Good Evening Family of Love,
Grace to you and peace! Happy Take Care Tuesday! Today we will spend time meditating and pondering our key words #Thanksgiving and #Gospel. For those of you who need a brain teaser scroll down to the end of this blog. But not now, later. Thank you! We must never flag in being thankful and spreading the Gospel message which is love. When I look at these words they bring me joy and spiritual zeal and energy to serve God and the least of these. Tonight let us settle in silence and spend time reflecting upon this quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
"Loving God means rejoicing in God, being eager to think of and pray to God. It means being glad to be in God's presence and to be with God alone. It means not grieving God, but rejoicing in God simply because it is God who is involved, and because we are permitted to know and have God, and to speak with and live with God." ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Our quotes to ponder today are with today's key words #Thanksgiving and #Gospel.
"When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself." ~ Tecumseh
"Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!" ~ Francis of Assisi
"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." ~ Meister Eckhart
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations" ~ Oswald Chambers
"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good." ~ Maya Angelou
"Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church's crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity." ~ Francis Chan
"Thankfulness is not something God gives us. It is not a spiritual gift and it is not a spiritual fruit. We can receive God's peace, joy and love, but thankfulness is something that we give to God and to others. It is a choice that we make. Let us thank Him today with songs of celebration, hearts of strong devotion and acts of admiration." ~ Roy Lessin
"Let us preach Christ, let us be faithful to proclaiming the Gospel, but let's leave judgment in the hands of God." ~ Tony Campolo
"God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart." ~ Izaak Walton
"Every Christian has unique opportunities to engage the most pressing social issues of our day by praying, proclaiming the gospel, and participating with God in all that he is doing in the world." ~ David Platt
We continue our daily readings in Romans with the Good Book Club throughout the Epiphany season. Forward Movement has a wonderful 3 page intro Romans 101 to get us started. What epiphanies will we find in these readings? I do not know but here is an opportunity to do more journaling. We will be using the format from A Disciple's Prayer Book:
We will read the scripture 3 times using different translations and versions. (Please see both passages at the end of this blog for a surprise)
Reflect and Respond to the Gospel of the Day and Reading from Romans!
1. What word(s), idea(s), or sentence(s) stand out for you in the Gospel of the Day and Romans?
(Reread the Gospel and Romans)
2. What is Jesus (the Gospel) and the passage from Romans saying to you ?
(Reread the Gospel and Romans.)
3. What is Jesus (the Gospel) and the passage from Romans calling you to do?
1. What word(s), idea(s), or sentence(s) stand out for you in the Gospel of the Day and Romans?
(Reread the Gospel and Romans)
John 4:46-54 (NRSV)
46 Then he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum. 47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. 48Then Jesus said to him, ‘Unless you* see signs and wonders you will not believe.’ 49The official said to him, ‘Sir, come down before my little boy dies.’ 50Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your son will live.’ The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started on his way. 51As he was going down, his slaves met him and told him that his child was alive. 52So he asked them the hour when he began to recover, and they said to him, ‘Yesterday at one in the afternoon the fever left him.’ 53The father realized that this was the hour when Jesus had said to him, ‘Your son will live.’ So he himself believed, along with his whole household. 54Now this was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee.
Romans 1:8-17
Prayer of Thanksgiving
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world. For God, whom I serve with my spirit by announcing the gospel of his Son, is my witness that without ceasing I remember you always in my prayers, asking that by God’s will I may somehow at last succeed in coming to you. For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as I have among the rest of the Gentiles. I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish — hence my eagerness to proclaim the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
The Power of the Gospel
For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, ‘The one who is righteous will live by faith.’
2. What is Jesus (the Gospel) and the passage from Romans saying to you ?
(Reread the Gospel and Romans.)
John 4:46-54 The Voice (VOICE)
These old friends should be the first to believe, but it takes outsiders like the Samaritans to recognize Him.
46-47 As Jesus traveled to Cana (the village in Galilee where He transformed the water into fine wine), He was met by a government official. This man had heard a rumor that Jesus had left Judea and was heading to Galilee, and he came in desperation begging for Jesus’ help because his young son was near death. He was fearful that unless Jesus would go with him to Capernaum, his son would have no hope.
Jesus (to the official): 48 My word is not enough; you only believe when you see miraculous signs.
Official: 49 Sir, this is my son; please come with me before he dies.
Jesus (interrupting him): 50 Go home. Your son will live.
When he heard the voice of Jesus, faith took hold of him and he turned to go home. 51 Before he reached his village, his servants met him on the road celebrating his son’s miraculous recovery.
Official: 52 What time did this happen?
Servants: Yesterday about one o’clock in the afternoon.
53 At that moment, it dawned on the father the exact time that Jesus spoke the words, “He will live.” After that, he believed; and when he told his family about his amazing encounter with this Jesus, they believed too. 54 This was the second sign Jesus performed when He came back to Galilee from Judea.
These old friends should be the first to believe, but it takes outsiders like the Samaritans to recognize Him.
46-47 As Jesus traveled to Cana (the village in Galilee where He transformed the water into fine wine), He was met by a government official. This man had heard a rumor that Jesus had left Judea and was heading to Galilee, and he came in desperation begging for Jesus’ help because his young son was near death. He was fearful that unless Jesus would go with him to Capernaum, his son would have no hope.
Jesus (to the official): 48 My word is not enough; you only believe when you see miraculous signs.
Official: 49 Sir, this is my son; please come with me before he dies.
Jesus (interrupting him): 50 Go home. Your son will live.
When he heard the voice of Jesus, faith took hold of him and he turned to go home. 51 Before he reached his village, his servants met him on the road celebrating his son’s miraculous recovery.
Official: 52 What time did this happen?
Servants: Yesterday about one o’clock in the afternoon.
53 At that moment, it dawned on the father the exact time that Jesus spoke the words, “He will live.” After that, he believed; and when he told his family about his amazing encounter with this Jesus, they believed too. 54 This was the second sign Jesus performed when He came back to Galilee from Judea.
Romans 1:8-17 The Voice (VOICE)
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus the Anointed for all of you because we are joined by faith as family, and your faith is spreading across the world. 9-10 For I callGod as my witness—whom I worship in my spirit and serve in making known the gospel—He alone knows how often I mention you in my prayers. I find myself constantly praying for you and hoping it’s in God’s will for me to be with you soon.11 I desperately want to see you so that I can share some gift of the Spirit to strengthen you. 12 Plus I know that when we come together something beautiful will happen as we are encouraged by each other’s faith.
13 If, my brothers and sisters, you did not already know, my plans were set to meet you in Rome, but time and circumstances have forced every trip to be canceled until now. I have deeply desired to see some good fruit among you just as I have seen with so many non-Jewish believers. 14 You see, I am in tremendous debt to those of various nationalities, from non-Jews to barbarians, from the wisest of the wise to the idle wanderer. 15 So you can imagine how eager I am to join you and to teach the good news in the mighty and diverse city of Rome.
16 For I am not the least bit embarrassed about the gospel. I won’t shy away from it, because it is God’s power to save every person who believes: first the Jew, and then the non-Jew. 17 You see, in the good news, God’s restorative justice is revealed. And as we will see, it begins with and ends in faith. As the Scripture declares, “By faith the just will obtain life.”[a]
3. What is Jesus (the Gospel) and the passage from Romans calling you to do?
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus the Anointed for all of you because we are joined by faith as family, and your faith is spreading across the world. 9-10 For I callGod as my witness—whom I worship in my spirit and serve in making known the gospel—He alone knows how often I mention you in my prayers. I find myself constantly praying for you and hoping it’s in God’s will for me to be with you soon.11 I desperately want to see you so that I can share some gift of the Spirit to strengthen you. 12 Plus I know that when we come together something beautiful will happen as we are encouraged by each other’s faith.
13 If, my brothers and sisters, you did not already know, my plans were set to meet you in Rome, but time and circumstances have forced every trip to be canceled until now. I have deeply desired to see some good fruit among you just as I have seen with so many non-Jewish believers. 14 You see, I am in tremendous debt to those of various nationalities, from non-Jews to barbarians, from the wisest of the wise to the idle wanderer. 15 So you can imagine how eager I am to join you and to teach the good news in the mighty and diverse city of Rome.
16 For I am not the least bit embarrassed about the gospel. I won’t shy away from it, because it is God’s power to save every person who believes: first the Jew, and then the non-Jew. 17 You see, in the good news, God’s restorative justice is revealed. And as we will see, it begins with and ends in faith. As the Scripture declares, “By faith the just will obtain life.”[a]
3. What is Jesus (the Gospel) and the passage from Romans calling you to do?
John 4:46-54 The Message (MSG)
46-48 Now he was back in Cana of Galilee, the place where he made the water into wine. Meanwhile in Capernaum, there was a certain official from the king’s court whose son was sick. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and asked that he come down and heal his son, who was on the brink of death. Jesus put him off: “Unless you people are dazzled by a miracle, you refuse to believe.”
49 But the court official wouldn’t be put off. “Come down! It’s life or death for my son.”
50-51 Jesus simply replied, “Go home. Your son lives.”
The man believed the bare word Jesus spoke and headed home. On his way back, his servants intercepted him and announced, “Your son lives!”
52-53 He asked them what time he began to get better. They said, “The fever broke yesterday afternoon at one o’clock.” The father knew that that was the very moment Jesus had said, “Your son lives.”
53-54 That clinched it. Not only he but his entire household believed. This was now the second sign Jesus gave after having come from Judea into Galilee.
46-48 Now he was back in Cana of Galilee, the place where he made the water into wine. Meanwhile in Capernaum, there was a certain official from the king’s court whose son was sick. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and asked that he come down and heal his son, who was on the brink of death. Jesus put him off: “Unless you people are dazzled by a miracle, you refuse to believe.”
49 But the court official wouldn’t be put off. “Come down! It’s life or death for my son.”
50-51 Jesus simply replied, “Go home. Your son lives.”
The man believed the bare word Jesus spoke and headed home. On his way back, his servants intercepted him and announced, “Your son lives!”
52-53 He asked them what time he began to get better. They said, “The fever broke yesterday afternoon at one o’clock.” The father knew that that was the very moment Jesus had said, “Your son lives.”
53-54 That clinched it. Not only he but his entire household believed. This was now the second sign Jesus gave after having come from Judea into Galilee.
Romans 1:8-17 The Message (MSG)
8-12 I thank God through Jesus for every one of you. That’s first. People everywhere keep telling me about your lives of faith, and every time I hear them, I thank him. And God, whom I so love to worship and serve by spreading the good news of his Son—the Message!—knows that every time I think of you in my prayers, which is practically all the time, I ask him to clear the way for me to come and see you. The longer this waiting goes on, the deeper the ache. I so want to be there to deliver God’s gift in person and watch you grow stronger right before my eyes! But don’t think I’m not expecting to get something out of this, too! You have as much to give me as I do to you.
13-15 Please don’t misinterpret my failure to visit you, friends. You have no idea how many times I’ve made plans for Rome. I’ve been determined to get some personal enjoyment out of God’s work among you, as I have in so many other non-Jewish towns and communities. But something has always come up and prevented it. Everyone I meet—it matters little whether they’re mannered or rude, smart or simple—deepens my sense of interdependence and obligation. And that’s why I can’t wait to get to you in Rome, preaching this wonderful good news of God.
16-17 It’s news I’m most proud to proclaim, this extraordinary Message of God’s powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts him, starting with Jews and then right on to everyone else! God’s way of putting people right shows up in the acts of faith, confirming what Scripture has said all along: “The person in right standing before God by trusting him really lives.”
8-12 I thank God through Jesus for every one of you. That’s first. People everywhere keep telling me about your lives of faith, and every time I hear them, I thank him. And God, whom I so love to worship and serve by spreading the good news of his Son—the Message!—knows that every time I think of you in my prayers, which is practically all the time, I ask him to clear the way for me to come and see you. The longer this waiting goes on, the deeper the ache. I so want to be there to deliver God’s gift in person and watch you grow stronger right before my eyes! But don’t think I’m not expecting to get something out of this, too! You have as much to give me as I do to you.
13-15 Please don’t misinterpret my failure to visit you, friends. You have no idea how many times I’ve made plans for Rome. I’ve been determined to get some personal enjoyment out of God’s work among you, as I have in so many other non-Jewish towns and communities. But something has always come up and prevented it. Everyone I meet—it matters little whether they’re mannered or rude, smart or simple—deepens my sense of interdependence and obligation. And that’s why I can’t wait to get to you in Rome, preaching this wonderful good news of God.
16-17 It’s news I’m most proud to proclaim, this extraordinary Message of God’s powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts him, starting with Jews and then right on to everyone else! God’s way of putting people right shows up in the acts of faith, confirming what Scripture has said all along: “The person in right standing before God by trusting him really lives.”
Come Let us Worship!
Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek (all Gentiles).”
Romans 8:28:
"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."
[Paul] took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all.
(Ac 27:35)
At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged.
(Ac 28:15–16)
Romans 1:10
In my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you. NIV
Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. NIV
Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who abuse you. Do good and lend, expecting nothing in return; for God is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish.
Be merciful as your father is merciful. Judge not and you will not be judged. Condemn not and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and it will be given to you; for the measure you give will be the measure you receive. From Luke 6:27-38
Romans 1:4
And who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. NIV
Let us greet one another in prayer, as we vigil and in love for one another as we make a healing circle of love in sacred community.
Light of the World Phos hilaron
In Lak 'Ech by Luis Valdez
Tú eres mi otro yo.
You are my other me.
Si te hago daño a ti,
If I do harm to you,
Me hago daño a mi mismo.
I do harm to myself.
Si te amo y respeto,
If I love and respect you,
Me amo y respeto yo.
I love and respect myself.
Collects for Epiphany from The Book of Common Prayer and A New Zealand Prayer Book.
O God, who by the leading of a star manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Jesus, as we travel far and fast,
lead our minds back to the wise men following your star,
and forward to the day
when all will see your shining light.
Jesus, light of the world,
let your bright star stand over the place
where the poor have to live;
lead our sages to wisdom and our rulers to reverence.
O God, by the leading of a star
you revealed your Son Jesus Christ to the gentiles;
grant that your Church may be a light to the nations,
so that the whole world may come to see
the splendour of your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
A Collect for the Renewal of Life
O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the
night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive
far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your
law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having
done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may,
when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
We pray these prayers of #Thanksgiving! You may change I to We!
Dearest God-
I'm thankful for You Lord and your wonderful and wonder-filled creation.
I'm thankful for opportunities to prayer walk and talk to you in the sweet and comforting breeze.
I'm thankful for my family all over the world and in cyberspace.
I'm thankful for the gifts both known and unknown that you continue to have me unwrap.
I'm thankful for this country and my ancestors who came to this country yearning to be free to believe.
I'm thankful for your love, comfort, and redeeming grace that sustains me day after day and in the night watches.
I'm thankful for my family who I'm knit together by choice and by blood.
I'm thankful for the many loved ones who now reside in the heavenly places.
I'm thankful for ______________________________
I pray for all those who are alone, the widowed, divorced, and outcast.
I pray for those who have chronic pain and illness this day. I pray that they could enjoy some of the holiday.
I pray for_________________________________
I pray and give thanks for our faith communities and all religious leaders.
We pray for those who have to work this day. We pray that they may have time for rest and play.
Lord we lift these Thanksgivings and petitions to you this day and send them to you with love and compassion in our hearts. Amen.
May your heart be an altar, from which the bright flame of unending thanksgiving ascends to heaven.
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
A General Thanksgiving
Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have
done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole
creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life,
and for the mystery of love.
We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for
the loving care which surrounds us on every side.
We thank you for setting us at tasks which demand our best
efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy
and delight us.
We thank you also for those disappointments and failures
that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone.
Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the
truth of his Word and the example of his life; for his steadfast
obedience, by which he overcame temptation; for his dying,
through which he overcame death; and for his rising to life
again, in which we are raised to the life of your kingdom.
Grant us the gift of your Spirit, that we may know him and
make him known; and through him, at all times and in all
places, may give thanks to you in all things. Amen.
For the Diversity of Races and Cultures
O God, who created all peoples in your image, we thank you
for the wonderful diversity of races and cultures in this world.
Enrich our lives by ever-widening circles of fellowship, and
show us your presence in those who differ most from us, until
our knowledge of your love is made perfect in our love for all
your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
God we lift up these our prayers in the name of Jesus the Christ our brother, friend, healer, redeemer and reconciler and role model of how we should live, move, and just be. May we be living examples of spreading the Good News and Shining God's Light to the world with compassion, acceptance, love, and mercy. Amen.
God smiles when we praise and thank Him continually. Few things feel better than receiving heartfelt praise and appreciation from someone else. God loves it, too. An amazing thing happens when we offer praise and thanksgiving to God. When we give God enjoyment, our own hearts are filled with joy.
William Law
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
...To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among brothers,
To make music in the heart.
Howard Thurman
From A New Zealand Prayer Book-
Lord,
it is night.
The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
The night is dark.
Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
O God, who opens the eyes of the blind and sets the captives free; Open our eyes that we may ever discern your way and guide our feet that we may walk in it, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or
weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who
sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless
the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the
joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
We close our vigil with these prayers:
The Woke Prayers of St. Francis
Help us O God to be woke!
Woke as your peacemakers, change makers, heart changers, and love energy bringers!
Woke to the hatred so that we may sow seeds of love.
Woke to the injury so that we may heal the hurt and cease the harm.
Woke to the divisiveness that we may be eager to heal and unite as one neighborhood and family.
Woke to uncertainty that will lead us to be renewed in faith.
Woke to the despair of all our neighbors so that we may sow seeds of radical hope, love, hospitality, and inclusion.
Woke to the knowledge that we are God's beloved children. Help us to be woke to sing the words of "Light One Candle"
LIGHT ONE CANDLE
Peter Yarrow
Light one candle for the Maccabee children
With thanks that their light didn't die
Light one candle for the pain they endured
When their right to exist was denied
Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice
Justice and freedom demand
But light one candle for the wisdom to know
When the peacemaker's time is at hand
chorus:
Don't let the light go out!
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
Light one candle for the strength that we need
To never become our own foe
And light one candle for those who are suffering
Pain we learned so long ago
Light one candle for all we believe in
That anger not tear us apart
And light one candle to bind us together
With peace as the song in our hearts
(chorus)
What is the memory that's valued so highly
That we keep it alive in that flame?
What's the commitment to those who have died
That we cry out they've not died in vain?
We have come this far always believing
That justice would somehow prevail
This is the burden, this is the promise
This is why we will not fail!
(chorus)
Don't let the light go out!
Don't let the light go out!
Don't let the light go out!
Help us to be woke enough not to think of ourselves being the comforted, help us be the comforters and wounded healers.
Help not to be know it alls and be woke to understand what is plaguing our inner beings, neighbors, neighborhoods, the least of these, our family members.
God wake us up to be Woke to your agape love so that we may love everything that you have made. Wake us to be Woke to Radical Love, Hospitality, and inclusion.
Help us to know that being truly woke means being open to radical and random acts of kindness and giving. Where the giver is given and receives much by acts of giving.
Help us to be woke enough to forgive and then find ourselves being actually forgiven
God Wake us Up to Be Woke to know that death isn't the end but only the beginning of a new birth in your heavenly Kindom. Amen and let it be so!
Respond to these petitions with: May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort be with us this night as we pray for peace in this world and that we may live into our baptismal covenant with you and each other.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we seek as one family with you to find solutions that will stem the tide of all violence and terror.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we seek with you to find our true calling and life path.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort give us strength to speak out firmly and lovingly for those who haven't any voice.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort give us all a return to common sense. Take away from us all temptation to fall into a mob and hate mentality.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort we pray for all who are ill and in need of healing of their bodies, minds, and spirits.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we be sources of comfort one to another and listen to you with our heart homes for those who are in need of help and may not be able to name their needs.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we ever be mindful of our family members who are grieving losses and pre- grieving.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort we pray for all who have been senselessly murdered for who they are. Grant to them eternal rest.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may all of us who struggle to live authentically without fear be able to speak and live our truth valiantly and with courage.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort we pray and give thanks for_________________________
We lift up these our prayers in the Holy name of Jesus! Amen.
God to enfold me,
God to surround me,
God in my speaking,
God in my thinking.
God in my sleeping,
God in my waking,
God in my watching,
God in my hoping.
God in my life,
God in my lips,
God in my soul,
God in my heart.
God in my sufficing,
God in my slumber,
God in mine ever-living soul,
God in mine eternity.
(Ancient celtic oral traditions - carmina gadelica)
You are the peace of all things calm
You are the place to hide from harm
You are the light that shines in dark
You are the heart's eternal spark
You are the door that's open wide
You are the guest who waits inside
You are the stranger at the door
You are the calling of the poor
You are my Lord and with me still
You are my love, keep me from ill
You are the light, the truth, the way
You are my Saviour this very day.
(celtic oral tradition - 1st millennium)
Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness, and for being. It is a vivid realization of the fact that life and being in us proceed from an invisible, transcendent, and infinitely abundant Source.
Thomas Merton
O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your
presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love, that in
companionship with one another your abounding grace may
increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to
generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever.
Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21
The Wisdom of God
the Love of God
and the Grace of God
strengthen you
to be Christ’s hands and heart in this world,
in the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.
(source: Celtic
May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. Genesis 31:49+++++
Good Night Family of Love! Go out in #Thanksgiving and spread the #GodNews #GospelOfLove. I love you and give Thanks to God for you into infinity and beyond!
Peace, love, prayers, and blessings!
Sara
Resources:
Watch this space as we join the Good Book Club and read Romans for the season of Epiphany!
A to Z Quotes
Book of Occasional Services
Satucket Lectionary Page
Metis Aboriginal Ministries
Bible Gateway for today's versions (The Message, The Voice, New Revised Standard Version, and Mounce Reverse-Interlinear NewTestament)
Book of Common Prayer
Enriching our Worship 1 and 2
A New Zealand Prayer Book
Walk With Me On Our Journey
It's Greek to me!
Come Let us Worship!
Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek (all Gentiles).”
Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek (all Gentiles).”
Romans 8:28:
"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."
[Paul] took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all.
(Ac 27:35)
At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged.
(Ac 28:15–16)
Romans 1:10
In my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you. NIV
Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. NIV
In my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you. NIV
Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. NIV
Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who abuse you. Do good and lend, expecting nothing in return; for God is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish.
Be merciful as your father is merciful. Judge not and you will not be judged. Condemn not and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and it will be given to you; for the measure you give will be the measure you receive. From Luke 6:27-38
Romans 1:4
And who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. NIV
Light of the World Phos hilaron
In Lak 'Ech by Luis Valdez
Tú eres mi otro yo.
You are my other me.
Si te hago daño a ti,
If I do harm to you,
Me hago daño a mi mismo.
I do harm to myself.
Si te amo y respeto,
If I love and respect you,
Me amo y respeto yo.
I love and respect myself.
Collects for Epiphany from The Book of Common Prayer and A New Zealand Prayer Book.
O God, who by the leading of a star manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Jesus, as we travel far and fast,
lead our minds back to the wise men following your star,
and forward to the day
when all will see your shining light.
Jesus, light of the world,
let your bright star stand over the place
where the poor have to live;
lead our sages to wisdom and our rulers to reverence.
O God, by the leading of a star
you revealed your Son Jesus Christ to the gentiles;
grant that your Church may be a light to the nations,
so that the whole world may come to see
the splendour of your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
A Collect for the Renewal of Life
O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the
night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive
far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your
law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having
done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may,
when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive
far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your
law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having
done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may,
when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
We pray these prayers of #Thanksgiving! You may change I to We!
Dearest God-
I'm thankful for You Lord and your wonderful and wonder-filled creation.
I'm thankful for opportunities to prayer walk and talk to you in the sweet and comforting breeze.
I'm thankful for my family all over the world and in cyberspace.
I'm thankful for the gifts both known and unknown that you continue to have me unwrap.
I'm thankful for this country and my ancestors who came to this country yearning to be free to believe.
I'm thankful for your love, comfort, and redeeming grace that sustains me day after day and in the night watches.
I'm thankful for my family who I'm knit together by choice and by blood.
I'm thankful for the many loved ones who now reside in the heavenly places.
I'm thankful for ______________________________
I pray for all those who are alone, the widowed, divorced, and outcast.
I pray for those who have chronic pain and illness this day. I pray that they could enjoy some of the holiday.
I pray for_________________________________
I pray and give thanks for our faith communities and all religious leaders.
We pray for those who have to work this day. We pray that they may have time for rest and play.
Lord we lift these Thanksgivings and petitions to you this day and send them to you with love and compassion in our hearts. Amen.
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have
done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole
creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life,
and for the mystery of love.
We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for
the loving care which surrounds us on every side.
We thank you for setting us at tasks which demand our best
efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy
and delight us.
We thank you also for those disappointments and failures
that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone.
Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the
truth of his Word and the example of his life; for his steadfast
obedience, by which he overcame temptation; for his dying,
through which he overcame death; and for his rising to life
again, in which we are raised to the life of your kingdom.
Grant us the gift of your Spirit, that we may know him and
make him known; and through him, at all times and in all
places, may give thanks to you in all things. Amen.
For the Diversity of Races and Cultures
O God, who created all peoples in your image, we thank you
for the wonderful diversity of races and cultures in this world.
Enrich our lives by ever-widening circles of fellowship, and
show us your presence in those who differ most from us, until
our knowledge of your love is made perfect in our love for all
your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
God we lift up these our prayers in the name of Jesus the Christ our brother, friend, healer, redeemer and reconciler and role model of how we should live, move, and just be. May we be living examples of spreading the Good News and Shining God's Light to the world with compassion, acceptance, love, and mercy. Amen.
God smiles when we praise and thank Him continually. Few things feel better than receiving heartfelt praise and appreciation from someone else. God loves it, too. An amazing thing happens when we offer praise and thanksgiving to God. When we give God enjoyment, our own hearts are filled with joy.
William Law
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
...To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among brothers,
To make music in the heart.
Howard Thurman
Lord,
it is night.
The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
The night is dark.
Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
...To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among brothers,
To make music in the heart.
Howard Thurman
From A New Zealand Prayer Book-
Lord,
it is night.
The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
The night is dark.
Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
O God, who opens the eyes of the blind and sets the captives free; Open our eyes that we may ever discern your way and guide our feet that we may walk in it, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or
weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who
sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless
the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the
joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
God of all comfort we pray and give thanks for_________________________
We lift up these our prayers in the Holy name of Jesus! Amen.
God to enfold me,
God to surround me,
God in my speaking,
God in my thinking.
God in my sleeping,
God in my waking,
God in my watching,
God in my hoping.
God in my life,
God in my lips,
God in my soul,
God in my heart.
God in my sufficing,
God in my slumber,
God in mine ever-living soul,
God in mine eternity.
(Ancient celtic oral traditions - carmina gadelica)
You are the peace of all things calm
You are the place to hide from harm
You are the light that shines in dark
You are the heart's eternal spark
You are the door that's open wide
You are the guest who waits inside
You are the stranger at the door
You are the calling of the poor
You are my Lord and with me still
You are my love, keep me from ill
You are the light, the truth, the way
You are my Saviour this very day.
(celtic oral tradition - 1st millennium)
Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness, and for being. It is a vivid realization of the fact that life and being in us proceed from an invisible, transcendent, and infinitely abundant Source.
Thomas Merton
O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your
presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love, that in
companionship with one another your abounding grace may
increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who
sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless
the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the
joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
We close our vigil with these prayers:
The Woke Prayers of St. Francis
Help us O God to be woke!
Woke as your peacemakers, change makers, heart changers, and love energy bringers!
Woke to the hatred so that we may sow seeds of love.
Woke to the injury so that we may heal the hurt and cease the harm.
Woke to the divisiveness that we may be eager to heal and unite as one neighborhood and family.
Woke to uncertainty that will lead us to be renewed in faith.
Woke to the despair of all our neighbors so that we may sow seeds of radical hope, love, hospitality, and inclusion.
Woke to the knowledge that we are God's beloved children. Help us to be woke to sing the words of "Light One Candle"
LIGHT ONE CANDLE
Peter Yarrow
Light one candle for the Maccabee children
With thanks that their light didn't die
Light one candle for the pain they endured
When their right to exist was denied
Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice
Justice and freedom demand
But light one candle for the wisdom to know
When the peacemaker's time is at hand
chorus:
Don't let the light go out!
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
Light one candle for the strength that we need
To never become our own foe
And light one candle for those who are suffering
Pain we learned so long ago
Light one candle for all we believe in
That anger not tear us apart
And light one candle to bind us together
With peace as the song in our hearts
(chorus)
What is the memory that's valued so highly
That we keep it alive in that flame?
What's the commitment to those who have died
That we cry out they've not died in vain?
We have come this far always believing
That justice would somehow prevail
This is the burden, this is the promise
This is why we will not fail!
(chorus)
Don't let the light go out!
Don't let the light go out!
Don't let the light go out!
Help us to be woke enough not to think of ourselves being the comforted, help us be the comforters and wounded healers.
Help not to be know it alls and be woke to understand what is plaguing our inner beings, neighbors, neighborhoods, the least of these, our family members.
God wake us up to be Woke to your agape love so that we may love everything that you have made. Wake us to be Woke to Radical Love, Hospitality, and inclusion.
Help us to know that being truly woke means being open to radical and random acts of kindness and giving. Where the giver is given and receives much by acts of giving.
Help us to be woke enough to forgive and then find ourselves being actually forgiven
God Wake us Up to Be Woke to know that death isn't the end but only the beginning of a new birth in your heavenly Kindom. Amen and let it be so!
Respond to these petitions with: May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort be with us this night as we pray for peace in this world and that we may live into our baptismal covenant with you and each other.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we seek as one family with you to find solutions that will stem the tide of all violence and terror.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we seek with you to find our true calling and life path.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort give us strength to speak out firmly and lovingly for those who haven't any voice.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort give us all a return to common sense. Take away from us all temptation to fall into a mob and hate mentality.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort we pray for all who are ill and in need of healing of their bodies, minds, and spirits.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we be sources of comfort one to another and listen to you with our heart homes for those who are in need of help and may not be able to name their needs.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may we ever be mindful of our family members who are grieving losses and pre- grieving.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort we pray for all who have been senselessly murdered for who they are. Grant to them eternal rest.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
God of all comfort may all of us who struggle to live authentically without fear be able to speak and live our truth valiantly and with courage.
May we all be one and comfort one another with love, kindness and gentleness God hear our prayers!
We lift up these our prayers in the Holy name of Jesus! Amen.
God to enfold me,
God to surround me,
God in my speaking,
God in my thinking.
God in my sleeping,
God in my waking,
God in my watching,
God in my hoping.
God in my life,
God in my lips,
God in my soul,
God in my heart.
God in my sufficing,
God in my slumber,
God in mine ever-living soul,
God in mine eternity.
(Ancient celtic oral traditions - carmina gadelica)
You are the peace of all things calm
You are the place to hide from harm
You are the light that shines in dark
You are the heart's eternal spark
You are the door that's open wide
You are the guest who waits inside
You are the stranger at the door
You are the calling of the poor
You are my Lord and with me still
You are my love, keep me from ill
You are the light, the truth, the way
You are my Saviour this very day.
(celtic oral tradition - 1st millennium)
Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness, and for being. It is a vivid realization of the fact that life and being in us proceed from an invisible, transcendent, and infinitely abundant Source.
Thomas Merton
O God, you manifest in your servants the signs of your
presence: Send forth upon us the spirit of love, that in
companionship with one another your abounding grace may
increase among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to
generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever.
Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21
The Wisdom of God
the Love of God
and the Grace of God
strengthen you
to be Christ’s hands and heart in this world,
in the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.
(source: Celtic
May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. Genesis 31:49+++++
Good Night Family of Love! Go out in #Thanksgiving and spread the #GodNews #GospelOfLove. I love you and give Thanks to God for you into infinity and beyond!
Resources:
Watch this space as we join the Good Book Club and read Romans for the season of Epiphany!
A to Z Quotes
Book of Occasional Services
Satucket Lectionary Page
Metis Aboriginal Ministries
Metis Aboriginal Ministries
Bible Gateway for today's versions (The Message, The Voice, New Revised Standard Version, and Mounce Reverse-Interlinear NewTestament)
Book of Common Prayer
Enriching our Worship 1 and 2
A New Zealand Prayer Book
Walk With Me On Our Journey
It's Greek to me!
John 4:46-54 Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament (MOUNCE)
John 4:46-54 Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament (MOUNCE)
46 Sooun Jesus cameerchomai againpalin toeis ·ho CanaKana inho GalileeGalilaia wherehopou he had madepoieō theho waterhydōr wineoinos. Nowkai inen CapernaumKapharnaoum there waseimi a certaintis officerbasilikos in the royal service whosehos ·ho sonhyios was illastheneō. 47 When thishoutos man heardakouō thathotiJesusIēsous had arrivedhēkō ineis GalileeGalilaia fromek ·ho JudeaIoudaia, ·ho he wentaperchomai topros himautos andkai beggederōtaō him tohina comekatabainō down andkai healiaomai hisautos ·ho sonhyios; forgar he wasmellō at the point of deathapothnēskō. 48 JesusIēsous thereforeoun saidlegō ·ho topros himautos, “Unlessean mē you people see signssēmeion andkai wondersteras, you will neverou mē believepisteuō!” 49 Theho officerbasilikos saidlegō topros himautos, “Sirkyrios, comekatabainō down beforeprin myegō little boypaidion diesapothnēskō.” ·ho 50 JesusIēsous repliedlegō to himautos, ·ho “Goporeuō, ·ho yoursy sonhyios liveszaō.” Theho mananthrōpos believedpisteuō theho wordlogos thathos JesusIēsous spokelegō to himautos, ·ho andkai he setporeuō off for home. 51 While heautos was stillēdē ·de on his way downkatabainō ·ho hisautos servants methypantaō himautos and toldlegō him thathoti ·ho hisautos sonpaiswas livingzaō. 52 Sooun he askedpynthanomai themautos whatho timehōra it was whenen hos his son gotechō betterkompsoteron, andoun they saidlegō to himautos, “Yesterdayechthes at the seventhhebdomos hourhōra theho feverpyretos leftaphiēmi himautos.” 53 Thenoun theho fatherpatēr realizedginōskō thathoti it was aten thatekeinos veryho hourhōra whenen hos JesusIēsous had saidlegō to himautos, ·ho ·ho “Yoursy sonhyios liveszaō,” andkai heautos became a believerpisteuō, askai did ·ho hisautos entireholos householdoikia. 54 Nowde thishoutos was the seconddeuteros signsēmeion that JesusIēsous performedpoieō ·ho after comingerchomai fromek ·ho JudeaIoudaia intoeis ·ho GalileeGalilaia.
46 Sooun Jesus cameerchomai againpalin toeis ·ho CanaKana inho GalileeGalilaia wherehopou he had madepoieō theho waterhydōr wineoinos. Nowkai inen CapernaumKapharnaoum there waseimi a certaintis officerbasilikos in the royal service whosehos ·ho sonhyios was illastheneō. 47 When thishoutos man heardakouō thathotiJesusIēsous had arrivedhēkō ineis GalileeGalilaia fromek ·ho JudeaIoudaia, ·ho he wentaperchomai topros himautos andkai beggederōtaō him tohina comekatabainō down andkai healiaomai hisautos ·ho sonhyios; forgar he wasmellō at the point of deathapothnēskō. 48 JesusIēsous thereforeoun saidlegō ·ho topros himautos, “Unlessean mē you people see signssēmeion andkai wondersteras, you will neverou mē believepisteuō!” 49 Theho officerbasilikos saidlegō topros himautos, “Sirkyrios, comekatabainō down beforeprin myegō little boypaidion diesapothnēskō.” ·ho 50 JesusIēsous repliedlegō to himautos, ·ho “Goporeuō, ·ho yoursy sonhyios liveszaō.” Theho mananthrōpos believedpisteuō theho wordlogos thathos JesusIēsous spokelegō to himautos, ·ho andkai he setporeuō off for home. 51 While heautos was stillēdē ·de on his way downkatabainō ·ho hisautos servants methypantaō himautos and toldlegō him thathoti ·ho hisautos sonpaiswas livingzaō. 52 Sooun he askedpynthanomai themautos whatho timehōra it was whenen hos his son gotechō betterkompsoteron, andoun they saidlegō to himautos, “Yesterdayechthes at the seventhhebdomos hourhōra theho feverpyretos leftaphiēmi himautos.” 53 Thenoun theho fatherpatēr realizedginōskō thathoti it was aten thatekeinos veryho hourhōra whenen hos JesusIēsous had saidlegō to himautos, ·ho ·ho “Yoursy sonhyios liveszaō,” andkai heautos became a believerpisteuō, askai did ·ho hisautos entireholos householdoikia. 54 Nowde thishoutos was the seconddeuteros signsēmeion that JesusIēsous performedpoieō ·ho after comingerchomai fromek ·ho JudeaIoudaia intoeis ·ho GalileeGalilaia.
Romans 1:8-17 Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament (MOUNCE)
8 Firstprōton of all, I thankeucharisteō ·ho myegō Godtheos throughdia JesusIēsous ChristChristos forperi allpas of youhymeis, becausehoti ·ho yourhymeis faithpistis is being proclaimedkatangellō throughouten theho wholeholos worldkosmos. 9 Forgar Godtheos iseimi myegō witnessmartys, ·ho whomhos I servelatreuō withen ·ho myegōspiritpneuma inen theho gospeleuangelion ofho hisautos Sonhyios, howhōs unceasinglyadialeiptōs I makepoieō mentionmneia of youhymeis 10 alwayspantote inepi ·ho myegō prayersproseuchē, askingdeomai ifei perhapspōs nowēdē at lastpote I may be ableeuodoō, byen theho willthelēma ofho Godtheos, to visiterchomai youhymeis. 11 Forgar I longepipotheō to see youhymeis sohina that I may sharemetadidōmi with youhymeis sometis spiritualpneumatikos giftcharisma toeis ·ho strengthenstērizō youhymeis— 12 thathoutos ·de iseimi, that wemay be mutually encouragedsymparakaleō bydia ·ho eachallēlōn other’s faithpistis, I by yourshymeis andkai you by mineegō. 13 I do notou wantthelō ·de youhymeis to be unawareagnoeō, brethrenadelphos, thathoti I oftenpollakis intendedprotithēmi to comeerchomai topros youhymeis (butkai have been preventedkōlyō untilachri ·ho nowdeuro) sohina that I might haveechō sometis fruitkarpos ·kai amongen youhymeis, justkathōs as·kai amongen theho restloipos of the Gentilesethnos. 14 I ameimi a debtoropheiletēs bothte to the GreeksHellēn andkai to the barbariansbarbaros, to the wisesophos as well askai to the foolishanoētos. 15 Sohoutōs forkata myegō partho I am eagerprothumos to preach the gospeleuangelizō to youhymeis alsokai whoho are inen RomeRhōmē.
16 Forgar I am notou ashamedepaischunomai of theho gospeleuangelion; it iseimi the powerdynamis of Godtheos foreis salvationsōtēria to everyonepas whoho believespisteuō, to the JewIoudaios firstprōton andkai also to the GreekHellēn. 17 Forgar inen itautos the righteousnessdikaiosynē of Godtheos is revealedapokalyptō fromek faithpistis toeis faithpistis; askathōs it is writtengraphō, “Theho ·de righteousdikaios byek faithpistis will livezaō.”
8 Firstprōton of all, I thankeucharisteō ·ho myegō Godtheos throughdia JesusIēsous ChristChristos forperi allpas of youhymeis, becausehoti ·ho yourhymeis faithpistis is being proclaimedkatangellō throughouten theho wholeholos worldkosmos. 9 Forgar Godtheos iseimi myegō witnessmartys, ·ho whomhos I servelatreuō withen ·ho myegōspiritpneuma inen theho gospeleuangelion ofho hisautos Sonhyios, howhōs unceasinglyadialeiptōs I makepoieō mentionmneia of youhymeis 10 alwayspantote inepi ·ho myegō prayersproseuchē, askingdeomai ifei perhapspōs nowēdē at lastpote I may be ableeuodoō, byen theho willthelēma ofho Godtheos, to visiterchomai youhymeis. 11 Forgar I longepipotheō to see youhymeis sohina that I may sharemetadidōmi with youhymeis sometis spiritualpneumatikos giftcharisma toeis ·ho strengthenstērizō youhymeis— 12 thathoutos ·de iseimi, that wemay be mutually encouragedsymparakaleō bydia ·ho eachallēlōn other’s faithpistis, I by yourshymeis andkai you by mineegō. 13 I do notou wantthelō ·de youhymeis to be unawareagnoeō, brethrenadelphos, thathoti I oftenpollakis intendedprotithēmi to comeerchomai topros youhymeis (butkai have been preventedkōlyō untilachri ·ho nowdeuro) sohina that I might haveechō sometis fruitkarpos ·kai amongen youhymeis, justkathōs as·kai amongen theho restloipos of the Gentilesethnos. 14 I ameimi a debtoropheiletēs bothte to the GreeksHellēn andkai to the barbariansbarbaros, to the wisesophos as well askai to the foolishanoētos. 15 Sohoutōs forkata myegō partho I am eagerprothumos to preach the gospeleuangelizō to youhymeis alsokai whoho are inen RomeRhōmē.
16 Forgar I am notou ashamedepaischunomai of theho gospeleuangelion; it iseimi the powerdynamis of Godtheos foreis salvationsōtēria to everyonepas whoho believespisteuō, to the JewIoudaios firstprōton andkai also to the GreekHellēn. 17 Forgar inen itautos the righteousnessdikaiosynē of Godtheos is revealedapokalyptō fromek faithpistis toeis faithpistis; askathōs it is writtengraphō, “Theho ·de righteousdikaios byek faithpistis will livezaō.”
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