My Family Prayer Book

 2026-03-01 Second Sunday in Lent   Genesis 12:1-4a This passage calls Abram of the Ur in the Chaldean, to leave his familiar life and surroundings and embark on a journey to an unknown country of God's choosing.  As a firstborn son, Abram’s leaving is notable. In ancient times, it was unusual for the firstborn to leave. The pattern was for a younger son (Jacob, Joseph) to go while the firstborn son stayed home, charged with care of aging parents and unmarried younger siblings. This Second Sunday in Lent we are also called to enter the unknown journey in obedience to God, out of our familiar surroundings to a place of God’s own choosing. Notice how God's promise to Abrams is a blessing which flows in one direction from the giver to the recipient. These blessings were also unconditional - the only thing Abrams had to do with have faith in God and were not dependent on the previous actions of the subject. Psalm 33 The psalmist, possibly King David himself, calls upon Israel...

2023-Aug-05: The transfiguration of our Lord     Opening prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us together today to study your Word. Help us to find the true meaning of your mysteries. May your peace be in our hearts, your grace be in our thoughts, your love be in our words and your joy be in our souls. May your Spirit guide us, your words bring us your peace, your shield protect us, and your wisdom arm us, wherever you may lead us. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 The prophet Daniel was a righteous man of princely lineage and lived about 620–538 B.C. He was carried off to Babylon in 605 B.C. by Nebuchadnezzar, the Assyrian, but was still living when Assyria was overthrown by the Medes and Persians. The text, an apocalyptic dream, gives a physical description of God, a rare occurrence in the Old Testament. Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 provides a clear picture of the person of Jesus of Nazareth, particularly of his divine being. Second Daniel is set w...