Tuesday Evening Prayer - 28 November 2023

Tuesday Evening Prayer - 28 November 2023 Readings: Psalm 119.65–88; Ecclesiastes 8.14–9.6; Revelation 11.15–19.

Led by Felicity Scott, Liturgical Assistant at St John the Baptist Anglican Church Bulimba, QLD, Australia.

The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website.

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Welcome to Tuesday evening prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia’.

We share the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ:

GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA

Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever.

Let us Pray.

 

1

O sing to the Lord a new song:

sing to the Lord all the earth. 

Psalm 96.1

Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit: 

as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.

 

2 The Opening Canticle, The Song of the Three

Blessed are you, the God of our forebears: 

worthy to be praised and exalted for ever. 
Blessed is your holy and glorious name: 
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever. 
Blessed are you, glorious in your holy temple: 
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever. 
Blessed are you who behold the depths: 
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever. 
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom: 
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever. 
Blessed are you in the heights of heaven: 
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever. 

Song of the Three 29–34

3 The Opening Prayer

The day is now past and the night is at hand. 
Let us pray with one heart and mind. 

Silence may be kept.

Father of lights, receive the prayer and praise we offer you as our evening sacrifice; make us a light for all the world, delivered by your goodness from all the works of darkness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. 

Amen.

 

4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each.

Psalm 119.65–88

⁶⁵ Lord, you have done good to your servant:

in accordance with your word.

⁶⁶ O teach me right judgement and knowledge:

for I trust in your commandments.

⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted, I went astray:

but now I keep your word.

⁶⁸ You are good, and you do good:

O teach me your statutes.

⁶⁹ The proud have smeared me with lies:

but I will keep your precepts with my whole heart.

⁷⁰ Their hearts are gross like fat:

but my delight is in your law.

⁷¹ It is good for me that I was afflicted:

so I might learn your statutes.

⁷² The law of your mouth is dearer to me:

than a wealth of gold and silver.

⁷³ Your hands have made me and fashioned me:

O give me understanding,

that I may learn your commandments.

⁷⁴ Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice:

for my hope is in your word.

⁷⁵ I know, Lord, that your judgements are right:

and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

⁷⁶ Let your merciful kindness be my comfort:

according to your promise to your servant.

⁷⁷ O let your mercy come to me that I may live:

for your law is my delight.

⁷⁸ Let the proud be shamed

who steal my rights through their lies:

but I will meditate on your precepts.

⁷⁹ Let those who fear you turn to me:

and they shall know your commands.

⁸⁰ O let my heart be sound in your statutes:

that I may never be put to shame.

⁸¹ My soul languishes for your salvation:

but my hope is in your word;

⁸² My eyes fail with watching for your promise:

saying ‘O when will you comfort me?’

⁸³ I am parched as a wineskin in the smoke:

yet I do not forget your statutes.

⁸⁴ How many are the days of your servant:

and when will you judge my persecutors?

⁸⁵ The proud have dug pitfalls for me:

in defiance of your law.

⁸⁶ All your commandments are true:

but they persecute me with lies—O come to my help!

⁸⁷ They have almost made an end of me on the earth:

but I have not forsaken your precepts.

⁸⁸ In your merciful goodness give me life:

that I may keep the commands of your mouth.

5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow

God of grace, we thank you for all your gifts to us: grant us to accept both pain and joy in faith and hope, and never to fail in love to you and to our sisters and brothers; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. 

Amen.

6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.

 

1st Reading is from the book of:

Ecclesiastes 8.14–9.6

¹⁴ There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people who are treated according to the conduct of the wicked, and there are wicked people who are treated according to the conduct of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. ¹⁵ So I commend enjoyment, for there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat, and drink, and enjoy themselves, for this will go with them in their toil through the days of life that God gives them under the sun. ¹⁶ When I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how one’s eyes see sleep neither day nor night, ¹⁷ then I saw all the work of God, that no one can find out what is happening under the sun. However, much they may toil in seeking, they will not find it out; even though those who are wise claim to know, they cannot find it out. ¹ All this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hate one does not know. Everything that confronts them ² is vanity, since the same fate comes to all, to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to those who sacrifice and those who do not sacrifice. As are the good, so are the sinners; those who swear are like those who shun an oath.³ This is an evil in all that happens under the sun, that the same fate comes to everyone. Moreover, the hearts of all are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. ⁴ But whoever is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. ⁵ The living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no more reward, and even the memory of them is lost.⁶ Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished; never again will they have any share in all that happens under the sun.

2nd Reading is from the book of:

Revelation 11.15–19

¹⁵ Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,
‘The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord
     and of his Messiah,
and he will reign for ever and ever.’
¹⁶ Then the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshipped God,
¹⁷ singing,
‘We give you thanks, Lord God Almighty,
     who are and who were,
for you have taken your great power
     and begun to reign.
¹⁸ The nations raged,
     but your wrath has come,
     and the time for judging the dead,
for rewarding your servants, the prophets
     and saints and all who fear your name,
     both small and great,
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.’
¹⁹ Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. 

 

The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or

 

May your word live in us 

and bear much fruit to your glory.

 

7 The Canticle, The Song of Simeon (Nunc Dimittis)

Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace: 
your word has been fulfilled. 
My own eyes have seen the salvation: 
which you have prepared in the sight of every people: 
A light to reveal you to the nations: 
and the glory of your people Israel. 

Luke 2.29–32

8 The Prayers

Lord have mercy. 

Christ have mercy. 

Lord have mercy. 

 

9 The Lord’s Prayer and the Collect of the Day

Our Father in heaven, 
hallowed be your name, 
your kingdom come, 
your will be done, 
on earth as in heaven. 
Give us today our daily bread. 
Forgive us our sins 
as we forgive those who sin against us. 
Save us from the time of trial 
and deliver us from evil. 
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours 

now and for ever. Amen. 

  

 

Prayer of the Week

Stir up, we pray you, O Lord,

the wills of your faithful people,

that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,

may by you be plenteously rewarded;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.

Let us pray

Graceful God, Thank you for your presence in our lives and your attention to our prayers. How great our lives due to your presence and your wisdom. We ask that we are endowed with Gods great wisdom, to share with all the people.

God of grace; Hear our prayer.

 

Gracious God, thank you for loving your people. How great life is with your forgiveness and mercy. We ask for guidance to show us how to live to prevent future generations making our mistakes, so they may rise to meet you where you dwell in the holiness of all.

God of grace; hear our prayer.

 

God, we ask your blessing on;

• The Diocese of Badagry – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
• The Parish of Mudgeeraba: Andrew Schmidt, David Heussler, Geoffrey Bransgrove, Desmond Pritchard
• Anglicare SQ Mental Health & Wellbeing (Inala)

• The Anglican church southern Queensland
• The southern Queensland prison ministry team

God of grace; hear our prayer.

 

 

11 The Evening Collect

Be present, merciful God, 

and protect us through the hours of this night: 

that we, who are wearied 

by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, 

may rest on your eternal changelessness; 

through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

 

12

The Lord be with you.

And also with you. 

Let us praise the Lord. 

Thanks be to God. 

 

May Jesus, the Lord of peace, give us peace at all times and in all ways. 

Amen.

2 Thessalonians 3.16