Nepsis

Category: Time to Pray

  • 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.    1

    So to you who believe – (there is) honour
    but to those are not believing
    (the) stone which the builders rejected
    this one has become the cornerstone    2
    and
    a stone that causes stumbling
    and a rock to fall over    3
    – (they are) the ones who stumble
    (because) they disobey the word
    with the result that is ‘set‘.

    1. Isa 28:16 ↩︎
    2. Psalm 118:22 ↩︎
    3. Isa 8:14 ↩︎

    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

  • 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.

    1. δολον (dolon) ↩︎
    2. αδολον (adolon) ↩︎
    3. χρηστος (chrestos) ↩︎

    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

  • 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)