daily reading 52.1 (Philippians 4:10–13)

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


Our opening prayer for this week:

    O come, O come, Immanuel,
    and ransom captive Israel
    that mourns in lonely exile here
    until the Son of God appear.
    Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
    shall come to you, O Israel.

    O come, O Wisdom from on high,
    who ordered all things mightily;
    to us the path of knowledge show
    and teach us in its ways to go.
    Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
    shall come to you, O Israel.

    O come, O come, great Lord of might,
    who to your tribes on Sinai's height
    in ancient times did give the law
    in cloud and majesty and awe.
    Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
    shall come to you, O Israel. Amen.

Philippians 4:10–13

  • I rejoiced in the Lord greatly because once again you renewed your care for me. You were, in fact, concerned about me but lacked the opportunity to show it.
  • 11 I don't say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself.
  • 12 I know both how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content—whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need.
  • 13 I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me.
helpful notes on Philippians 4:10–13



 

For yourself pray

  • That God's grace to you in Christ is enough for you

For others pray

  • That your congregation sees its gifts to others in God's light, in eternity's perspective

A song to listen to and ponder, as time allows

  • Psalm 147 (YouTube, choir, "How good it is to sing praise to our God")

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