The Home Devotion Page

For the week before Sunday, August 1, 2010

Welcome to “The Home Devotion Page!” This is our weekly updated home resource for your daily devotional life. Each week we focus on one or more of the readings for the following Sunday through some background information, some questions, activities and prayers. There is material on this page for people of all ages. I hope you find it a useful tool that will help you to grow spiritually. Make use of which ever parts work for you and your family. Comments are very welcome, and can be sent to me at stjohnsquamish@shaw.ca

May God bless you,

Wendy Booth

The readings for Sunday, August 1, 2010

Hosea 11.1-11

Colossians 3.1-11

Luke 12.13-21

Your Home Devotion Time

Make or find a special place in your home that will be your place of quiet prayer. Light a candle (or a few). Place a cross, icon, or other item(s) of symbolic Christian meaning in this place. Be sure that you can sit comfortably.

The reading and study of scripture can be incorporated into your family prayer time very effectively. I would suggest using a good modern translation of the Bible, such as the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) which you will hear in Church; or for children, Today’s English Version (TEV) – the “Good News Bible” supplied to children of this parish.

The following is a skeleton outline of a possible prayer time with some prayers specific to the week. Please adapt it to suit you and your family.

Light candles / adjust lighting / get comfortable.

If Centering prayer is a part of your prayer life, this would be a good place to do a sit, or further down, as noted

Pray the Collect for Pentecost 9

O God,

You are the protector of all who trust in you,

Without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy.

We give thanks that you continue to trust and guide us.

May we so pass through things temporal,

That we lose not things eternal;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray. Amen

Read (and study?) scripture passage(s) for next Sunday or from daily lectionary (see below)

Open prayer. “I/we thank you God today for…”

“I/we pray for (things around the world)…”

“I/we pray for (things closer to home)…”

“I/we pray for our bishop, Michael and for St. John the Divine – for Wendy our Priest in Charge; for Pam and Andrea and for our worship leaders.

“I/we pray for (people who need prayer) …

in our parish: Anne, Barbara, Diane, Kayla, Sarah, Beverly, Alda, , Harry, Cecile, Lorna, Rosa, Eleanor, Jasmine, Doug, Ruth, River, Dot, Wendy, Violetta, Cathie, Jodi, Lynne, Owen, Blair, Christine, Don and Marge, Stewart, Gray, Sheila, Rachelle, Bradley, Ann, Doug, Jo, Owen, Andrew, Mary, Frank, Karen, Ray, the contractors working on the church roof and skylight, the clients of Awakenings, the residents of Hilltop House and the patients of Squamish Hospital…

I/we pray for my/our self(ves) … If you use the Anglican Rosary or Taizé chants as part of your family prayer time – it would fit in well here. This would also be a good place to do centering prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.

Daily Office Lectionary (selections from):

Sunday July 25- Psalm 34/ Judges 6.1-24/ Mark 3.20-30

Monday July 26– Psalm 77 / Judges 6.25-40/ John 1.1-18

Tuesday July 27 – Psalm 78.40-72/ Judges 7.1-18 / John 1.19-28

Wednesday July 28 – Psalms 81, 82/ Judges 7.19—8.12/ John 1.29-42

Thursday July 29- Psalms 85, 86/ Judges 8.22-35/ John 1.43-51

Friday July 30– Psalms 91, 92/ Judges 9.1-16, 19-21/ John 2.1-12

Saturday July 31 – Psalm 136/ Judges 9.22-25, 50-57/ John 2.13-25

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The Home Devotion Page

For the week before Sunday, August 8, 2010

May God bless you,

Wendy Booth

The readings for Sunday, August 8, 2010

Isaiah1.1, 10-20

Hebrews 11.1-3, 8-16

Luke 12.32-40

Your Home Devotion Time

The following is a skeleton outline of a possible prayer time with some prayers specific to the week. Please adapt it to suit you and your family.

Light candles / adjust lighting / get comfortable.

If Centering prayer is a part of your prayer life, this would be a good place to do a sit, or further down, as noted

Pray the Collect for Pentecost 10

Living God,

in Christ you make all things new.

Transform the poverty of our nature

by the riches of your grace,

and in the renewal of our lives

make known your glory;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Read (and study?) scripture passage(s) for next Sunday or from daily lectionary (see below)

Open prayer. “I/we thank you God today for…”

“I/we pray for (things around the world)…”

“I/we pray for (things closer to home)…”

“I/we pray for our bishop, Michael and for St. John the Divine – for Wendy our Priest in Charge; for Pam and Andrea and for our church committee.

“I/we pray for (people who need prayer) …

The Lord’s Prayer:

Daily Office Lectionary (selections from):

Sunday Aug 1- Psalms 19, 46/ Judges 11.1-11, 29-49/ Mark 4.35-41

Monday Aug 2– Psalm 89.1-18 / Judges 12.1-7/ John 3.1-21

Tuesday Aug 3– Psalm 94/ Judges 13.1-15 / John 3.22-36

Wednesday Aug 4– Psalm 119.121-144/ Judges 13.15-24/ John 4.1-26

Thursday Aug 5- Psalm 105.23-45/ Judges 14.1-19/ John 4.27-42

Friday Aug 6– Psalm 107.1-32/ Judges 14.20—15.20/ John 4.43-54

Saturday Aug 7– Psalm 33/ Judges 16.1-14/ John 5.1-18

reserved. Reproduced under license from ABC Publishing, Anglican Book Centre, a

ministry of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, from Anglican

Liturgical Licensing. Further copying is prohibited.