Scriptures and Prayer for Monday in the Twelfth Week after Pentecost

Psalter: Psalm 57

Old Testament: 2 Samuel 15:13-31

Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-14

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Bread of heaven, you feed us in the depths of grief, sin, and hostility. Nourish us with your word through the long hours of tears, and in the dawning awareness of our need for forgiveness, so that we may be redeemed by your steadfast love. Amen.