…how good the readings set for the week after Pentecost in The Book of Common Prayer (Canada, 1962) are. Rich fare, especially for these Ember Days.From Ezekiel’s
I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. …And they shall be my people and I will be their God (11.19&20)
and the Valley of Dry Bones to fanning the gift of God into flame (2Tim1.6) and
By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you. (2 Tim1:14)
…with stops in Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 2, 3, 12 and 13, 1 Kings 19, the Wisdom of Solomon 1, 7, 8 and 9, Ephesians 6, Exodus 35, Numbers 11 and 27, 2 Corinthians 3, 5 and 6, Jeremiah 31, Isaiah 61 and Galatians 5 along the way. It’s a remarkable list—a veritable Book of Common Prayer syllabus for a Life in the Spirit. If you’re looking for a place to tarry while doing a little post-Pentecost soaking in The Spirit these 24 readings are worth a prayerful look.
For Ember Day Three
—a couple of challenges from today’s readings:
2Tim1.14—what is the “good deposit” entrusted to me for such a time as this?
Mt10.20—is the Spirit of our Father is speaking through me. If so, what is he saying?
God bless you all.
Love in Jesus,
Gene+
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