04.30.09
Hold Us Up Against Our Sins – Kierkegaard
Father in Heaven! Hold not our sins up against us but hold us up against our sins so that the thought of You when it wakens in our soul, and each time it wakens, should not remind us of what we have committed but of what You did forgive, not of how we went astray but of how You did save us!
04.29.09
How Great Thou Art (4 of 4)
When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: “My God, how great Thou art!”
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
04.28.09
Great is the Lord
Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation will commend your works to another;
they will tell of your mighty acts.
They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
They will tell of the power of your awesome works,
and I will proclaim your great deeds.
They will celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
-Psalm 145:3-7
04.27.09
Hear My Cry
Hear my cry for mercy
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands
toward your Most Holy Place.
-Psalm 28:2
04.24.09
Prayer for Second Week of Easter
Collect of the Day: Second Week of Pascha
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
~ From The Book of Common Prayer
04.23.09
Colossians 1:9-11
Paul’s Prayer of Seven Petitions
We have not stopped praying for you and asking God to:
1. Fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
In order that you may:
2. Live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way:
3. Bear fruit in every good work,
4. Increase in the knowledge of God,
5. Be strengthened with all power according to His glorious might
6. Have great endurance and patience
7. Joyfully give thanks to the Father
O Lord Jesus, we ask that you will fill us with the knowledge of your will in all wisdom and understanding, enabling us to live a life worthy of your name, pleasing you in all matters. We trust that as we abide in you we will grow and bear fruit. Strengthen us with all power, endurance and patience as you do your work in and through us. Grant that we will joyfully give thanks to the Father.
04.22.09
How Great Thou Art (3 of 4)
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
04.21.09
Psalm 93
The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the LORD is robed in majesty
and is armed with strength.
The world is firmly established;
it cannot be moved.
Your throne was established long ago;
you are from all eternity.
The seas have lifted up, O LORD,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea—
the LORD on high is mighty.
Your statutes stand firm;
holiness adorns your house
for endless days, O LORD.
04.20.09
Psalm 36:5-10
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
Continue your love to those who know you,
your righteousness to the upright in heart.
-Psalm 36:5-10
04.17.09
An Easter Blessing Prayer
Through the resurrection of Jesus
God has redeemed us and made us his children.
May God bless us with joy.
Amen.
Our Redeemer has given us lasting freedom.
May we inherit everlasting life.
Amen.
By faith, we rose with Jesus in baptism.
May our lives be holy,
so that we will be united with Jesus for ever.
Amen.
May almighty God bless us,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Taken from the Creighton University Praying Easter Week Site
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/e-blessing.html
