Prayer of Sacred Reading and Listening (Lectio Divina), Monday , October 12, 2026, 9:00am

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Roman coin: "Caesar divi filius"

Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)    O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Sing to the LORD; bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. 4 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 6 Honor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 Worship the LORD in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth. 10  Say among the nations, "The LORD is king! The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity." 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar and all that fills it; 12  let the field exult and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 13 before the LORD, for he is coming, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his truth. 

Matthew 22: 19-22 Show me the coin used for the tax." And they brought him a denarius. 20 Then he said to them, "Whose head is this and whose title?" 21 They answered, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are the Caesar's and to God the things that are God's." 22. When they heard this, they were amazed, and they left him and went away.

A Responsive Lord’s Prayer for the Season of Creation 

Leader: Our Father in heaven, You are at home in the air, soil, forests and oceans 

People: Hallowed be your being! 

Leader: By the care we take of your Creation, Your kingdom come, Your will be done 

People: Your will to till and care 

Leader: Give us this day our daily bread 

People: That all may have enough to live life in fullness 

Leader: Forgive us our trespasses 

People: Our greed, our exploitation, our lack of concern for other species and for future generations 

Leader: As we forgive those who trespass against us 

People: with reconciliation and justice and peace. 

Leader: Lead us not into temptation 

People: The temptation to equate “dominion” with domination 

Leader: And deliver us from evil 

People: The evil of destroying your gift of creation 

Leader: For yours is the kingdom 

People: Yours, Lord, not ours 

Leader: For ever and ever 

People: beyond beginning and end. Amen.

Closing Prayer

Holy God, You know each of us by name,  and in your sight we have found favor,

yet our minds cannot comprehend the vision of your glory or the vastness of your love.
Grant that as we glimpse your greatness, reflected in your many gifts,
we may always return to you the praise that is yours alone.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.