January 18, 2010

• It is another day

  It is another day that we woke up to this morning.I slept well last night….did you?

  

  Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray. O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward. For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with Thee. The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit. But as for me, in the abundance of Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house; I will bow down toward Thy holy temple in the fear of Thee. O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me; make Thy way straight before my face. For there is no sincerity in their mouth; their inward part is a yawning gulf, their throat is an open sepulchre; they make smooth their tongue. Hold them guilty, O God, let them fall by their own counsels; cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against Thee. So shall all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice, they shall ever shout for joy, and Thou shalt shelter them; let them also that love Thy name exult in Thee. For Thou dost bless the righteous; O LORD, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.

  Dear Lord, I give you may hands to do Your work; I give You my feet to go Your way; I give You my eyes to see as You see; I give You my tongue to speak Your words; I give You my mind that You may think in me; I give You my spirit that You may pray in me. Above all, I give You my heart that You may love in me – love the Father and love all humankind. I give You my whole self, Lord, that You may grow in me, so that it is You who lives, works and prays in me.

  I’m glad You are going to be with me today. Help me in all I do and say today, bring a smile to my lips for all I meet today, place on my tongue kind and gentle words for all I speak with today. And when the day’s over bring me home safely.

  I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless Thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall laud Thy works to another, and shall declare Thy mighty acts. The glorious splendour of Thy majesty, and Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse. And men shall speak of the might of Thy tremendous acts; and I will tell of Thy greatness. They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness, and shall sing of Thy righteousness. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The LORD is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works. All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; and Thy saints shall bless Thee. They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom, and talk of Thy might; To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, and the glory of the majesty of His kingdom. Thy kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for Thee, and Thou givest them their food in due season. Thou openest Thy hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favour. The LORD is righteous in all His ways, and gracious in all His works. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them. The LORD preserveth all them that love Him; but all the wicked will He destroy. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Alleluia.
  Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
    and his kindness is for ever.
  Now let Israel say, he is good
    and his kindness is for ever.
  Now let the house of Aaron say it too:
    that his kindness is for ever.
  Now let all who fear the Lord say it too:
    that his kindness is for ever.
  In my time of trial I called out to the Lord:
    he listened, and led me to freedom.
  The Lord is with me,
    I will fear nothing that man can do.
  The Lord, my help, is with me,
    and I shall look down upon my enemies.
  It is good to seek shelter in the Lord,
    better than to trust in men.
  It is good to seek shelter in the Lord,
    better than to trust in the leaders of men.
  All the nations surrounded me,
    and in the Lord’s name I slew them.
  They crowded in and besieged me,
    and in the Lord’s name I slew them.
  They surrounded me like swarms of bees,
    they burned like a fire of dry thorns,
    and in the Lord’s name I slew them.
  They chased and pursued me, to make me fall,
    and the Lord came to my help.
  The Lord is my strength and my rejoicing:
    he has become my saviour.
  A cry of joy and salvation
    in the dwellings of the righteous:
  “The Lord’s right hand has triumphed!
    The Lord’s right hand has raised me up;
    the Lord’s right hand has triumphed.”
  I shall not die, but live,
    and tell of the works of the Lord.
  The Lord chastised me severely
    but did not let me die.
  Open the gates of righteousness:
    I will go in, and thank the Lord.
  This is the gate of the Lord;
    it is the upright who enter here.
  I will thank you, for you listened to me,
    and became my saviour.
  The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the corner-stone.
  It was the Lord who did this –
    it is marvellous to behold.
  This is the day that was made by the Lord:
    let us rejoice today, and be glad.
  Lord, keep me safe;
    O Lord, let me prosper!
  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    We bless you from the house of the Lord.
  The Lord is God, he shines upon us!
    Arrange the procession, with close-packed branches,
    up to the horns of the altar.
  You are my God, I will give thanks to you;
    my God, I will give you praise.
  Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
    and his kindness is for ever.
  Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
    as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
    world without end.
  Amen.

  

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