Online Ministry 10/09 - 11/15/2020

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Lord, be with us this day as we gather to celebrate your love for us. Challenge and prepare us to be your disciples in this aching and hurting world, for we ask it in Jesus’ name. AMEN

     

Psalm 123

123:1 To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!

123:2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, until he has mercy upon us.

123:3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

123:4 Our soul has had more than its fill of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.

     

DAILY READINGS

Note: For the readings after Pentecost: the first reading pairs with the semi-continuous strand of texts; the second, with the complementary.

     

• Monday, November 9, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 78; Joshua 24:25-33; 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

• Complementary: Psalm 63; Amos 8:7-14; 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

• Tuesday, November 10, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 78; Nehemiah 8:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

• Complementary: Psalm 63; Joel 1:1-14; 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

• Wednesday, November 11, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 78; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matthew 24:29-35

• Complementary: Psalm 63; Joel 3:9-21; Matthew 24:29-35

• Thursday, November 12, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 123; Judges 2:6-15; Revelation 16:1-7

• Complementary: Psalm 90:1-8, 12; Ezekiel 6:1-14; Revelation 16:1-7

• Friday, November 13, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 123; Judges 2:16-23; Revelation 16:8-21

• Complementary: Psalm 90:1-8, 12; Ezekiel 7:1-9; Revelation 16:8-21

• Saturday, November 14, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 123; Judges 5:1-12; Matthew 12:43-45

• Complementary: Psalm 90:1-8, 12; Ezekiel 7:10-27; Matthew 12:43-45

• Sunday, November 15, 2020: Proper 28 (33)

      

ABUNDANT HEALTH

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Self-reflection is an important part of mental health – and these prompts help guide the mind to positive thoughts to make the people happy. This can be practiced at home over normal conversations or through journaling. Making reflection a part of everyday life can help to improve mood.

     

Begin a journal and each day of the week, answer this question:

10. The person who has had the greatest impact on my life is…

     

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Generous God, your good gifts to us are too many to name! We have been so blessed, not so that we might hide away these blessings, but to use them so that the blessings might be multiplied. As we give from our blessing stockpile, help it to multiply and grow. May our gifts empower multiple acts of mercy and compassion, and may your love pour over this world like a flood. If we have buried these gracious blessing, may today be the day we dig them up and put them to work, so that we might be seen as your faithful servants! Amen. (Matthew 25:14-30)