Daily Office Readings for Tuesday of Proper 29: Year 1
Morning, Psalm 121, 122, and 123; Evening, Psalm 124, 125, and 126;
Nahum 1:1 to 13; 1 Peter 1:13 to 25; Matthew 19:13 to 22:
“If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile.” (1st Peter 1:17)
There are two meaningful words in the above words from Saint Peter; “deeds” and “exile”.
It seems there is a certain amount of judgment for us in the next life based on our deeds in this life. I note the absence of what we say we believe religiously. The charitable deeds we do in life remind me of the feeding, clothing, and visiting of the sheep in Matthew 25 as they are separated from the goats. Regardless of what we say we believe or don’t believe, we need to be good for goodness sake.
I am also reminded that here on earth we are in exile. We have a Father in that heavenly realm who watches how we are living while we are here. We are not meant to live here for all eternity. We are citizens of heaven.
We have been taught by our Savior to love and worship God Almighty and to worship no one else, or nothing else. Peter says of Jesus, “Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God:” (1st Peter 1:21). With our faith and hope set on God we learn to love one another and to do good deeds whenever, and wherever we can, while still here in our exile.
Today we remember James Otis Sargent Huntingto(November 25, 1935) and his information may be found at: James Otis Sargent Huntington
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and to serve, and to teach others to love and to serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
Let us pray: For Quiet Confidence (BCP p. 832)
O God of peace, who hast taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength: By the might of thy Spirit lift us, we pray thee, to thy presence, where we may be still and know that thou art God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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