Online Ministry 0218-0224 2019

  

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Inexhaustible source of love and life, be with us in our time of worship as we seek the love it takes to walk in the ways of your Son. Help us love our enemies and bless those who wrong us, for we cannot do so alone. Teach us the joy of treating others with all the same respect and goodness with which we hope to be treated. May our every word and deed make known that we are your beloved children and vessels of your love. Amen.
  

Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40

37:1 Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
37:2 for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
37:6 He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday.
37:7 Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.
37:8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret--it leads only to evil.
37:9 For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
37:10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.
37:11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
37:39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
37:40 The LORD helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
  

DAILY READINGS 

• Monday, February 18, 2019: Psalm 120; 2 Kings 24:18-25:21; 1 Corinthians 15:20-34
• Tuesday, February 19, 2019: Psalm 120; Ezra 1:1-11; 2 Corinthians 1:12-19
• Wednesday, February 20, 2019: Psalm 120; Jeremiah 22:11-17; Luke 11:37-52
• Thursday, February 21, 2019: Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; Genesis 43:16-34; Romans 8:1-11
• Friday, February 22, 2019: Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; Genesis 44:1-17; 1 John 2:12-17
• Saturday, February 23, 2019: Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; Genesis 44:18-34; Luke 12:57-59
• Sunday, February 24, 2019: Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany

  

PRAYER FOR THANKSGIVING

Source of every blessing, you sent Jesus into our lives to save us from selfishness and greed. For teaching us to treat others as we would have them treat us, we give you our thanks and praise. Bless these gifts, and send them forth to those in need. Whether they be friend or foe. For all are your beloved children and our sisters and brothers. Amen.
  

SENDING FORTH

As followers of Jesus, let us go out and do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Go with God’s blessings.