27:9-26; Mark 14: 1-11

Thursday August 25   Ps. 143, 147: 12-20; 1 Kings 3: 16-28; Acts 27:27-44; Mark 14: 12-26

Friday August 26   Ps. 88, 148; 1 Kings 5:1-6:1,7; Acts 28: 1-16; Mark 14: 27-42

Saturday August 27   Ps. 122, 149; 1 Kings 7:51-8:21; Acts 28:17-31; mark 14: 43-52

Prayer  Eternal God, our beginning and our end, be our starting point and our haven, and accompany us in this day’s journey.  Use our hands to do the work of your creation, and use our lives to bring others the new life you give this world in Jesus Christ, Redeemer of all.      Amen

 

The prayers are from The Book of Common Worship morning prayers and the Bible readings are from the daily common lectionary.  The daily lectionary is arranged in a two-year cycle and provides for reading twice through the New Testament and once through the Old Testament during the two-year cycle.