Monday Evening Devotion

Psalm 44:1-8

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us *

 what thou hast done in their time of old;

  How thou hast driven out the heathen with thy hand, and planted them in *

 how thou hast destroyed the nations, and cast them out.

  For they gat not the land in possession through their own sword *

 neither was it their own arm that helped them;

  But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance *

 because thou hadst a favour unto them.

  Thou art my King, O God *

 send help unto Jacob.

  Through thee will we overthrow our enemies *

 and in thy Name will we tread them under, that rise up against us.

  For I will not trust in my bow *

 it is not my sword that shall help me;

  But it is thou that savest us from our enemies *

 and puttest them to confusion that hate us.

(Translation: Coverdale)

A Reading

(Philippians 1:1-11)

Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

(Translation: Authorized Version)

A period of silence may follow.

Canticle

Magna et mirabilia

Revelation 15:3-4

Great and marvellous are thy works, *
    Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are thy ways, *
    Thou King of saints.
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy Name? *
    For thou only art holy:
For all nations shall come and worship before thee; *
    for thy judgments are made manifest.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
    and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
    world without end. Amen. 

(Source: Anglican Service Book)

Prayers for Ourselves and Neighbors

Everlasting God, I pray for my own needs and those of others:

Silence or add individual intentions here

I confess to Almighty God that I have sinned by my own fault in thought, word, and deed, in things done and left undone; especially these sins which I have committed today:

Silence or add individual intentions here

For these and all other sins which I cannot now remember, I am truly sorry. I pray God to have mercy upon me. I firmly intend amendment of life, and I humbly beg forgiveness of God and his Church.

+May the Almighty God grant me forgiveness of all my sins, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Holy Trinity, One God, Thou art the bearer of good things, grant unto me a grateful heart that I may go forth with thanksgiving for all thy blessings:

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, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of all enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

+The almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless me and keep me. Amen.