Subject: Devotional | August 1 | 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 111
Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

Psalm 112
Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.

Psalm 113
Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord.

Psalm 114
When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

Psalm 115
Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

Psalm 116
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

Psalm 117
Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.

Psalm 118
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Psalm 119:1-16
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.

Psalm 119:17-32
Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.


New Testament Reading

1 Corinthians 16
Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do.

2 Corinthians 1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia:

2 Corinthians 2
So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

2 Corinthians 3
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

2 Corinthians 4
Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.


Old Testament Reading

Numbers 31
The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 32
The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock.

Numbers 33
Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 34
The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 35
On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the Lord said to Moses,


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