Thursday –
Year 1 St. Andrew, Apostle
Morning Prayer
Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:4
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!
Glory
be to the Father and to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit.
As it
was in the beginning, is now,
And
will be forever. Amen.
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his
praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its
boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be
glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me,
and
let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
and
delivered me from all my fears.
5 Look to him, and be
radiant;
so your*
faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor soul cried, and was
heard by the Lord,
and was saved from every
trouble.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around
those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 O taste and see
that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take
refuge in him.
9 O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,
for
those who fear him have no want.
10 The young lions suffer want
and hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack no
good thing.
11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I
will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Which of you desires
life,
and covets many days to enjoy good?
13
Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from
speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil, and do good;
seek
peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and
his ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is
against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of
them from the earth.
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord
hears,
and rescues them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and
saves the crushed in spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but
the Lord rescues them from them all.
20 He keeps all their
bones;
not one of them will be broken.
21
Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who
hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord redeems the
life of his servants;
none of those who take
refuge in him will be condemned.
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.
Listen to me, O coastlands,
pay
attention, you peoples from far away!
The Lord called me before I
was born,
while I was in my mother’s
womb he named me.
He made my mouth like a sharp sword,
in
the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished
arrow,
in his quiver he hid me away.
And he
said to me, ‘You are my servant,
Israel,
in whom I will be glorified.’
But I said, ‘I have
laboured in vain,
I have spent my strength for
nothing and vanity;
yet surely my cause is with the Lord,
and
my reward with my God.’
And now the Lord says,
who formed me in
the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him,
and
that Israel might be gathered to him,
for I am honoured in the
sight of the Lord,
and my God has become my
strength—
he says,
‘It is too light a thing that
you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes
of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of
Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that
my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.’
The Word of the
Lord.
Thanks be to God.
I will sing to
the Lord, for he is lofty and uplifted; *
the horse and its rider
has he hurled into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my refuge;
*
the Lord has become my Savior.
This is my God and I will
praise him, *
the God of my people and I will exalt him.
The
Lord is a mighty warrior; *
Yahweh is his Name.
The chariots of
Pharaoh and his army has he hurled into the sea; *
the finest of
those who bear armor have been
drowned in the Red Sea.
The
fathomless deep has overwhelmed them; *
they sank into the depths
like a stone.
Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in might;
*
your right hand, O Lord, has
overthrown the enemy.
Who can be compared with you, O Lord, among
the gods? *
who is like you, glorious in holiness,
awesome in
renown, and worker of wonders?
You stretched forth your right
hand; *
the earth swallowed them up.
With your constant love
you led the people you redeemed; *
with your might you brought
them in safety to
your holy dwelling.
You will bring them in
and plant them *
on the mount of your possession,
The
resting-place you have made for yourself, O Lord, *
the sanctuary,
O Lord, that your hand has established.
The Lord shall reign *
for
ever and for ever.
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.
Reading
Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they should be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself. I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgement before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.
I have applied all this to Apollos and myself for your benefit, brothers and sisters,* so that you may learn through us the meaning of the saying, ‘Nothing beyond what is written’, so that none of you will be puffed up in favour of one against another. For who sees anything different in you?* What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift?
Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Quite apart from us you have become kings! Indeed, I wish that you had become kings, so that we might be kings with you! For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, as though sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to mortals. We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honour, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed and beaten and homeless, and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
I am not writing this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Indeed, in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. I appeal to you, then, be imitators of me.
The Word of the
Lord.
Thanks
be to God.
Canticle 19
O ruler of the universe, Lord God,
great deeds
are they that you have done, *
surpassing
human understanding.
Your ways are ways of righteousness and
truth, *
O King of all the ages.
Who can fail to do you homage, Lord,
and sing the
praises of your Name? *
for you only are the
Holy One.
All nations will draw near and fall down before you, *
because your just and holy works have been
revealed.
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: St. Andrew
Almighty God, who gave such grace to your apostle Andrew that he readily obeyed the call of your Son Jesus Christ, and brought his brother with him: Give us, who are called by your holy Word, grace to follow him without delay, and to bring those near to us into his gracious presence; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
A Collect for the Renewal of Life
O God, the King eternal, who divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Mission
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 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