2. Introduction
O God, come to our aid.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Alleluia
If you are praying with another person – read responsively
where appropriate
3. The Psalm – Psalm 90
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
8
You spread out our sins before you—
our secret sins—and you see them all.
9
We live our lives beneath your wrath,
ending our years with a groan.
10
Seventy years are given to us!
Some even live to eighty.
But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear, and we fly away.
11
Who can comprehend the power of your anger?
Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.
12
Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
13
O LORD, come back to us!
How long will you delay?
Take pity on your servants!
14
Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,
so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.
15
Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery!
Replace the evil years with good.
16
Let us, your servants, see you work again;
let our children see your glory.
17
And may the Lord our God show us his approval
and make our efforts successful.
Yes, make our efforts successful!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
4. Short Reading and Meditation
One day Peter and John were going up to the
temple at the hour of prayer, at three o'clock
in the afternoon. 2And a man lame from
birth was being carried in. People would lay
him daily at the gate of the temple called the
Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms
from those entering the temple. 3When he
saw Peter and John about to go into the
temple, he asked them for alms. 4Peter
looked intently at him, as did John, and said,
"Look at us." 5And he fixed his attention on
them, expecting to receive something from
them. 6But Peter said, "I have no silver or
gold, but what I have I give you; in the name
of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and
walk." 7And he took him by the right hand
and raised him up; and immediately his feet
and ankles were made strong. 8Jumping up,
he stood and began to walk, and he entered
the temple with them, walking and leaping
and praising God.
Thought for Today
We are encouraged to number
our days. To know our limits -
but not to be held to false
limits. The man who Peter and
John met was held back by a
limit God delivered him from.
What limits in your own life has
God placed for your good?
What limits does God want to
deliver you from?
Acts 3:1-8
5. Prayer
Pray Silently or Aloud for Others and Yourself
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.
May God the Father, and the Eternal High Priest Jesus Christ,
build us up in faith and truth and love, and grant to us our
portion among the saints with all those who believe on our
Lord Jesus Christ. We pray for all saints, for kings and rulers,
for the enemies of the Cross of Christ, and for ourselves we
pray that our fruit may abound and we may be made perfect in
Christ Jesus our Lord. AMEN.
-Polycarp
