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 90Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
1
Lord, You have always been our refuge.
Our ancestors made You their home long ago.
2
Before mountains were born,
before You fashioned the earth and filled it with life,
from ages past to distant futures,
You are truly God.
3
You turn people back to dust,
saying, “Go back to the dust, children of Adam.”
4
For You a thousand years is like a day when it is over,
a watch during the night;
there is no difference to You.
5-6
You release the waters of death to sweep mankind away in his slumber.
In the morning, we are blades of grass,
Growing rapidly under the sun but withering quickly;
yet in the evening, we fade and die, soon to be cut down.
7
For Your anger has consumed us.
Your wrath has shaken us to the core
and left us deeply troubled.
8
You have written our offenses before You—
the light of Your presence shines brightly on our secret sins,
and we can’t run or hide.
9
For all our days are spent beneath Your wrath;
our youth gives way to old age, and then
one day our years come to an end with a sigh.
10
We may journey through life for 70 years;
some may live and breathe 80 years—if we are strong.
Yet our time here is only toil and trouble;
soon our days are gone, and we fly away.
11
Who can truly comprehend the power unleashed by Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due to You.
12
Teach us to number our days
so that we may truly live and achieve wisdom.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
4. Short Reading and Meditation
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He
found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of
Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found Nathanael and
said to him, "We have found him about whom
Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote,
Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth."
46Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good
come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him,
"Come and see." 47When Jesus saw Nathanael
coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly
an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!"
48Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to
know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under
the fig tree before Philip called you."
49Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of
God! You are the King of Israel!" 50Jesus
answered, "Do you believe because I told you
that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see
greater things than these." 51And he said to him,
"Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven
opened and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of Man."
Thought for Today
Jesus promises Phillip that he
will see heaven opened. Our
days are so filled with things
that take our attention away
from God. They seem so
important and are so urgent.
Psalm 90 reminds us that our
days pass away under the wrath
of God and our lives are short
and quick. Today - lets have a
heavenly view - see the big
picture - gain a heart of wisdom.
John 1:43-51
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
