Prayer During the Day
By Revd Jacqueline
Short and sweet, the prayers last less than 10 minutes so that you can fit them into your busy day.
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Prayer During the DayDec 21, 2020
Friday 11th November 2022 People begin to suffer
Psalm 121: Hebrews 12. 1,2; Revelation 9
The angels release 'woes' on earth because people worshipped the works of their own hands and never sought the Living God
Thursday 10th November 2022 Commemorating Leo the Great
Psalm 121; Ephesians 4. 11-13; Revelation 8
Leo the Great was Bishop of Rome, Pope in 440. He saved the citizens of Rome from invaders by his courage, was a wise and eloquent preacher and a brilliant administrator, using the resources of the Church for the good of the people. He spoke often of the humility of Christ.
Wednesday 9th November 2022 The 144000: God's inclusivity
Psalm 96; Matthew 24. 30,31; Revelation 7
God's welcome to countless people from all tribes and languages.
Tuesday 8th November The Saints and Martyrs of England
Psalm 24; Hebrews 12. 22-24; Revelation 6
The Seven Seals. Scary stuff
Monday 7th November 2022 The Scroll and the Lamb
Psalm 15; Philippians 4. 4-7; Revelation 5
The Philippians reading is very short, but it is so rich.
Friday 4th November 2022 Worship in heaven
Psalm 125; Hebrews 12.1,2; Revelation 4
Thursday 3rd November 2022 Messages to to more churches: patient endurance, and be either cold or hot
Psalm 121; Ephesians 4.11-13; Revelation 3. 7
Patient endurance, and have some conviction: be either cold or hot
Wednesday 2nd November 2022 Messages to the angels of the churches in Thyatira and Sardis
Psalm 96; Matthew 24.30,31; Revelation 2. 18
Tuesday 1st November All Saints Day
Psalm 42; Hebrews 12.22-24; Revelation 2
As Anglicans we tend to see saints as people of faith who we honour and admire. Paul describes them as those within the body of Christ, living or dead, sanctified because of our relationship with Christ Jesus.
Monday 31st October 2022 Beginning to read through the book of Revelation
Psalm 104. 26; Mark 4.26-29; Revelation 1
A vision of Christ
Friday 28th October 2022 Final words from Paul
Psalm 120; Isaiah 57.15-19; 1 Philippians 4
So much love in these final words from Paul.
Thursday 27th October 2022 Forgetting the past, let's look forward to the prize that lies ahead
Psalm 90; 1 Corinthians 12.12,13a; 1 Philippians 3
Wednesday 26th October Shining as Lights in the World
Psalm 48; Micah 4.1-4a; 1 Philippians 2
Tuesday 25th October 2022 The Christ Hymn - the first hymn of the Christian Church?
Psalm 25; 1 Philippians 1. 18
The Christ hymn is inspiring. It celebrates the selflessness of Christ's life from before time to his untimely death, followed by his exaltation on high. Lots of deep theology here!
Monday 24th October 2022 Paul's letter to the Philippians
Psalm 65; Proverbs 3.7-12; Philippians 1-4
Paul reflects on the benfits of his sufferings
Friday 21st October 2022 Paul settles down in Rome
Psalm 112; Chronicles 7.13,14; Acts 28.17-312
Thursday 20th October 2022 The Shipwreck: arriving in Malta
Psalm 81; Deuteronomy 15.7,8,10,11; Acts 27.39-28.16
Wednesday 19th October 2022 The Storm at Sea
Psalm 2; Isaiah 61.1-3a; Acts 27. 13-38 The Storm at Sea
Tuesday 18th October 2022 Paul appeals to Agrippa to believe
Psalm 17; Deuteronomy 28.1-6; Acts 26. 24-27. 12
Monday 17th October 2022 Paul Defends himself before Agrippa
Psalm 49; Isaiah 49.1b-4; Acts 26. 1-28
Saturday 15th October 2022 Unfazed, Paul Appeals to the Emperor
Psalm 63; Acts 25. 1-26
The net widens: Paul's testimony has now been heard before crowds of Jews in Jerusalem, the local Centurion, Lysias his commander, the Sanhedrin, Felix the governor, Festus his successor, King Agrippa and prominent men of the city, as well as high ranking military officers; now he's on his way to Rome to be tried before Caesar the Roman emperor himself!
Friday 14th October 2022 Paul’s Defence before Felix
Psalm 23; Luke 9.22-25; Acts 24.10-27
Felix clearly has an uneasy conscience regarding justice, self-control and the coming judgement, but at the same time, he is interested in what he has to say and brings his wife and the tribune Lysias into the conversation.
Thursday 13th October 2022 The Plot to Kill Paul
Psalm 107; Acts 23. 12-24.9
Wednesday 12th October 2022 Paul is discovered to be a Roman Citizen: he buys time by pitting the Pharisees against the Sadducees
Psalm 48; Habakkuk 2.14; Acts 22.22-23.11 Paul and the Roman Tribune
Tuesday 11th October 2022 Paul tells the story of how he encountered Christ
Psalm 39; Revelation 22.1,2; Acts 21:37-25:27
Monday 10th October 2022 Paul affirms Jewish law, but still Jerusalem turns against him.
Psalm 126; Matthew 25.19–21; Acts 21
Paul follows the advice of James and the Jerusalem Christian elders by praying and fasting for seven days, then paying towards the cost of several other men taking the Narazite vow. Whether he should have followed their advice or not, false rumours persist, and the crowd-pleasing gesture fails to restore peace in Jerusalem.
Saturday 8th October 2022 Paul Heads off to Jerusalem despite being warned by the Holy Spirit
John 11.17-26 Acts 20. 25
Friday 7th October 2022 Paul begins to make his way back to Jerusalem
Psalm 123; Ephesians 2.13-18; Acts 20. 7
Thursday 6th October 2022 A riot in Ephesus
Psalm 133; 1 Peter 2.9,10; Acts 19. 28
The silversmiths of Ephesus realise that this new gospel is costing them money: they provoke a riot.
Tuesday 4th October 2022 St Francis
Psalm 17; Acts 19.8
Friday 30th September 2022 The ministry of Apollos
Psalm 120; Isaiah 57.15-19; Acts 18.18- 19
Thursday 29th September 2022 St Michael and All Angels
Psalm 90; Acts 18. 1-17 Paul in Corinth
My church in Kirk Langley is named for St Michael. This Sunday we are celebrating its 700th anniversary :)
Wednesday 28th September 2022 Paul's Keynote speech at Athens
Psalm 44 - apologies, it is a little long!
Acts 17.10 – 34
Tuesday 17th September 2022 The magistrates realise they have made a terrible mistake.
Psalm 25; Acts 16. 25-17.9
If you'd like to know more about Lydia, Paul and the world of Acts, Paula Gooder is giving a talk at St Paul's cathedral tonight. https://www.stpauls.co.uk/whats-on/lydia
Monday 26th September 2022 the conversion of Lydia
Psalm 65; Proverbs 3.7-12; Acts 16.6- 24
Friday 23rd September 2022
Psalm 112; 2 Chronicles 7.13,14; Acts 15.22-16. 5
Thursday 22nd September 2022 Peter encourages the early Jewish church to celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Gentiles
Psalm 81, Deuteronomy 15.7,8,10,11; Acts 15.5- 21
Wednesday 21st September 2022
Psalm 2; Isaiah 61. 1-3; Acts 14.8-15.4
Tuesday 20th September 2022 Paul turns to the Gentiles
Psalm 16; Deuteronomy 28.1-6; Acts 13. 35-14.7
Monday 19th September 2022 Paul and Barnabas in Antioch of Pisidia
Psalm 49; Isaiah 49.1b-4; Acts 13:13-16:5
A prayer on the death of Her Majesty The Queen
Gracious God, we give thanks
for the life of your servant Queen Elizabeth,
for her faith and her dedication to duty.
Bless our nation as we mourn her death
and may her example continue to inspire us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Friday 16th September 2022 St Ninian's day: Peter has angelic help escaping prison
Psalm 124; Luke 9.22-25; Acts 12. 6
St Ninian was born around 360 in Cumbria, the son of a chieftan who became a Christian convert. He went to Rome to study and was made bishop to the Picts (early inhabitants of Britain) on his return. Under his guidance, Christianity in the Scottish lowlands and parts of Northumbria flourished very early on.
Thursday 15th September 2022 The Church in Antioch - the followers are first called Christians
Psalm 107; John 17.18-23; Acts 11.19-12.5
Wednesday 14th September Peter explains himself to the church at Jerusalem
Psalm 72; John 18.33,36-38, Acts 11. 1-18
Jewish people, whose lives have been spent being distinct from foreigners now hear that the Holy Spirit makes no distinction at all.
Monday 12th September The Gentiles Hear the Good News
Psalm 50; Matthew 25.19–21; Acts 10:34-13:12
Remembering HM The Queen
have a look at churchofengland.org where you can sign the memorial book, light a candle or follow a service of reflection led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Friday 9th September 2022 Peter goes to Cornelius
Psalm 23; Ephesians 2.13-18; Acts 10. 17- 33
God went to a lot of trouble to bring together Peter, a devout Jew, and Cornelius a good man. The salvation of the world hinged upon this moment of meeting: this is the moment God had been planning for millennia: the opening of the gates of heaven so that we might enter in our billions.
Thursday 8th September 2022 Tabitha and Cornelius: two early Christians 'Full of Good Works'
Psalm 101; 1 Peter 2.9,10; Acts 9. 19. 36- 10.16
Cornelius' inclusion in the story highlights the inclusion of the outsider in the story of faith. But what of Tabitha? Women are never in this early narrative described as full of the Holy Spirit - the apostles are men of their time - and choose six men to wait at tables in the early church. Tabitha nevertheless spends all her time and resources for the benefit of others at the expense of her own health, rather like the StrongBlackWoman who is expected to be an example of stalwart faith in the most painful of circumstances.
See Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Too Heavy a Yoke. Black Women and the Burden of Strength (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2014), 16-17.
Wednesday 7th September 2022 Everyone is after Saul.
Psalm 46; Matthew 9.35-end; Acts 9. 19b- 35
Poor Saul; all his old allies seem to want to kill him.
I note the way he escapes here, in a similar way that the spies escaped Jericho. Whereas they were saved by Rahab, he was saved by the disciples, escaping with their lives by being lowered over the wall in a basket. Is there something to reflect on here about the spies having seen the Promised Land, and Saul's developing vision of the Kingdom?
Tuesday 6th September 2022 The Conversion of Saul - a momentous event
Psalm 36; John 9.1-5; Acts 9. 1-19a
I was just reading an interesting reflection on this passage on patheos.com/progressive-christian/cracked-pot-saul-john-holbert-04-01-2013
It talks about how Luke uses his Luke-Acts gospel to tell the story of how God can take a flawed, even murderous character like Saul and convert them to the Way. There is hope for most of us yet!
Monday 5th September 2022 The radical inclusivity of the Gospel
Psalm 104; Mark 4.26-29; Acts 8.26-40
This is a pivotal moment for the church, comparable with the story of Cornelius the centurion. The Holy Spirit takes the Gospel out of Judea altogether, for Philip to interpret scripture, instruct about salvation and baptise a Black man, a eunuch of ambiguous sexuality. If you ever wondered what happened to him, he may be one of the first Black leaders of the church: Simeon the Black, a teacher of the church at Antioch. (Acts 13.1)
Friday 2nd September 2022 Philip preaches the gospel to the Samaritans.
Psalm 23; Isaiah 57.15-19; Acts 8. 4-25
The Samaritans were descendents of the northern Israelite tribes, and worshipped at Mount Gerezim. They remained behind when the Judeans were taken into exile in Babylon who on their return worshipped at the Temple. Each thought they were the true Israelite religion, and the others were apostate, so when they too are baptised in the Holy Spirit it demonstrates that the Good News brings us together despite deep seated differences.