Tyler Street Almanac- May 18-24, 2009

Daily Lectionary- May 18-23

Monday:
Psalms 80
Deuteronomy 8:1-10
James 1:1-15
Luke 9:18-27

Tuesday:
Psalms 78
Deuteronomy 8:11-20
James 1:16-27
Luke 11:1-13

Wednesday:
Psalms 119
James 5:13-18
Luke 12:22-31

Thursday:
Psalms 8, 47
Ezekiel 1:1-14,24-28b
Hebrews 2:5-18
Matthew 28:16-20

Friday:
Psalms 85, 86
Ezekiel 1:28-3:3
Hebrews 4:14-5:6
Luke 9:28-36

Saturday:
Psalms 87, 90
Ezekiel 3:4-17
Hebrews 5:7-14
Luke 9:37-50

Worship Preparation:

May 24, 2009 8:30 and 10:50 am
Ascension Sunday
One or more of the following Scriptures will be used:

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1 (United Methodist Hymnal 738)
1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19

Prayer:

O God, the Mighty One of glory, you have exalted Jesus Christ with great triumph to your dominion in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
A Collect for Ascension Sunday from the Order of St. Helena.

Food for thought:

The ascension confirms what had been spoken by the prophet: “The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit Thou on my Right Hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool.’” Thus God who was announced by prophets is truly one and the same as God who is celebrated in the true gospel, whom we Christians love with the whole heart as the Maker of heaven and earth, and all things within it.

Irenaeus, Against Heresies, 3.10.5.

Spiritual Formation Link of the Week:

The First Apology of Justin Martyr