Thy Kingdom Come, the Diocese of Southwark

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1 Thy Kingdom Come, the Diocese of Southwark Scripture readings for 14 May 2018 Morning Prayer Psalm 16 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you have I taken refuge; I have said to the Lord, You are my lord, all my good depends on you. 2 All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, upon those who are noble in heart. 3 Though the idols are legion that many run after, their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, neither make mention of their names upon my lips. 4 The Lord himself is my portion and my cup; in your hands alone is my fortune. 5 My share has fallen in a fair land; indeed, I have a goodly heritage. 6 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel, and in the night watches he instructs my heart. 7 I have set the Lord always before me; he is at my right hand; I shall not fall. 8 Wherefore my heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; my flesh also shall rest secure. 9 For you will not abandon my soul to Death, nor suffer your faithful one to see the Pit. 10 You will show me the path of life; in your presence is the fullness of joy and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. All: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever. Amen. 1

2 Psalm Alleluia. How good it is to make music for our God, how joyful to honour him with praise. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem and gathers together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up all their wounds. 4 He counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his wisdom is beyond all telling. 6 The Lord lifts up the poor, but casts down the wicked to the ground. 7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make music to our God upon the lyre; 8 Who covers the heavens with clouds and prepares rain for the earth; 9 Who makes grass to grow upon the mountains and green plants to serve our needs. 10 He gives the beasts their food and the young ravens when they cry. 11 He takes no pleasure in the power of a horse, no delight in human strength; 12 But the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their trust in his steadfast love. All: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever. Amen. 1 Samuel A man of God came to Eli and said to him, Thus the Lord has said, I revealed myself to the family of your ancestor in Egypt when they were slaves to the house of Pharaoh. 28 I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to offer incense, to wear an ephod before me; and I gave to the family of your ancestor all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. 29 Why then look with greedy eye at my 2

3 3 sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded, and honour your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel? 30 Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me for ever ; but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me; for those who honour me I will honour, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt. 31 See, a time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestor s family, so that no one in your family will live to old age. 32 Then in distress you will look with greedy eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed upon Israel; and no one in your family shall ever live to old age. 33 The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep out his eyes and grieve his heart; all the members of your household shall die by the sword. 34 The fate of your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you both of them shall die on the same day. 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed one for ever.

4 Evening Prayer Psalm 80 1 Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that led Joseph like a flock; 2 Shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim, before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. 3 Stir up your mighty strength and come to our salvation. 4 Turn us again, O God; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. 5 O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry at your people s prayer? 6 You feed them with the bread of tears; you give them abundance of tears to drink. 7 You have made us the derision of our neighbours, and our enemies laugh us to scorn. 8 Turn us again, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. 9 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. 10 You made room around it, and when it had taken root, it filled the land. 11 The hills were covered with its shadow and the cedars of God by its boughs. 12 It stretched out its branches to the Sea and its tendrils to the River. 13 Why then have you broken down its wall, so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes? 14 The wild boar out of the wood tears it off, and all the insects of the field devour it. 15 Turn again, O God of hosts, look down from heaven and behold; 16 Cherish this vine which your right hand has planted, and the branch that you made so strong for yourself. 4

5 17 Let those who burnt it with fire, who cut it down, perish at the rebuke of your countenance. 18 Let your hand be upon the man at your right hand, the son of man you made so strong for yourself. 19 And so will we not go back from you; give us life, and we shall call upon your name. 20 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. All: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever. Amen. Acts Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, Brothers, what should we do? 38 Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him. 40 And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this corrupt generation. 41 So those who welcomed his message were baptised, and that day about three thousand persons were added. 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. 44 All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. 5

6 All Bible references (except to the Psalms) are to the New Revised Standard Version 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved. References to the Psalms are to the Common Worship psalter, published in Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England (2000) and Common Worship: Daily Prayer (2005) The Archbishops Council of the Church of England 6