Thursday
Morning
Prayer – Proper 8 in Year 1
Send
out your light and your truth, that they may lead me,
and bring
me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.
Psalm
43:3
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.
131
1
O Lord, I am not proud; *
I have no haughty looks.
2 I do
not occupy myself with great matters, *
or
with things that are too hard for me.
3
But I still my soul and make it quiet,
like a child upon its
mother's breast; *
my soul is quieted within me.
4 O
Israel, wait upon the Lord, *
from this time forth for
evermore.
132
1
Lord, remember David, *
and all the hardships he endured;
2 How he swore an
oath to the Lord *
and vowed a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3
"I will not come under the roof of my house, *
nor climb up
into my bed;
4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep, *
nor let
my eyelids slumber;
5 Until I find a place for the Lord, *
a
dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
6 "The ark!
We heard it was in Ephratah; *
we found it in the fields of
Jearim.
7 Let us go to God's dwelling place; *
let us fall
upon our knees before his footstool."
8 Arise, O Lord,
into your resting-place, *
you and the ark of your strength.
9
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; *
let your
faithful people sing with joy.
10 For your servant David's
sake, *
do not turn away the face of your Anointed.
11 The
Lord has sworn an oath to David; *
in truth, he will not break
it:
12 "A son, the fruit of your body *
will I set
upon your throne.
13 If your children keep my covenant
and
my testimonies that I shall teach them, *
their children will sit
upon your throne for evermore."
14 For the Lord has
chosen Zion; *
he has desired her for his habitation:
15
"This shall be my resting-place for ever; *
here will I
dwell, for I delight in her.
16 I will surely bless her
provisions, *
and satisfy her poor with bread.
17 I will
clothe her priests with salvation, *
and her faithful people will
rejoice and sing.
18 There will I make the horn of David
flourish; *
I have prepared a lamp for my Anointed.
19 As
for his enemies, I will clothe them with shame; *
but as for him,
his crown will shine."
133
Ecce,
quam bonum!
1
Oh, how good and pleasant it is, *
when brethren live together in
unity!
2 It is like fine oil upon the head *
that runs down
upon the beard,
3 Upon the beard of Aaron, *
and runs down
upon the collar of his robe.
4 It is like the dew of Hermon
*
that falls upon the hills of Zion.
5 For there the Lord
has ordained the blessing: *
life for evermore.
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.
5 The Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and troops like the sand on the seashore in multitude; they came up and encamped at Michmash, to the east of Beth-aven. 6When the Israelites saw that they were in distress (for the troops were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns. 7Some Hebrews crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
8 He waited for seven days, the time appointed by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people began to slip away from Saul.* 9So Saul said, ‘Bring the burnt-offering here to me, and the offerings of well-being.’ And he offered the burnt-offering. 10As soon as he had finished offering the burnt-offering, Samuel arrived; and Saul went out to meet him and salute him. 11Samuel said, ‘What have you done?’ Saul replied, ‘When I saw that the people were slipping away from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines were mustering at Michmash, 12I said, “Now the Philistines will come down upon me at Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favour of the Lord”; so I forced myself, and offered the burnt-offering.’ 13Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which he commanded you. The Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel for ever, 14but now your kingdom will not continue; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart; and the Lord has appointed him to be ruler over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.’ 15And Samuel left and went on his way from Gilgal.* The rest of the people followed Saul to join the army; they went up from Gilgal towards Gibeah of Benjamin.*
Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men. 16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the people who were present with them stayed in Geba of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped at Michmash. 17And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies; one company turned towards Ophrah, to the land of Shual, 18another company turned towards Beth-horon, and another company turned towards the mountain* that looks down upon the valley of Zeboim towards the wilderness.
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
26 Then an
angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go towards the
south*
to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a
wilderness road.) 27So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian
eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in
charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship
28and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the
prophet Isaiah. 29Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over to
this chariot and join it.’ 30So Philip ran up to it and heard
him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, ‘Do you understand
what you are reading?’ 31He replied, ‘How can I, unless
someone guides me?’ And he invited Philip to get in and sit
beside him. 32Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading
was this:
‘Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,
and
like a lamb silent before its shearer,
so
he does not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation justice was
denied him.
Who can describe his
generation?
For his life is taken
away from the earth.’
34The eunuch asked Philip, ‘About
whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or
about someone else?’ 35Then Philip began to speak, and starting
with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.
36As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the
eunuch said, ‘Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from
being baptized?’*
38He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the
eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip*
baptized him. 39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on
his way rejoicing. 40But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he
was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all
the towns until he came to Caesarea.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Canticle 20 Glory to God
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. 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: Proper 8
Almighty God, you
have built your Church upon the
foundation of the apostles and
prophets, Jesus Christ himself
being the chief cornerstone: Grant
us so to be joined together
in unity of spirit by their teaching,
that we may be made a
holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus
Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for the Renewal of Life
O God, the King eternal, whose light 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