Subject: Devotional | October 5 | 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 96
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalm 97
The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

Psalm 98
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Psalm 99
The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.

Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalm 101
I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord, I will sing praise.

Psalm 102
Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you.

Psalm 103
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Psalm 104
Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

Psalm 105:1-11
Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.


New Testament Reading

James 4
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?

James 5
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.

1 Peter 1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

1 Peter 2
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.

1 Peter 3
Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,


Old Testament Reading

Jonah 1
The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:

Jonah 2
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

Jonah 3
Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:

Jonah 4
But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.

Micah 1
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—the vision he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.


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