15 - Rights and Responsibilities
Nov. 28, 2022
In modern America, we are well acquainted with the language of rights. Claims and...
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Tuesday Prayers
Morning
Opening Sentence
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
O Lord, open our lips;
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 119
49 Remember your word to your servant, * because you have given me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my trouble, * that your promise gives me life.
51 The proud have derided me cruelly, * but I have not turned from your law.
52 When I remember your judgments of old, * O Lord, I take great comfort.
53 I am filled with a burning rage, * because of the wicked who forsake your law.
54 Your statutes have been like songs to me * wherever I have lived as a stranger.
55 I remember your Name in the night, O Lord, * and dwell upon your law.
56 This is how it has been with me, * because I have kept your commandments.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A Scripture Reading
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Jubilate
Psalm 100
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Know this: the Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his Name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
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 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.
Collect
O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Personal Prayer
Here you may include your petitions, supplications, intercessions, and thanksgivings (1 Timothy 2:1). Pray for the world, the nation, the local community, the church, your neighbors, those who suffer, and those in any trouble.
Grace
2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
Noon
Opening Sentence
Psalm 117
Praise the Lord, all you nations; laud him, all you peoples. For his loving‑kindness toward us is great, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Hallelujah!
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Psalm 119
57 You only are my portion, O Lord; * I have promised to keep your words.
58 I entreat you with all my heart, * be merciful to me according to your promise.
59 I have considered my ways * and turned my feet toward your decrees.
60 I hasten and do not tarry * to keep your commandments.
61 Though the cords of the wicked entangle me, * I do not forget your law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give you thanks, * because of your righteous judgments.
63 I am a companion of all who fear you * and of those who keep your commandments.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your love; * instruct me in your statutes.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A Scripture Reading
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Song of the Redeemed
Revelation 15:3-4
O ruler of the universe, Lord God, great deeds are they that you have done, surpassing human understanding. Your ways are ways of righteousness and truth, O King of all the ages. Who can fail to do you homage, Lord, and sing the praises of your Name? for you only are the Holy One. All nations will draw near and fall down before you, because your just and holy works have been revealed.
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 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.
Collect
Almighty Savior, who at noonday called your servant Saint Paul to be an apostle to the Gentiles: We pray you to illumine the world with the radiance of your glory, that all nations may come and worship you; for you live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
Personal Prayer
Here you may include your petitions, supplications, intercessions, and thanksgivings (1 Timothy 2:1). Pray for the world, the nation, the local community, the church, your neighbors, those who suffer, and those in any trouble.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Evening
Opening Sentence
Psalm 96:9
Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
Praise the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised.
Psalm 119
65 O Lord, you have dealt graciously with your servant, * according to your word.
66 Teach me discernment and knowledge, * for I have believed in your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, * but now I keep your word.
68 You are good and you bring forth good; * instruct me in your statutes.
69 The proud have smeared me with lies, * but I will keep your commandments with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is gross and fat, * but my delight is in your law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, * that I might learn your statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is dearer to me * than thousands in gold and silver.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A Scripture Reading
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. For he that is mighty has magnified me, and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on those who fear him, throughout all generations. He has shown the strength of his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the humble and meek. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He, remembering his mercy, has helped his servant Israel, as he promised to our fathers, Abraham and his seed forever.
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 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.
Collect
Lighten our darkness, we beseech you, O Lord; and by your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Personal Prayer
Here you may include your petitions, supplications, intercessions, and thanksgivings (1 Timothy 2:1). Pray for the world, the nation, the local community, the church, your neighbors, those who suffer, and those in any trouble.
Grace
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Bedtime
Opening Sentence
Psalm 134
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you that stand by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord; the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.
Our help is in the Name of the Lord;
The maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 119
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; * give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you will be glad when they see me, * because I trust in your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right * and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your loving‑kindness be my comfort, * as you have promised to your servant.
77 Let your compassion come to me, that I may live, * for your law is my delight.
78 Let the arrogant be put to shame, for they wrong me with lies; * but I will meditate on your commandments.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, * and also those who know your decrees.
80 Let my heart be sound in your statutes, * that I may not be put to shame.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
A Scripture Reading
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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 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.
Collect
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love’s sake. Amen.
Personal Prayer
Here you may include your petitions, supplications, intercessions, and thanksgivings (1 Timothy 2:1). Pray for the world, the nation, the local community, the church, your neighbors, those who suffer, and those in any trouble.
Nunc Dimittis
Luke 2:29-32
Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all people; to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of your people Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
Grace
The almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless us and keep us, this night and evermore. Amen.
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