Prayer During the Day

Psalm 121: Hebrews 12. 1,2; Revelation 9 The angels release 'woes' on earth because people worshipped the works of their own hands and never sought the Living God

Psalm 121; Ephesians 4. 11-13; Revelation 8 Leo the Great was Bishop of Rome, Pope in 440. He saved the citizens of Rome from invaders by his courage, was a wise and eloquent preacher and a brilliant administrator, using the resources of the Church for the good of the people. He spoke often of the humility of Christ.

Psalm 96; Matthew 24. 30,31; Revelation 7 God's welcome to countless people from all tribes and languages.

Psalm 24; Hebrews 12. 22-24; Revelation 6 The Seven Seals. Scary stuff

Psalm 15; Philippians 4. 4-7; Revelation 5 The Philippians reading is very short, but it is so rich.

Psalm 125; Hebrews 12.1,2; Revelation 4

Psalm 121; Ephesians 4.11-13; Revelation 3. 7 Patient endurance, and have some conviction: be either cold or hot

Psalm 96; Matthew 24.30,31; Revelation 2. 18

Psalm 42; Hebrews 12.22-24; Revelation 2 As Anglicans we tend to see saints as people of faith who we honour and admire. Paul describes them as those within the body of Christ, living or dead, sanctified because of our relationship with Christ Jesus.

Psalm 104. 26; Mark 4.26-29; Revelation 1 A vision of Christ

Psalm 120; Isaiah 57.15-19; 1 Philippians 4 So much love in these final words from Paul.

Psalm 90; 1 Corinthians 12.12,13a; 1 Philippians 3

Psalm 48; Micah 4.1-4a; 1 Philippians 2

Psalm 25; 1 Philippians 1. 18 The Christ hymn is inspiring. It celebrates the selflessness of Christ's life from before time to his untimely death, followed by his exaltation on high. Lots of deep theology here!

Psalm 65; Proverbs 3.7-12; Philippians 1-4 Paul reflects on the benfits of his sufferings

Psalm 112; Chronicles 7.13,14; Acts 28.17-312

Psalm 81; Deuteronomy 15.7,8,10,11; Acts 27.39-28.16

Psalm 2; Isaiah 61.1-3a; Acts 27. 13-38 The Storm at Sea

Psalm 17; Deuteronomy 28.1-6; Acts 26. 24-27. 12

Psalm 49; Isaiah 49.1b-4; Acts 26. 1-28

Psalm 63; Acts 25. 1-26 The net widens: Paul's testimony has now been heard before crowds of Jews in Jerusalem, the local Centurion, Lysias his commander, the Sanhedrin, Felix the governor, Festus his successor, King Agrippa and prominent men of the city, as well as high ranking military officers; now he's on his way to Rome to be tried before Caesar the Roman emperor himself!

Psalm 23; Luke 9.22-25; Acts 24.10-27 Felix clearly has an uneasy conscience regarding justice, self-control and the coming judgement, but at the same time, he is interested in what he has to say and brings his wife and the tribune Lysias into the conversation.

Psalm 107; Acts 23. 12-24.9

Psalm 48; Habakkuk 2.14; Acts 22.22-23.11 Paul and the Roman Tribune

Psalm 39; Revelation 22.1,2; Acts 21:37-25:27

Psalm 126; Matthew 25.19–21; Acts 21 Paul follows the advice of James and the Jerusalem Christian elders by praying and fasting for seven days, then paying towards the cost of several other men taking the Narazite vow. Whether he should have followed their advice or not, false rumours persist, and the crowd-pleasing gesture fails to restore peace in Jerusalem.

John 11.17-26 Acts 20. 25

Psalm 123; Ephesians 2.13-18; Acts 20. 7

Psalm 133; 1 Peter 2.9,10; Acts 19. 28 The silversmiths of Ephesus realise that this new gospel is costing them money: they provoke a riot.

Psalm 17; Acts 19.8

Psalm 120; Isaiah 57.15-19; Acts 18.18- 19

Psalm 90; Acts 18. 1-17 Paul in Corinth My church in Kirk Langley is named for St Michael. This Sunday we are celebrating its 700th anniversary :)

Psalm 44 - apologies, it is a little long! Acts 17.10 – 34

Psalm 25; Acts 16. 25-17.9 If you'd like to know more about Lydia, Paul and the world of Acts, Paula Gooder is giving a talk at St Paul's cathedral tonight. https://www.stpauls.co.uk/whats-on/lydia

Psalm 65; Proverbs 3.7-12; Acts 16.6- 24

Psalm 112; 2 Chronicles 7.13,14; Acts 15.22-16. 5

Psalm 81, Deuteronomy 15.7,8,10,11; Acts 15.5- 21

Psalm 2; Isaiah 61. 1-3; Acts 14.8-15.4

Psalm 16; Deuteronomy 28.1-6; Acts 13. 35-14.7

Psalm 49; Isaiah 49.1b-4; Acts 13:13-16:5 A prayer on the death of Her Majesty The Queen Gracious God, we give thanks for the life of your servant Queen Elizabeth, for her faith and her dedication to duty. Bless our nation as we mourn her death and may her example continue to inspire us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Psalm 124; Luke 9.22-25; Acts 12. 6 St Ninian was born around 360 in Cumbria, the son of a chieftan who became a Christian convert. He went to Rome to study and was made bishop to the Picts (early inhabitants of Britain) on his return. Under his guidance, Christianity in the Scottish lowlands and parts of Northumbria flourished very early on.

Psalm 107; John 17.18-23; Acts 11.19-12.5

Psalm 72; John 18.33,36-38, Acts 11. 1-18 Jewish people, whose lives have been spent being distinct from foreigners now hear that the Holy Spirit makes no distinction at all.

Psalm 50; Matthew 25.19–21; Acts 10:34-13:12 Remembering HM The Queen have a look at churchofengland.org where you can sign the memorial book, light a candle or follow a service of reflection led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Psalm 23; Ephesians 2.13-18; Acts 10. 17- 33 God went to a lot of trouble to bring together Peter, a devout Jew, and Cornelius a good man. The salvation of the world hinged upon this moment of meeting: this is the moment God had been planning for millennia: the opening of the gates of heaven so that we might enter in our billions.

Psalm 101; 1 Peter 2.9,10; Acts 9. 19. 36- 10.16 Cornelius' inclusion in the story highlights the inclusion of the outsider in the story of faith. But what of Tabitha? Women are never in this early narrative described as full of the Holy Spirit - the apostles are men of their time - and choose six men to wait at tables in the early church. Tabitha nevertheless spends all her time and resources for the benefit of others at the expense of her own health, rather like the StrongBlackWoman who is expected to be an example of stalwart faith in the most painful of circumstances. See Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Too Heavy a Yoke. Black Women and the Burden of Strength (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2014), 16-17.

Psalm 46; Matthew 9.35-end; Acts 9. 19b- 35 Poor Saul; all his old allies seem to want to kill him. I note the way he escapes here, in a similar way that the spies escaped Jericho. Whereas they were saved by Rahab, he was saved by the disciples, escaping with their lives by being lowered over the wall in a basket. Is there something to reflect on here about the spies having seen the Promised Land, and Saul's developing vision of the Kingdom?

Psalm 36; John 9.1-5; Acts 9. 1-19a I was just reading an interesting reflection on this passage on patheos.com/progressive-christian/cracked-pot-saul-john-holbert-04-01-2013 It talks about how Luke uses his Luke-Acts gospel to tell the story of how God can take a flawed, even murderous character like Saul and convert them to the Way. There is hope for most of us yet!

Psalm 104; Mark 4.26-29; Acts 8.26-40 This is a pivotal moment for the church, comparable with the story of Cornelius the centurion. The Holy Spirit takes the Gospel out of Judea altogether, for Philip to interpret scripture, instruct about salvation and baptise a Black man, a eunuch of ambiguous sexuality. If you ever wondered what happened to him, he may be one of the first Black leaders of the church: Simeon the Black, a teacher of the church at Antioch. (Acts 13.1)

Psalm 23; Isaiah 57.15-19; Acts 8. 4-25 The Samaritans were descendents of the northern Israelite tribes, and worshipped at Mount Gerezim. They remained behind when the Judeans were taken into exile in Babylon who on their return worshipped at the Temple. Each thought they were the true Israelite religion, and the others were apostate, so when they too are baptised in the Holy Spirit it demonstrates that the Good News brings us together despite deep seated differences.

Psalm 133; Isaiah 43.5-7; Acts 7. 44-8.3