Woman, Great Is Your Faith: Ordinary Time Daybook for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome to the weekly(ish) Ordinary Time Daybook devotional post for the 22 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: Christ with the Canaanite Woman and Her Daughter (1909), Henry Ossawa Tanner (Source)
Listen*: Healed in Christ, Sarah Hart - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Isaiah 56:1-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-24; Matthew 15:21-28
Monday (8/17) Psalm 106; Judges 17:1-13; Acts 7:44-8:1a; John 5:19-29
Tuesday (8/18) Psalm 120-127; Judges 18:1-15; Acts 8:1-13; John 5:30-47
Wednesday (8/19) Psalm 119:145-176; Psalm 128-130 Judges 18:16-31; Acts 8:14-25; John 6:1-15
Thursday (8/20) Psalm 131-135 Job 1:1-22; Acts 8:26-40; John 6:16-27
Friday (8/21) Psalm 140-143; Job 2:1-13; Acts 9:1-9; John 6:27-40
Saturday (8/22) Psalm 137, 144, 104; Job 3:1-26; Acts 9:10-19a; John 6:41-51
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Eleventh Sunday After The Pentecost
Keep your Church, O Lord, by your perpetual mercy; and because without you the frailty of our nature causes us to fall, keep us from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable for our salvation; 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 Self-Care and is written by (the wonderful!) Genalin Niere-Metcalf.
"When considering how you should care for yourself, take inventory of your physical, emotional and spiritual life.
1. How am I caring for my physical self? How many hours of sleep do I get? Am I making healthy food choices? What do I do for exercise? When was my last physical checkup? Where do I want to go for a vacation? What does my body need in order to feel well and optimal?
2. How am I caring for my emotional self? How are my relationships? Am I setting healthy boundaries? What is my level of stress? Am I kind to myself? What do I need to do or not do to feel emotionally well and optimal?
3. How am I caring for my soul? When was the last time I had an experience of awe? Am I engaging in life-giving activities? Where do I go to still my spirit and feel close to God? Do I have a spiritual community? In what parts of my soul do I feel thirsty? What nourishment do I need for my spirit?
The spiritual practice of self-care might be more important than ever, especially if you are a caregiver for others. If this is a practice you'd like to grow in your own life, I'd be honored to listen together to the Holy Spirit as a Spiritual Director. You can find out more about how this works on my website: https://www.tamarahillmurphy.com/spiritual-direction.
In the meantime, please feel free to let me know if you have questions or additional resources that have been helpful for you in the practice of caring for your physical, emotional, and soul-full self.
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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)