Scripture and Prayer on Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Pastor David reads Jonah 1 and offers a prayer from Warren Hastings:

Grant, O Lord, that we may keep a constant guard on our thoughts and passions, that they may never lead us into sin; that we may live in perfect love with all humankind, in affection to those who love us, and in forgiveness to those, if there are any, who hate us. Give us good and virtuous friends. In the name of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Scripture and Prayer on Monday, October 12, 2020

Pastor David reads Micah 7:1-7 and offers a prayer from the Book of Common Prayer:

O God, the protector of all that trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply on us your mercy; that, you being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake our Lord. Amen.

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Monday, October 12, 2020

Scripture and Prayer on Friday, October 9, 2020

Pastor David reads Micah 3:9-4:5 and offers a prayer (a hymn) from Isaac Watts:

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun does its successive journeys run.
His kingdom spread from shore to shore, ’til moons shall wax and wane no more.

To him shall endless prayer be made, and endless praises crown his head.
His name like sweet perfume shall rise with every morning sacrifice.

People and realms of every tongue dwell on his love with sweetest song.
And infant voices shall proclaim their early blessings on his name.

Let every creature rise and brings its grateful honors to our King.
Angels descend with songs again, and earth repeat the loud “Amen!”

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Thursday, October 8, 2020

Scripture and Prayer on Thursday, October 8, 2020

Pastor David reads Micah 3:1-8 and offers a prayer from Martin Luther:

Lord God, graciously comfort and care for all who are imprisoned, hungry, thirsty, naked, and miserable; also all widows, orphans, sick, and sorrowing. In brief, give us our daily bread, so that Christ may abide in us and we in him forever, and that with him we may worthily bear the name of Christian.

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Thursday, October 8, 2020

Scripture and Prayer on Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Pastor David reads Micah 1:1-9 and offers a prayer from the Leonine Sacramentary:

Grant, we ask you, O Lord our God, that in whatever dangers we are placed, we may call upon your name, and that when deliverance is given us from on high, we may never cease from your praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Scripture and Prayer on Monday, October 5, 2020

Pastor David reads Hosea 14:1-9 and offers a prayer from John Donne:

Wilt Thou forgive that sin where I begun,
Which is my sin, though it were done before?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin through which I run,
And do run stil, though still I do deplore?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,
For I have more.

Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I have won
Others to sin? and made my sin their door?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I did shun
A year or two, but wallowed in, a score?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,
For I have more.

I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun
My last thread, I shall perish on the shore;
Swear by Thyself, that at my death Thy Son
Shall shine as He shines now and heretofore;
And, having done that, Thou hast done,
I fear no more.

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Monday, October 5, 2020

Scripture and Prayer on Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Pastor David reads Hosea 4:1-9 and offers a prayer from Christina Rossetti:

O God, though our sins be seven, though our sins be seventy times seven, though our sins be more in number than the hairs of our head, yet give us grace in loving penitence to cast ourselves down into the depths of your compassion.

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Scripture and Prayer on Monday, September 28, 2020

Pastor David reads Hosea 2:14-23 and offers a prayer from Lancelot Andrewes:

Take away, O Lord, the veil of my heart
while I read the scriptures.

Posted by Mt. Haley Church of God on Monday, September 28, 2020