Thursday, November 25, 2021
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Twenty-sixth Week After Pentecost, Thursday, November 25, 2021
Nehemiah 9:6-15
And Ezra said: “You are the LORD, you alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. To all of them you give life, and the host of heaven worships you. You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham; and you found his heart faithful before you, and made with him a covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; and you have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.
“And you saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea. You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted insolently against our ancestors. You made a name for yourself, which remains to this day. And you divided the sea before them, so that they passed through the sea on dry land, but you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters. Moreover, you led them by day with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire, to give them light on the way in which they should go. You came down also upon Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments, and you made known your holy sabbath to them and gave them commandments and statutes and a law through your servant Moses. For their hunger you gave them bread from heaven, and for their thirst you brought water for them out of the rock, and you told them to go in to possess the land that you swore to give them.
(New Revised Standard Version)
Loving Divine Family,
How intimately you know us, O LORD! You have always been with us, and with our ancestors from the very beginning. If we were to retrace the footsteps of those who have gone before us, not one step would be void of your presence. We pause today in this holy prayer space. We remember to remember your tender mercies, love, compassion, and absolute power to move mountains for our sake.
Elohim (God the Creator), your breath gives life to your creation. We join creation singing praises to you, loving God. You light our way on the good path you have given us and provide for our daily needs. May we share your love with those you bring our way.
I remember to remember your works in my life, Loving LORD, and thank you for…
Because of your perfect love, LORD, you have always fed and clothed us. Even in times of sorrow, hunger, or thirst, you have provided what we need. We remember difficult times and realize how our trials brought us closer to you. You are strong for us when we are weak. Give us today all we will need for our journey and lead us in your everlasting ways.
With joy we praise you!
Amen!
Cherie and Donovan Mutschler
Other Lectionary Readings for Today:
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
