Podcasts by Evening Prayer With Bob

Sunday, December 27, 2020, First Sunday of Christmas from 2020-12-27T19:07:33

When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife. ~ Matthew 1:24 (NRSV)

Image: Saint Joseph and Jesus Christ, Son of God, Listen

Saturday, December 26, 2020, The Feast of St Stephen from 2020-12-26T21:00

But the righteous, though they die early, will be at rest.
For old age is not honoured for length of time,
or measured by number of years;
but understanding is grey hair for anyone,<...

Friday, December 25, 2020, The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ from 2020-12-25T21:06:17

Raise, raise the song on high,
the mother sings her lullaby;
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
the babe the son of Mary!

Image: Geburt Christi Heilige Nacht, Weihnacht, (Nativity, ...

Thursday, December 24, 2020, Christmas Eve from 2020-12-24T20:00

If I say, "Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night," darkness is not dark to you, O Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to you are both a...

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 from 2020-12-23T20:00

And Mary said,
‘My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
For he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all gener...

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 from 2020-12-22T20:00

Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. ~ Luke 1:38

Image: The Annunciation, Francisco Goya, 1785...

Monday, December 21, 2020, The Commemoration of St. Thomas from 2020-12-21T20:00

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through ...

Sunday, December 20, 2020, Fourth Sunday of Advent from 2020-12-20T20:00

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. ~ John 3:16

Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 2020-12-19T20:25:09

Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
and all flesh shall see the s...

Friday, December 18, 2020 from 2020-12-18T20:00

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?" ~ Matthew 11:2-3

Imag...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 from 2020-12-17T20:00

Bear fruit worthy of repentance. ~ Matthew 3:8

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 2020-12-16T20:00

[John the Baptist] proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he w...

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 from 2020-12-15T20:00

The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, ‘Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.’ 62And he went out and wept b...

Monday, December 14, 2020 from 2020-12-14T21:43:06

Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done. ~ Luke 22:42

Sunday, December 13, 2020, Third Sunday of Advent from 2020-12-13T20:00

He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. ~ John 3:29...

Saturday, December 12, 2020 from 2020-12-12T20:00

The Lord grants his loving-kindness in the daytime;
in the night season his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. ~ Psalms 42:10

Image: De Sterrennacht, (The Starry Night)...

Friday, December 11, 2020 from 2020-12-11T20:00

For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. ~ Luke 22:27

Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 2020-12-10T20:00

I have been young and now I am old, but never have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread. Psalms 37:26

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 2020-12-09T20:00

Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, sir." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not ...

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 2020-12-08T20:00

We walk about like a shadow, and in vain we are in turmoil;
we heap up riches and cannot tell who will gather them.
And now, what is my hope?
O Lord, my hope is in you. ~ Psalm 39:7-...

Monday, December 7, 2020 from 2020-12-07T19:38:02

Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. ~ Luke 21:28

Sunday, December 6, 2020, The Second Sunday of Advent from 2020-12-06T19:44:03

I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ~ Luke 7:28 (NRSV)

Image: Holy Family with St. John the Baptist,...

Saturday, December 5, 2020 from 2020-12-05T20:00

And he said, "Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is near!' Do not go after them." ~ Luke 21:8 (NRSV)

Image: Jacobello Alb...

Friday, December 4, 2020 from 2020-12-04T20:00

He said, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; 4for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live ...

Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 2020-12-03T20:00

You will save a lowly people, but you will humble the haughty eyes.
You, O Lord, are my lamp; my God, you make my darkness bright. ~ Psalm 18: 28-29

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 2020-12-02T20:00

But I put my trust in your mercy; *
my heart is joyful because of your saving help. ~ Psalm 13:5 (NRSV)

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 2020-12-01T20:00

The Lord will hear the desire of the humble; you will strengthen their heart and your ears shall hear;
To give justice to the orphan and oppressed, so that mere mortals may strike terror no ...

Monday, November 30, 2020, The Feast of St Andrew the Apostle from 2020-11-30T20:00

Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. ~ Isiah 55:1

nImage: St. Andrew, ...

Sunday, November 29, 2020, First Sunday of Advent from 2020-11-29T21:59:18

Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. ~ Matthew 25:11 (NRSV)

Image: "Advent Tradition: Old and New," Listen

Saturday, November 28, 2020 from 2020-11-28T20:00

You hide your face, and they are terrified; you take away their breath, and they die and return to their dust.
You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; and so you renew the face of ...

Friday, November 27, 2020 from 2020-11-27T20:00

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God; *
let your good Spirit lead me on level ground. ~ Psalm 143:10 (NRSV)

Thursday, November 26, 2020, Thanksgiving Day, USA from 2020-11-26T19:57:03

You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other.
And my people shall never again be put to shame. ~ Joel 2:27

Image: Abraham L...

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 from 2020-11-25T20:00

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today." ~ Luke 19:5 (NRSV)

Image: Zacchaeus by Listen

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 from 2020-11-24T20:00

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like those who dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. ~ Psalm 126: 1-2

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Monday, November 23, 2020 from 2020-11-23T20:00

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, ‘There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’...

Sunday, November 22, 2020 from 2020-11-22T20:00

Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves. He said to th...

Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 2020-11-21T20:29:25

The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, “God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. ~ Luke 18: 11 (NRSV)

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Friday, November 20, 2020 from 2020-11-20T20:00

Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions; take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatever else may hinder us from godly union and concord. ~ ...

Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 2020-11-20T00:29:09

Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, "The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, “Look, here it i...

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 from 2020-11-18T20:00

Increase our reverence before the mystery of life; and give us new insight into your purposes for the human race, and new wisdom and determination in making provision for its future in accordanc...

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 2020-11-17T19:15

It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble. ~ Luke 17:2

Image: Millsto...

Monday, November 16, 2020 from 2020-11-16T20:00

And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. " Luke...

Sunday, November 15, 2020 from 2020-11-15T23:00:51

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to hav...

Saturday, November 14, 2020 from 2020-11-14T20:00

No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. ~ Luke 16:13 (NRSV)

Friday, November 13, 2020 from 2020-11-13T20:00

Because he is bound to me in love, therefore will I deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my Name. ~ Psalm 91: 14

Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 2020-11-12T20:00

Then the father said to him, “Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was...

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Veterans Day from 2020-11-11T20:00

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their...

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 2020-11-10T20:00

Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. ~ Luke 14:27

Monday, November 9, 2020 from 2020-11-09T20:00

O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enabl...

Sunday, November 8, 2020 from 2020-11-08T20:00

Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous? ~ Matthew 20: 15

Image: Vineyard Harvest, Listen

Saturday, November 7, 2020 from 2020-11-07T20:00

What if I had not believed that I should see the goodness of the Lord  in the land of the living!
O tarry and await the Lord's pleasure; be strong, and he shall comfort your heart;
...

Friday, November 6, 2020 from 2020-11-06T20:00

Had I gone on speaking this way, I should have betrayed the generation of your children. ~ Psalm 73:15

Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 2020-11-05T20:00

Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God. 30Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.~ Luke 13:28 Listen

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 2020-11-04T20:00

Let the arrogant be put to shame, for they wrong me with lies; but I will meditate on your commandments.

Image: King David at prayer, Listen

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Election Day in the United States from 2020-11-03T20:00

Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, “See here! For three years I have come l...

Sunday, November 1, 2020, The Feast of All Saints from 2020-11-03T00:16:39

I just learned that some sort of technical glitch kept last evening's prayers off the air. Ah, well... best laid plans and all that. Maybe this one needed to wait until the night before the elec...

Monday, November 2, 2020, All Souls Day from 2020-11-02T21:14:52

Almighty God, to whom we must account for all our powers and privileges: Guide the people of the United States in the election of officials and representatives; that, by faithful administration ...

Saturday, October 31, 2020, All Hallows Eve from 2020-10-31T19:00

He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away. ~ Revelation 21:4

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Friday, October 30, 2020 from 2020-10-30T19:24:05

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. ~ Luke 12:27 (NRSV)

Image: Among the lilli...

Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 2020-10-29T19:00

Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispe...

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, Commemoration of Simon and Jude from 2020-10-28T19:00

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. ~ John 14:27 (NRSV)

Image: Peac...

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 2020-10-27T19:00

"Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness." ~ Luke 11:35

Image: The Ninth Plague. Darkness, Gustave Dor...

Monday, October 26, 2020 from 2020-10-26T19:00

But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house." ~ Luke 11:17 (NRSV)

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Sunday, October 25, 2020 from 2020-10-25T19:53:45

For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. ~ Matthew 18:20 (NRSV)

Image: Etcher: Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, 1727–1815, After: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco ...

Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 2020-10-24T19:00

He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ ~ Luke 11:1 (NRSV)

Friday, October 23, 2020, Commemoration of St James of Jerusalem from 2020-10-23T19:00

Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. ~ Hebrews 12:14 (NRSV)

Image: Icon of St James of Jerusalem, available at https://www.orthodoxmonaster...

Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 2020-10-22T19:55:03

Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers? ~ Luke 10:36

Image: Le bon samaritain (The Good Samaritan), Listen

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 2020-10-21T19:00

Do not take the word of truth out of my mouth, for my hope is in your judgments. ~ Psalms 19:43

Image: Молящаяся женщина (Praying Woman), Listen

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 2020-10-20T19:00

We walk about like a shadow, and in vain we are in turmoil; we heap up riches and cannot tell who will gather them.
And now, what is my hope? O Lord, my hope is in you. ~ Psalms 39:7-8

Monday, October 19, 2020, Commemoration of St Luke the Evangelist from 2020-10-19T21:12:53

Lord, you now have set your servant free to go in peace as you have promised; For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, whom you have prepared for all the world to see... ~ Luke 2:29-31 Image: I...

Sunday, October 18, 2020 from 2020-10-18T19:37:39

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" ~ Matthew 16:15

Image: Jesus Christ, Octavio Ocampo, 2011

Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 2020-10-17T19:00

[Jesus] said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest." ~ Luke 9:48

Friday, October 16, 2020 from 2020-10-16T19:00

I will declare your Name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you. ~ Psalms 22:21

Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 2020-10-15T19:00

What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves? ~ Luke 9:25

Image: Earth in Hand, Listen

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 2020-10-14T19:00

But I put my trust in your mercy; my heart is joyful because of your saving help. ~ Psalms 13:5 (NRSV)

Tuesday, October 16, 2020 from 2020-10-13T19:00

She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his clothes, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. ~ Luke 8:44 (NRSV)

Image: Christ and the Woman with Issue of Blood, Listen

Monday, October 12, 2020 from 2020-10-12T19:00

Many are saying,"Oh, that we might see better times!" *
Lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O Lord. ~ Psalms 4:6

Image: Prayer in Church, Listen

Sunday, October 11, 2020 from 2020-10-11T19:00

He answered, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.’ She said, ‘Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.’ ~ Matthew 15:26-2...

Saturday, October 10, 2020 from 2020-10-10T19:00

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *
I will praise my God while I have my being. ~ Psalms 104:34

Image: David freed from all of his enemies, sings a hymn of victory to the Lor...

Friday, October 9, 2020 from 2020-10-09T19:00

Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord, and guard the door of my lips; let not my heart incline to any evil thing. ~ Psalms 141:3 (NRSV)

Thursday, October 8, 2020 from 2020-10-08T19:00

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, ‘If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him that she is a sinner...

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 2020-10-07T19:00

When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? S...

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from 2020-10-06T19:00

Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy.
Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. ~ Psalm 126:6-7

Image: Listen

Monday, October 5, 2020 from 2020-10-05T19:00

‘No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. ~ Luke 6:43-44a (NRSV)

Image: Still Life Fruit, Listen

Sunday, October 4, 2020, The Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi from 2020-10-04T15:16:15

We praise you, Lord, for all your creatures, especially for Brother Sun, who is the day through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour, of you Most High, he...

Saturday, October 3, 2020 from 2020-10-03T23:32:58

But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. ~ Lu...

Friday, October 2, 2020 from 2020-10-02T19:00

But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. ~ Luke...

Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 2020-10-01T19:00

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity. ~ Collect of the Day for Proper 21, Book of Common Prayer, p. 234

Image: Madonna of Mercy with Kneeling Fria...

Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Commemoration of St Michael and All Angels from 2020-09-30T18:58:13

The Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, saying, ‘Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and sinners?’31Jesus answered, ‘Those who are well have no need of a phys...

Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Eve of the Feast of St Michael and All Angels from 2020-09-29T19:00

Yonder is the great and wide sea with its living things too many to number, *
creatures both small and great.
There move the ships, and there is that Leviathan, *
which you have made...

Monday, September 28, 2020 from 2020-09-28T19:00

He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. ~ Luke 5:3 (NRSV)

Ima...

Sunday, September 27, 2020 from 2020-09-27T19:54:16

But no one can tame the tongue a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse those who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth c...

Saturday, September 26, 2020 from 2020-09-26T19:00

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
for his mercy endures for ever. ~ Psalm 136:1 (NRSV)

Friday, September 25, 2020 from 2020-09-25T19:00

The dullard does not know, nor does the fool understand, that though the wicked grow like weeds, and all the workers of iniquity flourish,
They flourish only to be destroyed for ever; but yo...

Thursday, September 24, 2020 from 2020-09-24T19:00

Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion us into one united people. Endue with the spirit of wisdom tho...

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 2020-09-23T19:00

Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, "To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given ove...

Tuesday September 22, 2020 from 2020-09-22T19:00

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things which are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endur...

Monday, September 21, 2020: Commemoration of St Mathew from 2020-09-21T19:00

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. ~ Matthew 13: 45-46

Image: P...

Sunday, September 20, 2020 from 2020-09-20T19:00

Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. ~ Matthew 6:1

Image: The Prayer, Listen

Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 2020-09-19T19:00

I do not judge anyone who hears my words and does not keep them, for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my word has a judge; on the...

Friday, September 18, 2020 from 2020-09-18T19:00

When my mind became embittered, I was sorely wounded in my heart.
I was stupid and had no understanding; I was like a brute beast in your presence. ~ Psalm 73:21-22

Image: The Bitter ...

Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 2020-09-17T19:00

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. ~ John 12:32 (NRSV)

Image: Christ of St. John of the Cross, Listen

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 from 2020-09-16T19:00

Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ~ John 12:24

Image: Ears of Wheat, Listen

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 2020-09-15T19:00

Sing to God, sing praises to his Name; exalt him who rides upon the heavens; YAHWEH is his Name, rejoice before him! ~ Psalms 68:4 (NRSV)

Image: David danced before the Lord with all his ...

Monday, September 14, Feast of the Holy Cross from 2020-09-14T18:50:42

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff’ring and shame; And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best For a world of lost sinners was slain.  ~ The Old Rugged Cross,...

Sunday, September 13, 2020, Eve of the Holy Cross from 2020-09-13T19:37:37

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. ~ Psalms 46:5 (NRSV)

Image: Blue River Valley, New Zealand, Tyler Lastovich, Available at h...

Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 2020-09-12T19:00

Though the Lord be high, he cares for the lowly; he perceives the haughty from afar. ~ Psalms 138:7

Image: Jew at Prayer, Marc Chagal, 1913

Friday, September 11, 2020 from 2020-09-11T19:00

For all who died in the terror of September 2001 and for those others whom we remember today, for those who believed in your resurrection and those who knew not your promise of eternal life, in ...

Thursday, September 10, 2020 from 2020-09-10T19:00

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" ...

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from 2020-09-09T19:00

Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes behold the vesper light, we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ~ Phos hilaron (O Gr...

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 from 2020-09-08T19:00

We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of your temple. ~ Psalms 48:8

Monday, September 7, 2020: Labor Day from 2020-09-07T18:18:26

All these rely on their hands, and all are skilfull in their own work. Without them no city can be inhabited. ~ Ecclesiasticus 38: 31-32b

Image: Le maréchal ferrant, (The Farrier,) <...

Sunday September 6, 2020 from 2020-09-06T19:00

You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. ~ Matthew 5: 14

Image: Lampada ad arco, (Street Light,) Listen

Saturday, September 5, 2020 from 2020-09-05T19:00

I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. ~ John 10:16 (NRSV)

Image: Good She...

Friday, September 4, 2020 from 2020-09-04T19:00

My very bones will say, "Lord, who is like you? * You deliver the poor from those who are too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them." ~ Psalms 35:20 (NRSV) --- Send in a vo...

Thursday, September 3, 2020 from 2020-09-03T19:00

We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work. ~ John 9:4 (NRSV)

Image: Healing the Man Born Blind by Jesus Christ,  Vasily Surikov,...

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 from 2020-09-02T19:00

Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. ~ A prayer attributed to St. Francis

Image: St Francis Greets a...

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 from 2020-09-01T19:00

And now, what is my hope? O Lord, my hope is in you. ~ Psalms 39:8

Monday, August 31, 2020 from 2020-08-31T19:00

Lord, keep this nation under your care; and guide us in the way of justice and truth. (BCP p. 98)

Image: New York Times, May 29, 2020

Sunday, August 30, 2020 from 2020-08-30T19:08:19

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. ~ Matthew 5:1 (NRSV)

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Saturday, August 29, 2020 from 2020-08-30T01:05:27

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his servants. ~ Psalm 116:13

Friday, August 28, 2020 from 2020-08-28T20:01:32

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? And are so far from my cry and from the words of my distress? ~ Psalm 22:1

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Thursday, August 27, 2020 from 2020-08-27T19:00

You, O Lord, are my lamp; my God, you make my darkness bright. ~ Psalm 18:29 (NRSV)

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 from 2020-08-26T19:00

Jesus said to them, ‘My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. ~ John 7:6 (NRSV)

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 from 2020-08-25T19:53:36

Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. ~ John 6:66 (NRSV) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bob-johnson9/message Support this podcast: ...

Monday, August 24, 2020 from 2020-08-24T19:00

He shall cover you with his pinions, and you shall find refuge under his wings; his faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler. ~ Psalm 91:4 (NRSV)

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Sunday, August 23 2020 from 2020-08-23T20:05:30

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. ~ Book of Common Prayer, p. 134

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Saturday, August 22, 2020 from 2020-08-22T19:00

You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak and spread out the heavens like a curtain. ~ Psalm 104:2

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Friday, August 21, 2020 from 2020-08-21T19:00

Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal. ~ John 6:27 (NR...

Thursday, August 20, 2020 from 2020-08-20T19:00

Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord; the Lord who made heaven and earth bless
you out of Zion. ~ Psalm 134:2 (NRSV)

Image: Hands of an Apostle, Albrecht Dührer

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 from 2020-08-19T19:00

Direct, in our time, we pray, those who speak where many listen and write what many read; that they may do their part in making the heart of this people wise, its mind sound, and its will righte...

Tuesday August 18, 2020 from 2020-08-18T19:00

Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy. ~ Psalm 126:6 (NRSV)

Image: Ushered In a Tearful Joy, Vasily Polenov, 1900

Monday, August 17, 2020 from 2020-08-17T19:00

Give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives... ~ The General Thanksgiving Prayer (B...

Sunday, August 16, 2020 from 2020-08-16T19:00

...for she said, "If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well." ~ Mark 5:28

Saturday, August 15, 2020: The Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary from 2020-08-15T19:00

From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. ~ Luke 1:47 (NRSV)

Image: Virgin Mary by El Greco, 1585.

Friday, August 14, 2020 from 2020-08-14T19:00

Some went down to the sea in ships and plied their trade in deep waters;
They beheld the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep. ~ Psalm 107:23-24

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Thursday, August 13, 2020 from 2020-08-13T19:00

Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or, "Why are you speaking with her?" ~ John 4:27 (NRSV)

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from 2020-08-12T19:00

The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) ~ John 4:9

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from 2020-08-11T19:00

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. (BOC p. 134)

Monday, August 10, 2020 from 2020-08-10T18:02:06

"But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God." ~ John 3:21

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Sunday, August 9, 2020 from 2020-08-09T18:25:43

He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. ~ Mark 4:39 (NRSV)

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Saturday, August 8, 2020 from 2020-08-08T19:00

He told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a market-place!" ~ John 2:16

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Friday, August 7, 2020 from 2020-08-07T19:00

He shall say to the Lord, "You are my refuge and my stronghold, my God in whom I put my trust." ~ Psalm 91:2

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Thursday, August 6, 2020, The Transfiguration from 2020-08-06T19:00

Then from the cloud came a voice that said, This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" ~ Luke 9:35

Image: Transfiguration, Fra Angelico, 1442

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 from 2020-08-05T19:00

And John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him." ~ John 1:32 (NRSV)

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Tuesday August 4, 2020 from 2020-08-04T19:00

He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of theLord,"
as the prophet Isaiah said. ~ John 1: 23

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