As A Mother Cares For Her Own Children: Ordinary Time Daybook for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome to the weekly Ordinary Time Daybook devotional post for the 25 weeks between Pentecost and Advent. Ordinary Time is the longest season of the church calendar - a season of working and resting with Christ as he brings God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
You can read here for a brief description of the liturgical season of Ordinary Time.
Look: Uğur Gallenkuş - (Source )
A Rohinya refugee mother and child exodus from Myammar to Bangladesh. According to the UNHCR more than 720,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. A collage from the new book 'PARALLEL UNIVERSES OF CHILDREN' which is on Pre-Order now. The official releasing date is November 20th, in honor of World Children's Day.
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Read**: Exodus 22:21-27; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46
Sunday (10/25) Psalm 63, 98, 103; 1 Corinthians 10:15-24; Matthew 18:15-20
Monday (10/26) Psalm 41, 52, 44; 44; Revelation 11:1-14; Luke 11:14-26
Tuesday (10/27) Psalm 44, 47, 48; Revelation 11:14-19; Luke 11:27-36
Wednesday (10/28) Psalm 119:49-72; Psalm 49, 53; Revelation 12:1-6; Luke 11:37-52
Thursday (10/29) Psalm 50, 33; Revelation 12:7-17; Luke 11:53-12:12
Friday (10/30) Psalm 40, 54, 51; Revelation 13:1-10; Luke 12:13-31
Saturday (10/31) Psalm 55, 138, 139:1-17; Revelation 13:11-18; Luke 12:32-48
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Twenty-First Sunday After The Pentecost
Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Withholding Judgment and is written by Br. David Vryhof (a real-life monk whom I've met and learned from in real life!).
An excerpt:
"The Desert Fathers and Mothers were convinced that a growing humility characterized by the refusal to pass judgment on others was a sign that one was being drawn to God. They believed that those who encountered God and themselves on the spiritual path would learn to see themselves as they truly were and would soon lose all appetite for judging others. They would come to a right estimation of themselves, fully aware that they were both beloved children of God and sinners in need of redemption just like everyone else! They would recognize their own shadow sides and know that they bore within themselves that which they were prone to condemn in others."
This week, practice withholding judgment: Consider the person(s) or situation(s) about which you are most likely to complain. Examine your thoughts and feelings towards them. Ask for the grace to see them in a new light and to speak of them in a new way.
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** Sunday Scripture readings are taken from Year A of the Book of Common Prayer 2019 (Anglican Church of North America). Daily Scripture readings are taken from the Book of Common Prayer and include both Morning and Evening Psalms (Year 2)