Subject: Devotional | January 12 | week review (full)

Formation

Below is a summary of the scripture readings from this week. Take a moment to reflect upon what you read, or catch up on any chapters you may have missed. Give thanks because the Lord of the Sabbath invites you to enter into his rest.

Collect

Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all his works and sanctified a day of rest for all his creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to your people in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP 99)

Praying the Psalms

Psalm 67
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us

Psalm 68
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.

Psalm 69
Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.

Psalm 70
Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me.

Psalm 71
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

Psalm 72
Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

Psalm 73
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Psalm 74
O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

Psalm 75
We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.

Psalm 76
God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great.

New Testament Reading

Mark 3
Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.

Mark 4
Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge.

Mark 5
They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.

Mark 6
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.

Mark 7
The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus

Old Testament Reading

Isaiah 21
A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.

Isaiah 22
A prophecy against the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, that you have all gone up on the roofs,

Isaiah 23
A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.

Isaiah 24
See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants—

Isaiah 25
Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.

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