Subject: Devotional | May 25 | 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 81
Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!

Psalm 82
God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:

Psalm 83
O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God.

Psalm 84
How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

Psalm 85
You, Lord, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

Psalm 86
Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Psalm 87
He has founded his city on the holy mountain.

Psalm 88
Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.

Psalm 89:1-18
I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.

Psalm 89:19-37
Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people.


New Testament Reading

Romans 9
I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit—

Romans 10
Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.

Romans 11
I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 12
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Romans 13
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.


Old Testament Reading

Jeremiah 50
This is the word the Lord spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians:

Jeremiah 51
This is what the Lord says: “See, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Leb Kamai.

Jeremiah 52
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

Lamentations 1
How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave.

Lamentations 2
How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has hurled down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.


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