October 23, 2008 - St James of Jerusalem, Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Father,
You are my eternal Joy.
One day the sorrow and suffering of this earthly life will be over. I comfort myself with Your promise of eternal joy. I am Your child, and You guide me gently on my pilgrimage through this world. But You also remind me that my true home is with You, where the saints shall rejoice forever in Your love. Help me to keep my eyes focused on eternal realities. Amen.
(From "Everyday Prayers for Everyday Cares")

1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 1 New International Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
(click on underlined link to go directly to the reading):
Micah 5:1-4,10-15 – Revelation 9:1-12 – Luke 10:25-37