Daily Prayers for July 12

O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you

as the day rises to meet the sun.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Come, let us sing to the Lord : let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.

Song “Sing, O Sky (Gaao Re)”

Our sins are stronger than we are : but you will blot them out.

Psalm 65:4 7

Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there! : they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple.

Awesome things will you show us in your righteous-ness, O God of our salvation : O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away.

You make fast the mountains by your power : they are girded about with might.

You still the roaring of the seas : the roaring of their waves, and the clamor of the -peoples.

Our sins are stronger than we are : but you will blot them out.

Judges 9:22 – 25, 50 – 57 Acts 19:1 – 20

Our sins are stronger than we are : but you will blot them out.

Desert father John Cassian said, “It is a bigger miracle to eject a passion from your own body than it is to eject an evil spirit from another’s body. It is a bigger miracle to be patient and refrain from anger than it is to control the demons which fly through the air.”

Prayers for Others

Our Father

Lord God, you gave us your Holy Spirit to teach us and to remind us of your words. We claim your Spirit’s power today to convict us of our sin, to call us to repentance, and to remind us that your mercy enables us to choose you again and again. Amen.

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you : wherever he may send you;

may he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;

may he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;

may he bring you home rejoicing : once again into our doors.

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