Be subject to every human authority,
because of the Lord,
that is a king – a ruler,
or governors – sent by him
for the punishment of evil-doers
and the praise of good-doers
because this is the will of God
by doing good
to silence
the ignorance of foolish people,
— (Be) as free people,
not as those without excuse
have freedom
but as slaves of God.
Honour everyone,
love the ‘family’
fear God,
honour the King.
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1 Peter 2 13-17
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1 Peter 2 11-12
Beloved, I beg you as aliens and strangers
to abstain from fleshly desires
which war against the soul.
– having a good way of life
amongst the nations
so that
in the situation in which
they accuse you
as wrongdoers
observing your good works
they might glorify God,
on the day of (his) visit.O Lord Jesus Christ,
stay beside me to defend me,
within me to guide me,
before me to lead me,
and above me to bless me,
that with you and in you,
I may live, and move and have my being,
for ever and ever.
Amen.(unknown)
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1 Peter 2 9,10
But you!
– a chosen race, 1
a kingly priesthood,
a holy nation.2
a race to be possessed
so that
you might proclaim the excellencies
of him
who called you from darkness
into his marvellous light.
Those who once were not a people
But now (are the) people of God
those having not been shown mercy
now having been shown mercy.3Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbour,
where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict.
Show me the course I should take.
Renew in me the gift of discernment,
so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go.
And give me the strength and the courage to choose the right course,
even when the sea is rough and the waves are high,
knowing that through enduring hardship and danger in your name
we shall find comfort and peace.
AmenBasil of Caesarea (c.329-379)
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1 Peter 2 6-8
Therefore it stands
in scripture:
Behold, I set a stone, in Zion,
a cornerstone, chosen and honoured,
and the one who believes upon him,
will never ever be disgraced.1So to you who believe – (there is) honour
but to those are not believing
(the) stone which the builders rejected
this one has become the cornerstone2
and
a stone that causes stumbling
and a rock to fall over3
– (they are) the ones who stumble
(because) they disobey the word
with the result that is ‘set‘.Take from us,
O God, all pride and vanity,
all boasting and self-assertion,
and give us the true courage that shows itself in gentleness,
the true wisdom that shows itself in simplicity,
and the true power that shows itself in modesty.Charles Kingsley
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1 Peter 2 4-5
Coming to him,
a living stone
by people – rejected
but by God – chosen, honoured
and, you yourselves
as living stones
are being built up
a spiritual house
to be a holy priesthood,
to offer spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to God,
through Jesus Christ.O thou, who art the light of the minds that know thee,
the life of the souls that love thee,
and the strength of the wills that serve thee;
help us so to know thee that we may truly love thee;
so to love thee that we may fully serve thee,
whom to serve is perfect freedom.
Amen -
1 Peter 2 1-3
Therefore
having thrown off
all evil and
all deceit1
and hypocrisies
and envies and
all ‘running down’
as newborn babies
long for the spiritual, pure2, milk
so that by it
you might grow
toward salvation-
if you have tasted that the Lord is kind3.God be in head and in my understanding;
God be in my eyes and in my looking;
God be in my mouth and in my speaking;
God be in my heart and in my thinking;
God be at my end and at my departing. -
1 Peter 1 22 – 25
Having purified your souls
by obedience to the truth
constantly love one another
for sincere sibling love
from a pure heart,
having not been born
from a perishable seed
but from an imperishable (one)
through the living
and enduring word,
because
All flesh is from grass,
and all its glory is as the flower of grass–
The grass withers
and the flower falls off,
but the word of the Lord remains for ever.
This is the word that was proclaimed
for your sake.O Lord
Open our eyes to your presence
Open our minds to your grace
Open our lips to your praises
Open our hearts to your love
Open our lives to your healing
And be found among us.
Amen. -
1 Peter 1 17 -21
And if you call on the one
who judges impartially
according to each person’s work,
as Father
conduct yourselves
in fear
for the time of your exile,
for you know that
not with transitory things
(even) silver and gold,
you have been ransomed
from your worthless conduct
handed down from your ancestors,
but by the precious blood –
as from a lamb,
without blemish
and without defect
– Christ’s,
(him) having been foreknown
– before the foundation of the world
having been made known
– in these last times,
for your sake,
who
because of him,
are believing in God
who raised him from the dead ones,
and gave him glory,
so that your faith and hope
are in God.Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art –
Thou my best thought, by day or by night;
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. -
1 Peter 1 13-16
Therefore
‘roll up the sleeves’ of your mind
be sober,
(and) set (your) hope fully
on the grace
that will be brought to you
when Jesus Christ will be revealed.
As obedient children,
do not be conformed to the previous evil-desires,
which (were yours) in ignorance
but as the one who called you, is holy
you yourselves also be holy
in all your conduct
because it is written:
You will be holy, because I am holy.Lord, you have given me so much,
I ask for one more thing –
a grateful heart.George Herbert
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1 Peter 1 10 – 12
Concerning the salvation
the prophets searched diligently
and sought carefully
who prophesied about the grace
(coming) to you
inquiring what sort of person
or time
the Spirit of Christ indicated
within them
when he predicted
the sufferings
(coming) to Christ,
and after these things,
glory.
It was revealed to them
they were not serving themselves but you,
in things
which have now been announced to you
through those who announced-good-news to you
by the Holy Spirit
sent from heaven,
into which angels longed to look.Be thou a bright flame before me,
Be thou a guiding star above me
Be thou a smooth path below me
Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me
Today – tonight -forever
Amen.St Columba