Monday, January 16, 2023
Opening Prayer:
O Lord, God of my salvation, every day I call upon you, in the morning my prayer comes before you. Incline your ear to my cry! For my soul is full of troubles, and my strength fails. Renew me each morning with your steadfast love, that I may rejoice and be glad all my days.
Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace
Almighty God: because of Christ’s blood, do not hold against me, poor sinner that I am, any of my sin, or of the evil that constantly clings to me. By myself I am too weak to stand on my own even for a moment. And my sworn enemies - the world, the flesh, and the devil - never stop attacking me. Uphold me and make me strong with the strength of your Holy Spirit, so that I may not go down to defeat in this spiritual struggle, but may firmly resist my enemies until I finally win the complete victory, through Jesus Christ my Lord: Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 26:1-15
The Lord’s Prayer
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
New Testament Reading: John 2:1-11
Prayer of Adoration:
I adore you, Jesus, for the signs and miracles that manifest your glory. You made yourself known in the world in ways that could be seen, tasted, touched. The world I inhabit is a theater of your divine glory.
Psalm Reading: Psalm 99
Prayer of Consecration
O Lord our God: Your word constantly calls your people not to give in to spiritual amnesia, but to remember your works. This psalm reminds us of your faithfulness to three priestly figures in Israel’s history: Moses, Aaron, and Samuel. In their roles as leaders and intercessors they called to you, and you answered them from the pillar of cloud. You kept the promises you made them. You forgave their sins, but you also avenged their wrongdoings. Thank you, Lord, for sending Jesus as the perfect priest who intercedes for me. He bore my wrongdoing and averted the vengeance I brought on myself. As I enter this day now, I devote myself fully to Him. Like Moses, Aaron, and Samuel, let me be faithful to your purposes in the world. Give me power to remember your goodness to me, and carry that goodness outward to others today.
BENEDICTION
And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and always, until the day of Christ's return.
