Scripture for Today

Passage:

12 “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you,

but to fear the LORD your God,

to walk in all his ways,

to love him,

to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

13 and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD,

which I am commanding you today for your good?

14 Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens,

the earth with all that is in it.

15 Yet the LORD set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them,

you above all peoples, as you are this day.”

(Deuteronomy 10:12–15 ESV)

Song:

Instrument of Peace by Isaac Wardell, Jessica Fox, Liz Vice, Orlando Palmer, and Paul Zach

Lyrics:

Lord make me

An instrument of peace

An instrument of peace

Where is there hatred let me sow love

Where there is darkness let me sow light

For in the giving we shall receive

And in the dying we’re given life

Lord make me

An instrument of peace

An instrument of peace

Where there is sorrow let me sow hope

Where there is doubt let me sow faith

Where is injury your pardon give

Your consolation to those in pain

Lord make me

An instrument of peace

An instrument of peace

Prayer:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand;

To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Amen.

-A prayer attributed to St. Francis (ca. 1181–1226) of Assisi, Italy

Passage:

3 Know therefore today that he who goes over before you as a consuming fire is the LORD your God. He will destroy them and subdue them before you…

4 Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out before you, “It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,”

6 Know, therefore, that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people.

(Deuteronomy 9:3–4, 6 ESV)

Song:

All My Boast is in Jesus by Bryan Fowler, Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa

Lyrics:

What wonder of wonders what love is this

That Christ would die for me

His goodness His merit His righteousness

This sinner’s only plea

O foolish pride be crucified

The work is finished

All my boast is in Jesus

All my hope is His love

And I will glory forever

In what the cross has done

Now fully forgiven my life is filled

With graces undeserved

For mercy that flowed down that sacred hill

Let praises now return

Rise up my soul and bless the Lord

Who else is worthy

O praise the One forever blessed

Him alone my heart adores

And I will boast in nothing less

Than the love of Christ my Lord

I boast not in riches in strength or might

But in the grace of God

I glory in weakness to live is Christ

In plenty or in want

That I may know that all may see

His pow’r within me

Now I stand in His freedom

Ransomed clean in His sight

And I cannot be ashamed for

My boast is Jesus Christ

My boast is Jesus Christ

Forever my boast is Jesus Christ

Prayer:

Almighty God, eternal Father,

we have sat at your feet,

learned from your word,

and eaten from your table.

We give you thanks and praise

for accepting us into your family.

Send us out with your blessing,

to live and to witness for you in the power of your Spirit,

through Jesus Christ, the firstborn from the dead.

Amen.

-From the Eucharistic Rite of the Anglican Church in Kenya

Passage:

2 And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna… that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

(Deuteronomy 8:2–3 ESV)

Song:

Honey in the Rock by Brooke Ligertwood and Brandon Lake

Lyrics:

There's honey in the rock

Water in the stone

Manna on the ground

No matter where I go

I don't need to worry

Now that I know

Everything I need You've got

There's honey in the rock

Praying for a miracle

Thirsty for the Living Well

Only You can satisfy

Sweetness at the mercy seat

Now I've tasted it's not hard to see

Only You can satisfy

There's honey in the rock (4X)

Freedom where the Spirit is

Bounty in the wilderness

You will always satisfy

There's honey in the rock

Water in the stone

Manna on the ground

No matter where I go

I don't need to worry

Now that I know

Everything I need You've got

There's honey in the rock

Purpose in Your plan

Power in the blood

Healing in Your hands

Started flowing when You said it is done

Everything You did's enough

I keep looking

I keep finding

You keep giving

Keep providing

I have all that I need

You are all that I need

I keep praying

You keep moving

I keep praising

You keep proving

I have all that I need

You are all that I need

I have all that I need

You are all that I need yeah

There's honey in the rock

Water in the stone

Manna on the ground

No matter where I go

I don't need to worry

Now that I know

Everything I need You've got

There's honey in the rock

Purpose in Your plan

Power in the blood

Healing in Your hands

Started flowing when You said it is done

Jesus who You are is enough

There's honey in the rock

There's honey in the rock

There's honey in the rock

Oh how sweet

How sweet it is to trust in You Jesus

Oh how sweet

How sweet it is to trust in You Jesus

Oh how sweet

How sweet it is to trust in You Jesus

Prayer:

Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; the same

everlasting Father who cares for you today will take

care of you then and every day. He will either shield you

from suffering, or will give you unfailing strength to

bear it.

Be at peace, then, and put aside all anxious thoughts

and imaginations. Amen.

-A prayer of St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622)

Passage:

6 “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,

8 but it is because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers…”

(Deuteronomy 7:6–8 ESV)

Song:

Chosen by Alvymarie Rodriguez, Danielle Cruz, Jeffrey Todd McVicker, and Sean Hill

Lyrics:

How sweet it is to be loved by a King

How kind it is to be called by Majesty

How wonderful to fully know that I am Yours

How can it be I am favored in Your eyes

How can You see I'm a child of Your delight

How beautiful to always know that I am Yours

Oh I am Yours

Oh I am chosen I am Yours

Oh I am chosen I am Yours

You call me out to be Your hands and feet

For here and now a light for all to see

I'll show Your love and tell the world

That they are Yours

Oh they are Yours

Oh we are chosen we are Yours

Oh we are chosen we are Yours

Adorned in robes of royalty

The Bride of Christ can stand and sing

We're forever chosen

We're forever chosen

Hear the sound of people free

Sing the song of the redeemed

We're forever chosen

We're forever chosen

Hallelujah we are chosen we are Yours

Hallelujah we are chosen we are Yours

We're forever chosen

We're forever chosen

We're forever chosen

We're forever chosen

Prayer:

Preserve your work, Lord. Guard the gift you have given even to those who pulled back. For I knew I was not worthy to be called your servant, but by your grace I am what I am… Amen.

—Ambrose of Milan

Passage:

4 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

(Deuteronomy 6:4–9 ESV)

Song:

Every Mother Every Father by Andy Bast and Bruce Benedict

Lyrics:

Every mother every father

Called to raise up sons or daughters

May your heart be patient

May your mind be clear

May our God be with you and calm your fears

Prayer:

This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.

-The Book of Common Prayer