Tuesday –
Year 1 Proper 29
Morning Prayer
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord." Psalm 122:1
Lord, open our lips.
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
Come let us sing
to the Lord;*
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come
before his presence with thanksgiving*
and raise a loud shout to
him with psalms.
For the Lord is a
great God,*
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are
the caverns of the earth,*
and the heights of the hills are his
also.
The sea is his,
for he made it,*
and his hands have molded the dry land.
Come, let us bow
down, and bend the knee,*
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is our
God,
and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his
hand.*
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
121
1 I lift up my
eyes to the hills; *
from where is my help to come?
2 My
help comes from the Lord, *
the maker of heaven and earth.
3
He will not let your foot be moved *
and he who watches over you
will not fall asleep.
4 Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel
*
shall neither slumber nor sleep;
5 The Lord himself
watches over you; *
the Lord is your shade at your right hand,
6
So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *
nor the moon by
night.
7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; *
it is
he who shall keep you safe.
8 The Lord shall watch over your
going out and
your coming in, *
from this time forth for
evermore.
122
1 I was glad when
they said to me, *
"Let us go to the house of the Lord."
2
Now our feet are standing *
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem is built as a city *
that is at unity with itself;
4 To which the tribes go up,
the tribes
of the Lord, *
the assembly of Israel,
to praise the Name of
the Lord.
5 For there are the thrones of judgment, *
the
thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem: *
"May they prosper who love you.
7 Peace
be within your walls *
and quietness within your towers.
8
For my brethren and companions' sake, *
I pray for your
prosperity.
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, *
I
will seek to do you good."
123
1
To you I lift up my eyes, *
to you enthroned in the heavens.
2
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, *
and
the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
3 So our eyes
look to the Lord our God, *
until he show us his mercy.
4
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy, *
for we have had more
than enough of contempt,
5 Too much of the scorn of the
indolent rich, *
and of the derision of the proud.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.
A jealous and avenging God is the Lord,
the
Lord is avenging and wrathful;
the Lord takes vengeance on his
adversaries
and rages against his enemies.
The
Lord is slow to anger but great in power,
and
the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
His way is in whirlwind and storm,
and
the clouds are the dust of his feet.
He rebukes the sea and
makes it dry,
and he dries up all the
rivers;
Bashan and Carmel wither,
and the
bloom of Lebanon fades.
The mountains quake before him,
and
the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
the
world and all who live in it.
Who can stand before his indignation?
Who
can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath is poured out
like fire,
and by him the rocks are broken in
pieces.
The Lord is good,
a stronghold on a
day of trouble;
he protects those who take refuge in him,
even
in a rushing flood.
He will make a full end of his
adversaries,*
and
will pursue his enemies into darkness.
Why do you plot against
the Lord?
He will make an end;
no
adversary will rise up twice.
Like thorns they are
entangled,
like drunkards they are
drunk;
they are consumed like dry straw.
From
you one has gone out
who plots evil against the
Lord,
one who counsels wickedness.
Thus says the Lord,
‘Though they are at full strength
and many,*
they
will be cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted
you,
I will afflict you no more.
And now I
will break off his yoke from you
and snap the
bonds that bind you.’
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Glory to you,
Lord God of our fathers; *
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
Glory to you for
the radiance of your holy Name; *
we will praise you and highly
exalt you for ever.
Glory to you in
the splendor of your temple; *
on the throne of your majesty,
glory to you.
Glory to you,
seated between the Cherubim; *
we will praise you and highly exalt
you for ever.
Glory to you,
beholding the depths; *
in the high vault of heaven, glory to you.
Glory to you,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
we will praise you and highly
exalt you for ever.
Reading
Therefore prepare your minds for action;* discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed. Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; for it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’
If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake. Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God.
Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the
truth*
so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply*
from the heart.*
You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed,
through the living and enduring word of God.*
For
‘All flesh is like grass
and all
its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and
the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord endures for
ever.’
That word is the good news that was announced to you.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Splendor and
honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created
everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have
their being;
And yours by
right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have
redeemed for God,
From every
family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to
serve our God.
And so, to him
who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and
praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for ever more.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in
Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the
power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was
buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose
again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right
hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the
dead.
I believe in the
Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of
saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the
body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Our Father in
heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will
be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our
daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin
against us.
Save us from the
time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Collect of the Day: Pentecost, proper 29
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
For Mission
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray now for our own needs and those of others.
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.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13:14