BTTT
Daily Light on the Daily Path
Evening
God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”
They . . . called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!”
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.’ . . . But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other.”
“Lord, teach us to pray.”
Eccl. 5:2; Matt. 6:7, 8; 1 Kings 18:26; Luke 18:10, 11, 13, 14; Luke 11:1
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/d/bdteolah.htm
Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear,
For I am poor and great my need;
Preserve my soul, for Thee I fear;
O God, Thy trusting servant heed.
O Lord, be merciful to me,
For all the day to Thee I cry;
Rejoice Thy servant, for to Thee
I lift my soul, O Lord most high.
For Thou, O Lord, art good and kind,
And ready to forgive Thou art;
Abundant mercy they shall find
Who call on Thee with all their heart.
O Lord, incline Thine ear to me,
My voice of supplication heed;
In trouble I will cry to Thee,
For Thou wilt answer when I plead.
There is no God but Thee alone,
Nor works like Thine, O Lord most high;
All nations shall surround Thy throne
And their Creator glorify.
In all Thy deeds how great Thou art!
Thou one true God, Thy way make clear;
Teach me with undivided heart
To trust Thy truth, Thy Name to fear.
—The Psalter, 1912
LORD, HELP ME TO CONSIDER MY WAYS, WHAT MAN IS, THAT YOU SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF HIM.
YOU ARE GOOD AND YOUR MERCY ENDURES FOREVER.
YOU ARE SAVING ME TO THE UTTERMOST THROUGH HIM WHO LOVED US AND WASHED US FROM OUR SINS WITH HIS OWN BLOOD.
YOU ARE GOOD AND YOUR MERCY ENDURES FOREVER.
LEAD ME IN THE WAY EVERLASTING.
AMEN.