Tuesday Evening Prayer

Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom …
May the favour of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us –
yes, establish the work of our hands.
(Psalm 90:12,17, NIV)
 
As the day closes, I centre again on the Presence of the Three
I worship you God,
the keeper of my soul.
I embrace you Jesus,
my constant companion.
I inhale you Spirit,
promise of the world to come.
 
God our help
Come quickly to our aid
Christ our help
Make haste to deliver us
Spirit our help
Be swiftly by our side                  (Repeat)
 
Pause in silence
 
As I listen to your word
may I hear your gentle whisper.
 
Readings from the Lectionary
 
May your word be in my sleeping,
my dreaming and my waking this night,
that it may watch over and replenish my soul.
 
Time for reflection
 
Seven times a day, as I work upon this hungry farm, I say to you, “Lord, why am I here? What is there to stir my gifts to growth? What great thing can I do for others: I who am captive to this dreary toil?”
And seven times a day you answer, “I cannot do without you. Once did my Son live your life, and by his faithfulness did show my mind, my kindness, and my truth to all. But now he is come to my side, and you must take his place.”
(Alistair Maclean, Hebridean Altars, p. 22, adapted)
 
Pause in silence
 
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 forever.  Amen.
 
Silence or Prayer for others
 
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands …
(Isaiah 49:15-16, NIV)
 
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again,
because the Lord sustains me.  Amen.
(Psalm 3:5, NIV)