11/20/2021
The readings for morning prayer today are Isaiah 65: 17-25 and Revelation 22: 14-21.
The collect for morning prayer today is:
O God, who called your servant Edmund through the brutal trial of martyrdom from an earthly to a heavenly throne, mercifully grant that, holding him in remembrance, we may be fruitful in good works and attain to the crown of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Psalms for morning prayer today are Psalm 107: 1-32 and Psalm 108: 1-6.
Psalm 107: 1-32: 1O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble 3and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. 4Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town; 5hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. 6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress; 7he led them by a straight way, until they reached an inhabited town. 8Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. 9For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things. 10Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in misery and in irons, 11for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. 12Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with no one to help. 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress; 14he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder. 15Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. 16For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron. 17Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction; 18they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. 19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress; 20he sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction. 21Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. 22And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy. 23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty waters; 24they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep. 25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. 26They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their calamity; 27they reeled and staggered like drunkards, and were at their wits’ end. 28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out from their distress; 29he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. 30Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. 31Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. 32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
Psalm 108: 1-6: 1My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make melody. Awake, my soul! 2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn. 3I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to you among the nations. 4For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth. 6Give victory with your right hand, and answer me, so that those whom you love may be rescued.