daily reading 33.2 (Ephesians 3:1–6)

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024


Our opening prayer for this week:

    Christ, the Word of God incarnate, 
    Lord and Son of Abraham;
    Christ, the radiance of the Father, 
    Perfect God, the great I Am;
    Christ, the Light, you shine unvanquished, 
    Light and life you bring to all;
    Light our path with your own presence, 
    Grant us grace to heed your call.

    Christ, the living Bread from heaven, 
    Food for body, food for soul;
    Christ, the Manna, daily given, 
    Nourish, strengthen, make us whole.
    Feed us with the food of heaven, 
    Foretaste of the feast to be;
    Quench our thirst with living water 
    Springing up eternally.

    Christ, the shoot that springs triumphant 
    From the stump of Jesse’s tree;
    Christ, true Vine, you nurture branches 
    To bear fruit abundantly.
    Graft us into you, O Savior; 
    Prune our hearts so we remain 
    Fruitful branches in your vineyard 
    Till eternal life we gain. Amen.

Ephesians 3:1–6

  • For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—  2 you have heard, haven't you, about the administration of God's grace that he gave to me for you?
  •  3 The mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have briefly written above.
  •  4 By reading this you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ.
  •  5 This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:  6  The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
helpful notes on Ephesians 3:1–6

 

drawing of the huge temple of Artemis at Ephesus


For yourself pray:

  • That God gives you hope in Christ about the thing making you most hopeless today

For others pray

  • That God spreads the good news of the kingdom of the Son he loves in Lichtenstein

A song to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

  • Psalm 109 (YouTube, choir, "Divine retribution for evil")

 


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