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Welcome to "Psalm for the Day," where we bring you a brief respite through the timeless verses of the Psalms. In each episode, join us for a short reading of...
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Welcome to "Psalm for the Day," where we bring you a brief respite through the timeless verses of the Psalms. In each episode, join us for a short reading of these sacred scriptures, offering a moment of solace, inspiration, and reflection. Let the poetic beauty of the Psalms weave into your day, providing a spiritual touchstone for moments of peace and contemplation. This is "Psalm for the Day" – a moment of tranquility in your busy world.
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12 GIU 2025 · Readings: Acts 2:1-21, John 15: 26-27 & 16:4-15
Pentecost: Every great story has a turning point—a moment of promise, followed by a moment where that promise is fulfilled in a way no one could have imagined.
Today, as we celebrate Pentecost Week, we are looking at perhaps the greatest promise ever fulfilled in the life of the Church.To truly understand the power of Pentecost, we must first understand the promise that came before it.
So let’s set the scene with the context from our reading in John's Gospel. The story begins not with drama, but in a quiet, tense room during the Last Supper.
Jesus has just told his friends where he is going, and Thomas has asked how they can know the way. Jesus gives that famous, foundational answer: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”It is into this profound statement that Philip makes his heartfelt plea: "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." He’s asking for something definite. And Jesus’s response goes to the very heart of his identity. He says, “Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.”
He then makes a staggering promise that shifts the focus from himself to them. “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” And he gives them the means: “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.”Finally, he promises the Advocate who will make this all possible—the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth.
This is the promise: a deeply personal presence that will empower them to do "even greater things."Now, let's bridge the gap. Fast forward a few weeks. Jesus is gone. The disciples are huddled together, clinging to these incredible promises. They are waiting. But for what? What does it look like to do "greater things"?
And then comes the answer. The fulfillment.
Our reading from the book of Acts tells us that suddenly, a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the entire house. Tongues of fire came to rest on each of them. They are all filled with the Holy Spirit and begin to speak in other languages.
Because of the sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment. It’s a festival, and Jerusalem is a melting pot. As they hear the disciples speaking of God's wonders, each in their own native tongue, some are amazed, but others make fun of them. And in that moment, we see the first flicker of that promised power. Peter stands up and cuts through the cynicism, declaring, “These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!” He then proceeds to preach with a boldness he never had before.
The quiet, intimate promise of a comforter has exploded into a powerful, public event. The Spirit that would comfort the orphaned few is now breaking down barriers and empowering them to speak truth to a confused world. The private promise has led to public power.
So what does this mean for us, right here in our own lives today? First, the Spirit is still our constant friend, the Comforter. This is the fulfillment of that intimate promise from John. Remember what Jesus promised? An Advocate who lives in us. He said, "I will not leave you as orphans." And he hasn't. What does that look like?
It looks like finding the strength to face the day when you are struggling with your mental health. It’s the unexpected moment of peace that descends when you’re sitting in a hospital waiting room. It's knowing what to say to a grieving friend, when you thought you had no words. It’s that quiet, inner resilience that helps you keep going when you feel like giving up. That is the Holy Spirit, our comforter and friend, living in us.
And second, the Spirit is still the Power that enables us to do "greater things." This isn't necessarily about grand, public miracles. More often, it's about small acts of courageous love. It’s the nudge to drop off a meal for a neighbour who is going through a tough time. It's giving you the courage to speak up against a casual injustice you see at work or in your community. It’s the grace to forgive someone who has hurt you, when every part of you wants to hold on to resentment. It’s what empowers us to break down the walls in our own lives, just as the disciples did with language, and to speak truth with love, just as Peter did to that mocking crowd. That is the Spirit as Power, at work through you.
So as we reflect, let's take a moment to reflect on this. I want you to imagine something. We know Jesus as our Good Shepherd, the one who knows us each by name, who lays down his life for his sheep. Now imagine his ever-present sheepdog, tirelessly working at the edges of the flock. That dog is the Holy Spirit—constantly guiding, gently nudging, sometimes barking loudly to get our attention, but always working to turn us back towards our Shepherd. This is a powerful picture of the Spirit’s role. And we must remember, this guide isn't just a servant of God, but is fully God himself, working in perfect unity with the Father and the Son, who are also always present, always caring for us.
So the question for us today is this: How is that Spirit moving in your life right now? Where is that gentle nudge guiding you? What barrier is the Spirit empowering you to break down?
So today, let us celebrate Pentecost. Let's give thanks for the quiet, profound promises Jesus made to his friends. And let's celebrate the glorious, powerful way that promise was—and still is—fulfilled. Let's ask God to open our hearts once more to receive that same Spirit: our constant friend, and our source of power to change the world.
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21 APR 2025 · 1 Vindicate me, Lord,
for I have led a blameless life;
I have trusted in the Lord
and have not faltered.
2 Test me, Lord, and try me,
examine my heart and my mind;
3 for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love
and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.
4 I do not sit with the deceitful,
nor do I associate with hypocrites.
5 I abhor the assembly of evildoers
and refuse to sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence,
and go about your altar, Lord,
7 proclaiming aloud your praise
and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8 Lord, I love the house where you live,
the place where your glory dwells.
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my life with those who are bloodthirsty,
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose right hands are full of bribes.
11 I lead a blameless life;
deliver me and be merciful to me.
12 My feet stand on level ground;
in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.
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17 APR 2025 · 1 In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.
2 I trust in you;
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.
4 Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.
8 Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, Lord,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?
He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2025&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14264b]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,
and their descendants will inherit the land.
14 The Lord confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart
and free me from my anguish.
18 Look on my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.
19 See how numerous are my enemies
and how fiercely they hate me!
20 Guard my life and rescue me;
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope, Lord,[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2025&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14273c] is in you.
22 Deliver Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!
With thanks to https://www.biblegateway.com/ for these words.
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17 APR 2025 · Todays Scripture: John 12: 27-33
27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.
28 Father, glorify your name!”Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.
30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine.
31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.
32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.
With thanks to https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2012&version=NIV
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16 APR 2025 · The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.
Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not trust in an idol
or swear by a false god.[a]
They will receive blessing from the Lord
and vindication from God their Savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, God of Jacob.[b][c]
Lift up your heads, you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is he, this King of glory?
The Lord Almighty—
he is the King of glory.
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27 MAR 2025 · 'The LORD is My Shepherd' is todays scriptural reading, a Psalm of devotion to our Lord. A Psalm that talks of happiness and fear, times of good and bad, but always knowing and taking comfort that the Lord is by our side - and will be forever.-https://psalmfortheday.org/is brought to you by Church Design Resource, offering https://churchdesignresource.com.
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26 FEB 2024 · My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.“He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me.My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet.All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him— may your hearts live forever!All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,for dominion belongs to the LORDand he rules over the nations.All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!
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25 FEB 2024 · The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the victories you give!You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.He asked you for life, and you gave it to him— length of days, for ever and ever.Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire will consume them.You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might.
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2 FEB 2024 · Psalm 20 May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.LORD, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call!
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1 FEB 2024 · Psalm 19 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Welcome to "Psalm for the Day," where we bring you a brief respite through the timeless verses of the Psalms. In each episode, join us for a short reading of...
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Welcome to "Psalm for the Day," where we bring you a brief respite through the timeless verses of the Psalms. In each episode, join us for a short reading of these sacred scriptures, offering a moment of solace, inspiration, and reflection. Let the poetic beauty of the Psalms weave into your day, providing a spiritual touchstone for moments of peace and contemplation. This is "Psalm for the Day" – a moment of tranquility in your busy world.
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| Autore | Andy Cole-Kinsey |
| Organizzazione | Church Design Resource |
| Categorie | Religione e spiritualità , Cristianesimo |
| Sito | psalmfortheday.org |
| andy@churchdesignresource.com |
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