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