Nepsis

Category: Time to Pray

  • 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

  • 1 Peter 3 6-9

    …in which you will be full of joy,
    although for a little while it is necessary to suffer
    in all kinds of trials
    – that your genuineness of faith
    more precious than gold
    though perishable
    is tested by fire
    that it might be found
    unto praise
    and glory
    and honour
    at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
    whom you have not seen
    but you love;
    You do not see him now
    but because you believe
    you are overjoyed
    with inexpressible and glorious joy
    receiving the goal of your faith
    – the salvation of your souls.

    O Love, O God who created me, in your love recreate me.
    O Love, who redeemed me,
    fill up in me whatever part of your love
    has fallen into neglect within me.
    O Love, O God, who first loved me,
    grant that with my whole heart,
    and with my whole soul,
    and with my whole strength,
    I may love you.

    Gertrude the Great

  • 1 Peter 1 3 -5

    Blessed be the God
    and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
    who according to his great mercy
    has given birth to us
    into a life-giving hope
    through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead people,
    – an inheritance
    undying,
    undefiled
    unfading
    kept in heaven for you
    who, by Gods power
    are being protected
    by faith
    for a salvation
    ready to be revealed
    on the last time.

    Grant, Lord,
    that we may hold to you without parting,
    worship you without wearying,
    serve you without failing;
    faithfully seek you,
    happily find you,
    and forever possess you,
    the only God,blessed now and for ever.
    Amen

    St Anselm

  • 1 Peter 1 1-2

    Peter
    apostle of Jesus Christ
    to a chosen people
    who are strangers
    in the dispersion in
    Pontus
    Galatia
    Cappadocia
    Asia
    and Bithynia
    according to the foreknowledge of God the Father
    by the sanctifying of the Spirit
    for obedience
    and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ-
    let grace and peace
    be multiplied to you.

    Thank you, dear Jesus,
    for all you have given me,
    for all you have taken away from me,
    for all you have left me.

    Thomas More (c.1478-1535)

  • Psalm 5

    To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

    PSALM 5
    1 Hear my words, O Lord, give heed to my groaning:
    listen to my cry, you that are my king and my God.
    2 In the morning when I pray to you,
    surely you will hear my voice:
    at daybreak I lay my prayers before you, and look up.

    3 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness:
    nor can any evil dwell with you.
    4 The boastful cannot stand in your sight:
    you hate all those that work mischief.
    5 Those who speak lies you destroy:
    you abhor the treacherous, O Lord,
    and those that are stained with blood.

    6 But because of your great goodness
    I will come into your house:
    I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe and fear of you.
    7 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness,
    for my enemies lie in wait:
    make straight your way before me.

    8 For there is no truth in their mouth:
    and within they are eaten up by malice.
    9 Their throat is an open sepulchre:
    and their tongue speaks smooth and flattering words.
    10 Destroy them, O God,
    let them fall by their own contriving:
    cast them out for their many offences,
    for they have rebelled against you.

    11 But let all who put their trust in you rejoice:
    let them shout with joy for ever.
    12 Be the defender of those who love your name:
    let them exult because of you.
    13 For you will bless, O Lord, those that are righteous:
    you will cover them with your favour as with a shield.

    Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
    Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
    Where there is injury, pardon;
    Where there is discord, union;
    Where there is doubt, faith;
    Where there is despair, hope;
    Where there is darkness, light;
    Where there is sadness, joy,
    For your mercy and for your truth’s sake. Amen

  • Psalm 4

    The leader’s. With strings. A composition. David’s.


    When I call, answer me,
    my faithful God!
    Under pressure you widened me;
    be gracious to me and listen to my plea!

    You people, how long will the one I honour be for shaming,
    will you be loyal to something empty, will you seek a lie? (Rise)
    So acknowledge that Yahweh has distinguished the committed person for himself; Yahweh is the one who listens when I call to him.
    Tremble and don’t do wrong;
    say it in your heart on your bed and be quiet. (Rise)
    Offer faithful sacrifices, and put your confidence in Yahweh.

    Increased numbers of people are saying,
    ‘Who will enable us to see good fortune?
    – the light of your face has fled from upon us, Yahweh.’


    You’ve put rejoicing in my heart
    from the time when their grain and their new wine has increased.
    In well-being I will lie down and sleep, all at once,
    because you alone are Yahweh;
    you enable me to live in confidence.

    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)

  • Psalm 3

    A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom.

    1 Lord, how numerous are my enemies!
    Many attack me.
    2 Many say about me,
    “God will not deliver him.” (Selah)


    3 But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me;
    you are my glory and the one who restores me.
    4 To the Lord I cried out,
    and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)
    5 I rested and slept;
    I awoke, for the Lord protects me.
    6 I am not afraid of the multitude of people
    who attack me from all directions.


    7 Rise up, Lord!
    Deliver me, my God!
    Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw;
    you will break the teeth of the wicked.
    8 The Lord delivers;
    you show favour to your people. (Selah)

    Lord God,,
    you feed us with the living bread from heaven;
    you renew our faith,
    increase our hope,
    and strengthen our love.

    Teach us to hunger
    for Christ who is the true and living bread,
    and to live by every word
    that comes from your mouth,
    through Jesus Christ our Lord.
    Amen.

  • Psalm 2

    Why do the nations rebel?
    Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
    2 The kings of the earth form a united front;
    the rulers collaborate
    against the Lord and his anointed king.
    3 They say, “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us.
    Let’s free ourselves from their ropes.”


    4 The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust;
    the Lord taunts them.
    5 Then he angrily speaks to them
    and terrifies them in his rage, saying,
    6 “I myself have installed my king
    on Zion, my holy hill.”


    7 The king says, “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me:
    ‘You are my son. This very day I have become your father.
    8 Ask me,
    and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,
    the ends of the earth as your personal property.
    9 You will break them with an iron scepter;
    you will smash them like a potter’s jar.’”


    10 So now, you kings, do what is wise;
    you rulers of the earth, submit to correction.
    11 Serve the Lord in fear.
    Repent in terror.
    12 Give sincere homage.
    Otherwise he will be angry,
    and you will die because of your behaviour,
    when his anger quickly ignites.
    How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

    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

  • Psalm 2 1-6

    1 Why do the nations conspire
        and the peoples plot in vain?
    2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
        and the rulers take counsel together,
        against the Lord and his anointed, saying,
    3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
        and cast their cords from us.”

    4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
        the Lord has them in derision.
    5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath
        and terrify them in his fury, saying,
    6 “I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

    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

  • Psalm 1

    Happy are those
        who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
    or take the path that sinners tread,
        or sit in the seat of scoffers;
    but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
        and on his law they meditate day and night.
    They are like trees
        planted by streams of water,
    which yield their fruit in its season,
        and their leaves do not wither.
    In all that they do, they prosper.

    The wicked are not so,
        but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
    Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement,
        nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
    for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
        but the way of the wicked will perish.

    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.