Nepsis

Category: Time to Pray

  • Galatians 1:18:-24

    Then after three years
    I went to Jerusalem,
    to visit Cephas,
    – I stayed with him for fifteen days,
    and I did not see another of the apostles
    except Jacob ( James) the brother of the Lord.

    And in what I am writing to you,
    – look here –
    before God,
    I am not lying!

    Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

    I , was unknown,
    by sight,
    to the ‘congregations of the Judeans who are in Christ.’

    But they were only hearing:
    ‘The one who once was persecuting us
    now preaches the Faith,
    which once he ravaged’,
    – and they were glorifying God because of me. 

    Lord God,
    your 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 live by every word that comes from your mouth,
    through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • Galatians 1: 13-17

    For you heard about
      our way of life, 
      formerly  in Jewishness
    that
    I  was intensively persecuting
            the Church of God
    and I was ravaging it, 

    and I was advancing in Judaism,
    beyond many peers,
                  among my people, 
                           more  (than them)
    a zealot for my ancestral traditions.

    When he (God)
                who having selected me from my mother’s womb,
    and  called (me), through his grace,
    was pleased  to unveil his son in me,
    in order that I might preach him amongst the pagan nations, 
    immediately 
    I did not consult with flesh and blood,
    nor did I go up
    to Jerusalem, to those who were apostles before me, 

    but I went into Arabia, and 

    I returned again to Damascus.

    God, give me grace to accept with serenity
    the things that cannot be changed,
    Courage to change the things
    which should be changed,
    and the Wisdom to distinguish
    the one from the other.

    Living one day at a time,
    Enjoying one moment at a time,
    Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
    Taking, as Jesus did,
    This sinful world as it is,
    Not as I would have it,
    Trusting that You will make all things right,
    If I surrender to Your will,
    So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
    And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

    Amen.

  • Galatian 1 :11-12

    For I making known to you all,
    brothers and sisters, 
          the gospel
                    which was preached by me, 
            is not according to humans.
    For
    I neither received it from humans,
    nor have I been taught (it by humans)
    but through what Jesus Christ unveiled (to me).

    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.

  • Galatians 1 6-10

    I am amazed
    that so quickly
    you turn away from
    the one who called you
    by the grace of Christ
    to an alternative gospel. 

    Not that there is another, 
    – except there are some people who trouble you,
    and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ. 

    But even if we
    or an angel from heaven
    preach
    against what we announced to you, 
    let them be cursed.

    As we said before
    and  I say again now
    if anyone preaches to you against what you received
    let them be cursed. 

    For am I now seeking to win over people or God?
    Or am I seeking to please people?
    if I was still people pleasing, I would not be Christ’s slave.

    Lord, you have given me so much,
    I ask for one more thing –
    a grateful heart.

    George Herbert

  • Galatians 1:1-5

    Paul,
    – apostle
    not (sent out) from humans,
    neither through a human, 
    but through Jesus Christ
    and Father God, 
    who raised him from the dead people, 

    and those who are with me,
    all the brothers and sisters

    to the congregations of Galatia:

    grace to you
    and peace from God, our father
    and the Lord Jesus Christ, 
    who gave himself
    because of our sins
    in order that he might rescue us
    out of the present evil age
    according to the will  of God and our Father,
    to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

    God, give me grace to accept with serenity
    the things that cannot be changed,
    Courage to change the things
    which should be changed,
    and the Wisdom to distinguish
    the one from the other.

    Living one day at a time,
    Enjoying one moment at a time,
    Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
    Taking, as Jesus did,
    This sinful world as it is,
    Not as I would have it,
    Trusting that You will make all things right,
    If I surrender to Your will,
    So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
    And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

    Amen.

  • 2 Thess 3 16-17

    And may the Lord of peace himself
    give you
    peace continually,
    in every way.

    The Lord be with you all. 

    ‘Greetings from Paul’ – this I write in my hand.
    (This is a sign in every letter.)


    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. 

    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

  • 2 Thess 3:11-15

    For we hear that some among you live ‘disorderly’ 
    working at nothing
    but meddling.

    We command and urge such people
    in the Lord Jesus,
    that with quietness,
    working,
    might eat their own bread. 

    But you, sisters and brothers,
    do not tire of doing what is right.

    If someone does not obey our word,
    through this letter, 
    take note of this one
    to not associate with them,
    so that they might be ashamed. 

    Also do not consider them an enemy
    but warn them as a brother /sister. 

    Teach us, good Lord,
    to serve thee as thou deservest;
    to give and not to count the cost;
    to fight and not to heed the wounds;
    to toil and not to seek for rest;
    to labour and not to ask for any reward,
    save that of knowing that we do thy will,
    through Jesus Christ our Lord.
    Amen

    St Ignatius

  • 2 Thess 3:6-10

    We command you,
    brothers and sisters,
    in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
    keep away from every brother (or sister)
    living disorderly, 
    and not according to the tradition
    which they received from us. 

    For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us. 
    -that we were not disorderly among you, 
    not freely eating anyone’s food, 
    but by work and labour
    night and day
    working
    in order not to be a burden to any of you. 

    Not because,
    we do not have authority, 
    but so that we ourselves might give a example to you,
    to copy us. 

    For when we were with you,
    we often  commanded you, 

    ‘If someone does not want to work, don’t let them eat. ‘

    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

  • 2 Thess 3 1-5

    Last of all, sisters and brothers pray for us, 
    that the word of the Lord may run swiftly
            and be honoured,
              just as it was with you
    and that we might be rescued
    from the perverse and evil people.

    For the Faith is not everyone’s. 

    But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you, 
    and will guard you from the Evil One. 

    But we are convinced, in the Lord, about you,
    that what we command, 
    you are doing and you will do. 

    So may the Lord direct your hearts
    to love as God loves
    and to persevere as Christ did.

    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)

  • 2 Thess 2: 13-15

    But we must give thanks to God always about you,
    sisters and brother beloved by God,
    because God set you all apart,
    the first-fruits,
    for salvation,
    by being made holy by the Spirit
    and belief in the truth.

    He called you all to this
    through our gospel
    to share the glory of our Lord, Jesus Christ. 

    So now, brothers and sisters,
    stand firm,
    and hold fast to the traditions,
    which you were taught, 
    either by word
    or by our letter.

    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