MORNING PRAYERS | Tuesday, September 21, 2021

my kids [Music] me [Music] [Music] r [Music] [Music] my [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] uh is [Music] so [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] crazy [Music] is [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] good morning tuesday september 21st we offer you incense oh christ our god is a sweet spiritual fragrance receive it upon your heavenly altar sent down upon us and return the grace of your holy spirit blessed is our god always now and ever and unto ages of ages amen glory to you o god glory to you o heavenly king the comforter the spirit of truth everywhere present filling all things treasury of blessings and giver of life come and abide in us and cleanse us from every impurity and save our souls oh good one holy god only mighty holy mortal have mercy on us only god only mighty holy and mortal have mercy on us holy god holy mighty holy immortal have mercy on us glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit now and ever and two ages of ages on men o most holy trinity have mercy on us lord cleanse us from our sins master part in our transgressions holy one visit and heal our infirmities for your namesake lord have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit now and ever and unto ages of ages amen our father in heaven hallowed be your name your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit now and ever unto ages of ages on them lord have mercy lord of mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy lord of mercy lord mercy lord of mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit now and ever and unto ages of ages amen oh come let us worship god our king oh come let us worship and fall down before christ our king and our god let us worship and fall down before christ himself our king and our god we praise you we him you we bless you we give thanks to you god of our fathers and mothers for you brought us safely through the shadow of the night and once again have shown to us the light of day we ask of your goodness that you would be gracious to our sins and receive our prayer because of your great tenderness of heart for we take refuge with you the merciful and all-powerful god illumine our hearts with your true son of righteousness enlighten our mind and guard all our senses to walking honestly as in the day and in the path of your commandments we may attain to everlasting life for with you is the fountain of life it might be made worthy of enjoying the unapproachable light for you are our god until you ascribe glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit now and ever and unto ages of ages on men o god you're my god i seek you my soul there's for you my flesh faints for you as in a dry and weary land where no water is so i have looked upon you in the sanctuary beholding your power and glory because your steadfast love is better than life my lips will praise you so i will bless you as long as i live i will lift up my hands and call on your name my soul is feasted as with marrow and fat and my mouth praises you with joyful lips when i think of you upon my bed and meditate on you in the watches of the night for you been my help and in the shadow of your wings i sing for joy my soul clings to you your right hand upholds me but those who seek to destroy my life shall go down shall go down into the depths of the earth they shall be given over to the power of the sword and they shall be prayed for jackals but the king shall rejoice in god all who swear by him shall glory for the mounts of liars will be stopped glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit now and ever and unto ages of ages on men hallelujah hallelujah glory to you oh god hallelujah hallelujah alleluia glory to you oh god hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah glory to you o god lord have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy remember o lord jesus christ our god your mercy and loving kindness which have been from everlasting and for the sake of which you became man and deigned to endure crucifixion and death for the salvation of all who rightly believe in you you rose from the dead and ascended into heaven and sit at the right hand of the father and you regard the humble prayers of all who call upon you with their whole heart incline your ear and hear the humble entreaty of me your unprofitable servant who offers it as a spiritual sacrifice for all your people first of all remember your holy catholic and apostolic church which you've purchased with your precious blood confirm and strengthen it enlarge and multiply it keep it in peace and preserve it unconquerable by the gates of hell forever heal the schisms of the churches quench the raging of the heathen speedily undo and root out the growths of heresies and bring them to naught by the power of your holy spirit save o lord and have mercy upon his beatitude our metropolitan tecon and on the holy synod of the orthodox church in america save and have mercy on all orthodox patriarchs and metropolitans archbishops and bishops priests deacons monastics and the whole order of your church's clergy whom you've established to feed your flock and by their prayers have mercy on us sinners and save us save the lord and have mercy upon all world rulers on this country its president and on all those in civil authority and in the armed forces speak peace and blessing in their hearts for the sake of your church and for all your people so that we might live a calm and peaceful life in true faith and prayer with godly deeds say the lord and have mercy upon our spiritual fathers and mothers brothers sisters and children and save them and by their holy prayers forgive us our transgressions save o lord and have mercy upon our families all our relatives and our friends and grant them your blessings both here and hereafter say oh lord and have mercy upon the old the young the needy the orphans and the widows and all who are in sickness and sorrow distress and affliction oppression and captivity in prison and in confinement and have mercy upon those who are under persecution for your sake and for the sake of the orthodox faith remember them visit them strengthen keep and comfort them and make haste to grant them by your power relief freedom and deliverance save the lord and have mercy upon all who travel and are sent on duty save the lord and have mercy upon those who envy and affront us and wish us evil or deal unjustly with us may they not perish because of us sinners and those who have departed from the orthodox faith dazzled by destroying heresies enlightened by the light of your holy wisdom and unite them to your holy catholic and apostolic church lord remember those whom we pray for now in silence remember oh lord all who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and of eternal life our fathers and mothers brothers sisters husbands wives and children all our loved ones and orthodox christians throughout the world place them with your saints before the light of your countenance and have mercy on us for your good and love mankind illumine our hearts o master who lost mankind with the pure light of your divine knowledge open the eyes of our mind to the understanding of your gospel teachings and implant also in us the fear of your blessed commandments by trampling down all carnal desires we may enter upon a spiritual matter of living both thinking and doing such things as well pleasing to you for you are the elimination of our souls and bodies oh christ our god do you do we send up glory together with your father who's without beginning your most holy good in life creating spirit now and ever and unto ages of ages amen wisdom let us attend let us listen to the holy gospel peace be unto all the reading from the holy gospel according to saint luke glory to you o lord glory to you let us attend at that time jesus began his ministry and was about 30 years of age being the son as was supposed of joseph the son of helly the son of mathat the son of levi the son of melki the son of jennai the son of joseph the son of matthias the son of amos the son of nahum the son of vestly the son of nagai the son of ma'ath the son of matthias the son of simeon the son of josec the son of jodah the sort of jo annan the son of risa the son of zerubbabel the son of shiatiel the son of nary the son of melkie the son of adi the son of cosam the son of el madam and the son of air the son of joshua the son of eleazar the son of jorim the son of mathat the son of levi the son of simeon the son of judah the son of joseph the son of jonah the son of eliakim the son of melia the son of mena the son of matatha the son of nathan the son of david the son of jesse the son of obed the son of boaz the son of salah the son of nashon the son of a minidab the son of admin the son of arnie the son of hezron the son of perez the son of judah the son of jacob the son of isaac the son of abraham the son of terah the son of nehor the son of serug the son of ryu the son of peleg the son of eber the son of sheila the son of canaan the son of our paksad the son of shem the son of noah the son of lamech the son of methuselah the son of enoch the son of jared the son of mahalalel the son of canaan the son of venus the son of seth the son of god the son of adam the son of god and jesus full of the holy spirit returned from the jordan and was led by the spirit glory to you o lord glory to you and have mercy on me o god according to your steadfast love according to your abundant mercy blood of my transgressions wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for i know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me against you you only have i sinned and done that which is evil in your sight so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless in your judgment behold i was brought forth in iniquity and in sins did my mother conceive me behold you desire truth in the inward being therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart purge me this up and i shall be clean wash me and i shall be whiter than snow fill me with joy and gladness let the bones that you've broken rejoice hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities created me a clean heart oh god and put a new and right spirit within me cast me not away from your presence and take not your holy spirit from me restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit then i will teach transgressors your ways and sinners will return to you deliver me from blood guilt and so god god of my salvation and my tongue will sing a lot of your deliverance o lord open my lips and my mouth shall show forth your praise for you of no delight and sacrifice right to give a burnt offering you would not be pleased the sacrifice acceptable to god is a broken spirit a broken and contrite heart oh god you will not despise to good design and your good pleasure rebuild the walls of jerusalem and we delight in right sacrifices and burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings then bulls will be offered on your altar the theotokos and mother of light let us honor and magnify in song my soul magnifies the lord and my spirit rejoices in god my savior more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim without defile that you gave birth to god the word truth they told us we magnify you for he has regarded the lowest state of his handmaiden for beholdens forth all generations shall call me blessed more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim without defilement you gave birth to god the word truth is we magnify you for he who is mighty has done great things for me and holy is his name and his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation [Music] more honorable than the cherubim more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim [Music] without defiant you gave birth to god the word truth is we magnify you he has shown strength with his arm he scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim without defilement you give birth to god the word truth they told us we magnify you he has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of low degree he has filled the hungry with good things and the richest and empty away [Music] more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim without defilement you gave birth to god the word truth it took us we magnify you he's helped his servant israel in remembrance of his mercy as he spoke to our fathers to abraham into his posterity forever more honorable than the cherubin and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim without defilement you gave birth to god the word [Music] you [Music] again and again in peace let us pray to the lord lord have mercy o lord grant that we may meet the coming day in peace help us in all things to rely upon your holy will in each hour of the day reveal your will to us bless our dealings with all who surround us teach us to treat all that shall come to us throughout the day with peace of soul and with the firm conviction that your will governs all in all our deeds and words guide our thoughts and feelings and unforeseen events let us not forget that all are sent by you teach us to act firmly and wisely without embittering and embarrassing others and give us the strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day with all that it shall bring direct our wills teach us to pray and you yourself pray within us amen most holy god we pray and beseech you give each of us a pure heart and a way of speaking that befits the faith we profess grant us a brightness of purpose powers of reasoning unhindered by passions conduct that becomes those who fear you and perfect knowledge of your commandments may we enjoy health and body and in spirit grant us a life of peace genuine faith and living hope sincere charity and bountiful generosity patience that knows no bounds in the light of your truth to proclaim your goodness to us that forever and in all things placing our trust only in you we may abound in every good work and that in christ your gifts may increase in every soul lord do you belong all glory honor and majesty father son and holy spirit now never none two ages of ages amen it is truly me to bless you a theotokos ever blessed and most pure in the mother of our god more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compared than the seraphim without defilement you gave birth to god the word truth we magnify you glory to you o christ our god and our sure hope glory to you glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit now endeavor and two ages of ages amen lord have mercy and lord have mercy and lord have mercy through the prayers of our holy fathers and mothers o lord jesus christ our god have mercy on us and save us amen christ is in her midst please forgive my sleepy brain this morning i am thinking of the four evangelists matthew mark luke and john they are sitting in a cafe this morning discussing the writing process matthew matthew and luke they are they are particularly animated the subject is genealogy like in this morning's gospel the family tree of jesus matthew in case you don't know matthew famously starts his gospel with a long genealogy chapter 1 verse 1. matthew a little on the dry side opens with a list of descendants from abraham long ago all the way down to jesus and then really quickly matthew tells the story of the birth of christ if the gospel of matthew was a movie it starts with the credits good lord all the credits all 17 minutes of them luke there at the cafe on his second espresso luke i imagine we'll have none of this no no mate you can't do that that's boring you gotta give the readers something dramatic right there on page one you gotta give them angels and intrigue and suspense it's the messiah for heaven's sake give them god's high drama first and then give them the genealogy and make that genealogy short that's matthew and luke mark mark who can't sit still and certainly does not need more caffeine mark is frustrated with matthew and luke mark sees no need for genealogies have mercy says mark jesus returns tomorrow and you too sit around and scheme about growing your subscribers who cares about genealogies chapter 1 chapter 3 it does not matter just skip the whole business of birth and get on with the story it's all about the cross in any case so just get busy john as usual the evangelist john is barely listening to the other three john's coffee sits there untouched he seems distracted a little above it all like an eagle one might say anyway these four evangelists so different from one another they each tell the one story of salvation through jesus christ but they do so for different reasons and so in different ways if this surprises you learn more if you think there should be one gospel and not four gospels then dig deeper learn why ask questions seek truth don't just seek tidy answers that score points in the comment boxes that surround us scripture is treasure the priceless wisdom of god infinite in its depth and always surprising no matter how familiar it may appear open and read read and be amazed christ is in our midst good morning this tuesday september the 21st god bless you god bless you this day and all that you have to do all that requires accomplishing in your lives may god grant you his grace to abide with you and to labor with you and may he grant you his blessings both here and hereafter enjoy your cup of coffee whether it's at home or in a cafe whether it's with friends or just there in silence with yourself please pray for me i will pray for you and will be thinking of you as i enjoy my coffee in a little while god bless you glory to jesus christ [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you

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Published: Tue Sep 21 2021