Daily Prayer for Tuesday, January 12, 2021

​“Heirs of salvation, trusting the promise, faithfully now God’s praises we sing.”     
                                                   —Michael A. Saward, 1981

Preparation for worship
Sit in a relaxed position. Take a slow, deep breath (or 2 or 3 or as many as needed) until you feel your body, mind, and soul begin to relax and rest in the Spirit.  Take time to reflect as you move through this time of worship…

Opening Sentences                                                                Mark 1:10-11
The heavens opened, the Spirit descended,
and a voice sounded:  This is my Beloved Son.

Prayer                                                                           St. Hildegarde, 12th C.
Fire of the Spirit,
life of the lives of creatures,
spiral of sanctity,
bond of all natures,
glow of charity,
lights of clarity,
taste of sweetness to sinners,
be with us and hear us…

Composer of all things,
light of all the risen,
key of salvation,
release from the dark prison,
hope of all unions,
scope of all chastities,
joy in the glory,
strong honor,
be with us and hear us.

Hymn of the Day                            
Holy, Holy, Holy, by Sufjan Stevens.  Listen and pray. 

Reading of the Day                                                                Acts 10:34-43  
34 Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. 37 That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Prayers for self and others
Please pray today for those who are being affected by COVID-19 and by its side effects in our world.  Pray for the thousands who are still being diagnosed positive in the U.S. each day.  Please pray especially for Susan Smith's family upon the death of her brother-in-law John Krueger, after a long battle with the Covid virus.  Please pray for people in the air travel industry who remain furloughed, and for the pilots and flight attendants who work in such a risky environment.  As we hear of more friends who are directly affected, or who are working in high risk places, we will list them here. Use this time to lift your joys, concerns, and hopes to God.

Benediction
May the God of hope
fill you with all peace in believing,
so that you may abound in hope
by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.