Broken Bodies

You gave your Son every resource he needed to…go about healing broken bodies and oppressed spirits.

Friday • 7/14/2023 
A Friday in the Season After Pentecost (Proper 9) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 16; Psalm 17; 1 Samuel 17:17–30; Acts 10:34–48; Mark 1:1–13 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 10 (“The Second Song of Isaiah,” Isaiah 55:6–11; BCP, p. 86); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 18 (“A Song to the Lamb,” Revelation 4:11; 5:9–10, 13, BCP, p. 93)   

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Here, There, and Everywhere

…pining for a love that could satisfy the longing in the Beatles 1966 song, “Here There and Everywhere.”  

Thursday • 7/13/2023 
A Thursday in the Season After Pentecost (Proper 9) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 18; 1 Samuel 16:14–17:11; Acts 10:17–33; Luke 24:36–53  

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 8 (“The Song of Moses,” Exodus 15, BCP, p. 85); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 19 (“The Song of the Redeemed,” Revelation 15:3–4, BCP, p. 94) 

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The Heart

David’s whole being is defined by his love for and dependence upon Yahweh.

Wednesday • 7/12/2023 
A Wednesday in the Season After Pentecost (Proper 9) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 119:1–24; 1 Samuel 16:1–13; Acts 10:1–16; Luke 24:13–35 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 11 (“The Third Song of Isaiah,” Isaiah 60:1-3,11a,14c,18-19, BCP, p. 87); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 16 (“The Song of Zechariah,” Luke 1:68-79, BCP, p. 92) 

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God's Regret

A pretend or equivocal allegiance, a “meh, ok,” is no allegiance.

Tuesday • 7/11/2023 
A Tuesday in the Season After Pentecost (Proper 9) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 5; Psalm 6; 1 Samuel 15:24–35; Acts 9:32–43; Luke 23:56b–24:11 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 13 (“A Song of Praise,” BCP, p. 90); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 18 (“A Song to the Lamb,” Revelation 4:11; 5:9–10, 13, BCP, p. 93) 

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God’s Instructions

Sometimes it’s OK to take instructions as suggestions. Sometimes it’s not.   

Monday • 7/10/2023 
A Monday in the Season After Pentecost (Proper 9)  

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 1; Psalm 2; Psalm 3; 1 Samuel 15:1–3,7–23; Acts 9:19b–31; Luke 23:44–56a 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 9 (“The First Song of Isaiah,” Isaiah 12:2–6, BCP, p. 86); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 19 (“The Song of the Redeemed,” Revelation 15:3–4, BCP, p. 94) 

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Darkness and Aloneness

What redeems the grit and honesty of this psalm is the fact that it is, after all, a prayer.

Friday • 6/23/2023 
Friday of the Third Week After Pentecost (Proper 6) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 88; 1 Samuel 3:1–21; Acts 2:37–47; Luke 21:5–19 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 10 (“The Second Song of Isaiah,” Isaiah 55:6–11; BCP, p. 86); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 18 (“A Song to the Lamb,” Revelation 4:11; 5:9–10, 13, BCP, p. 93) 

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Lord of Heaven and Earth

Jesus would rise and take his rightful place as Lord of heaven and earth.

Thursday • 6/22/2023 
Thursday of the Third Week After Pentecost (Proper 6) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 34; 1 Samuel 2:27–36; Acts 2:22–36; Luke 20:41–21:4 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 8 (“The Song of Moses,” Exodus 15, BCP, p. 85); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 19 (“The Song of the Redeemed,” Revelation 15:3–4, BCP, p. 94) 

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The Spirit Unites Us

This extraordinary display in Jerusalem…depicts and symbolizes the power of the Spirit to unite people of all languages.

Wednesday • 6/21/2023 
Wednesday of the Third Week After Pentecost (Proper 6) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 119:97–120; 1 Samuel 2:12–26; Acts 2:1–21; Luke 20:27–40 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 11 (“The Third Song of Isaiah,” Isaiah 60:1-3,11a,14c,18-19, BCP, p. 87); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 16 (“The Song of Zechariah,” Luke 1:68-79, BCP, p. 92) 

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The Great Story of God’s Restoring

Let Caesar have his coins, Jesus asserts… Each one of us bears the image of the ruler of the universe.

Tuesday • 6/20/2023 
Tuesday of the Third Week After Pentecost (Proper 6) 

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 78; 1 Samuel 1:21–2:11; Acts 1:15–26; Luke 20:19–26 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 13 (“A Song of Praise,” BCP, p. 90); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 18 (“A Song to the Lamb,” Revelation 4:11; 5:9–10, 13, BCP, p. 93) 

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Prayers Play Their Part

Still, in some…way, our earnest prayers play their own part.

Monday • 6/19/2023 
Monday of the Third Week After Pentecost (Proper 6)  

This morning’s Scriptures are: Psalm 80; 1 Samuel 1:1–20; Acts 1:1–14; Luke 20:9–19 

This morning’s Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 9 (“The First Song of Isaiah,” Isaiah 12:2–6, BCP, p. 86); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 19 (“The Song of the Redeemed,” Revelation 15:3–4, BCP, p. 94) 

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