Tuesday Morning Devotion

Psalm 26

Be thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently *

 my trust hath been also in the Lord, therefore shall I not fall.

  Examine me, O Lord, and prove me *

 try out my reins and my heart.

  For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes *

 and I will walk in thy truth.

  I have not dwelt with vain persons *

 neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful.

  I have hated the congregation of the wicked *

 and will not sit among the ungodly.

  I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord *

 and so will I go to thine altar;

  That I may shew the voice of thanksgiving *

 and tell of all thy wondrous works.

  Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house *

 and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

  O shut not up my soul with the sinners *

 nor my life with the blood-thirsty;

  In whose hands is wickedness *

 and their right hand is full of gifts,

  But as for me, I will walk innocently *

 O deliver me, and be merciful unto me.

  My foot standeth right *

 I will praise the Lord in the congregations.


(Translation: Coverdale)



A Reading


(1 Kings 8:65-9:9)


And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

 

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,

That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.

And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:

Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:

And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?

And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.


(Translation: Authorized Version)


A period of silence may follow.


Canticle

Benedictus es, Domine

Song of the Three Young Men, 29-34


Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers; *

    praised and exalted above all for ever.

Blessed art thou for the name of thy Majesty; *

    praised and exalted above all for ever.

Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness; *

    praised and exalted above all for ever.

Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths,

and dwellest between the Cherubim; *

    praised and exalted above all for ever.

Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom; *

    praised and exalted above all for ever.

Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven; *

    praised and exalted above all for ever.

Blessed art thou, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *

    praised and exalted above all for ever.



The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

    maker of heaven and earth;

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord;

    who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,

    born of the Virgin Mary,

    suffered under Pontius Pilate,

    was crucified, dead, and buried.

    He descended into hell.

    The third day he rose again from the dead.

    He ascended into heaven,

    and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty.

    From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost,

    the holy catholic Church,

    the communion of saints,

    the forgiveness of sins,

    the resurrection of the body,

    and the life everlasting. Amen.



Prayers for Ourselves and Neighbors


Almighty and everliving God, I pray unto Thee for thy Universal Church and all her members, past, present and yet to come:


Silence or add individual intentions here


Christ, the ruler of all the nations, I pray for the health and well-being of my nation and all the nations and leaders of the earth:


Silence or add individual intentions here


God, the Holy Ghost, I pray Thee to be poured out upon all who are sick and suffering in body, mind, or spirit, that Thy healing grace may be infused in them and in myself:


Silence or add individual intentions here


Heavenly Father, I commend unto Thee those who are departed, that they may be judged with magnanimity and see Thy Heavenly Kingdom:


Silence or add individual intentions here


And now, I gather my all prayers in the words Thy Son hath taught us:


Our Father, who art in heaven,

    hallowed be thy Name,

    thy kingdom come,

    thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

    as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

    but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,

    for ever and ever. Amen.


A Collect for Peace

O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom: Defend us, thy humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


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