Daily Prayer: Common Worship Morning and Evening Prayer Monday 18 August 2025 Evening Prayer for Monday in Ordinary Time
Aug 18, 2025
An engaging service of Evening Prayer guides listeners through the significance of light overcoming darkness with a joyful call for communal worship. Reflecting on David's clever escape shows the themes of loyalty and deception amidst struggles. The apostles’ preparation for the Holy Spirit highlights their vital witness to God's kingdom. A series of prayers emphasizes the connection between faith and work, calling for divine guidance and unity within professions, especially in media and the arts.
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Darkness As Invitation To God's Light
- Evening prayer frames darkness as an opportunity for God's promise of light to be renewed among us each day.
- The service invites believers to let Christ's light dispel the darkness of their hearts so they can live as children of light.
Praise For The King Of All Earth
- Psalm 47 celebrates God's kingship and calls the community to praise with joy and skill.
- The psalm situates God's rule over nations and gathers peoples in unified praise.
David's Escape And Michal's Ruse
- The reading recounts David's flight from Saul, Michal's deception, and David's escape to Samuel.
- It illustrates danger, loyalty, and divine providence shaping David's journey and refuge with Samuel.