Daily Office Readings for Thursday of the 4th Week of Easter: Year 2
Morning, Psalm 50; Evening, Psalm 60;
Exodus 34:1 to 17; 1st Thessalonians 2:13 to 20; Matthew 5:21to 26:
“We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers.” (1 Thessalonians 2:3)
We are the vessels of the Word of God! God speaks of love. This means we, as we carry out the word of God, we present love in word and deed to all whom we encounter. We are the cup of Christ. This is the Baptism that brought us into the Christian faith.
Please remember and fully accept that, “In the beginning was the Word.” The Word came to us for hearing and believing. Many times I have said that we are people of stories. God is in your story no matter who you are. You are God’s own. Therefore, God’s Self is in you. I give thanks for you knowing and believing that you are continuing the Word of God by telling your own truths about how God has acted, and is acting, in your life. Thank You Jesus.
Let us pray:
Almighty God, Who gifts us with faith that we might believe in our Creator; help us, we pray, to joyfully receive Your Word inside us and then help us further to live out our lives fortified by Your Word in order that we will think, say, and do those things which are pleasing in Your sight. This we ask in the Name of the Incarnate One, our Lord Jesus; Amen
Today our Church remembers Saint Mark, apostle and evangelist. Information about Mark can be found at, St. Mark the Evangelist (satucket.com).
Please keep up your thoughts and prayers and hopes for Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Palestine, and our schools including St. Augustine in Raleigh, North Carolina.
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and serve, and to teach others to love and serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
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