Evening Prayer With Bob

When my mind became embittered, I was sorely wounded in my heart.

Image: The Bitter Drunk, Adriaen Brouwer, c.1630 - c.1638

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. ~ John 12:32 (NRSV)

Image: Christ of St. John of the Cross, Salvador Dali, 1951

Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ~ John 12:24

Image: Ears of Wheat, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Sing to God, sing praises to his Name; exalt him who rides upon the heavens; YAHWEH is his Name, rejoice before him! ~ Psalms 68:4 (NRSV)

Image: David danced before the Lord with all his might, James Tissot

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. ~ Psalms 46:5 (NRSV)

Image: Blue River Valley, New Zealand, Tyler Lastovich, Available at https://unsplash.com/photos/oPr5CMZSOJQ

Though the Lord be high, he cares for the lowly; he perceives the haughty from afar. ~ Psalms 138:7

Image: Jew at Prayer, Marc Chagal, 1913

For all who died in the terror of September 2001 and for those others whom we remember today, for those who believed in your resurrection and those who knew not your promise of eternal life, in trust that they have been found by you and are at rest in your holy habitation, we pray to you, O Lord: Where there is sadness, let us sow joy. ~ A Proper for September 11, Originally developed by the Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal diocese of New York for use on September 11, 2005.

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" ~ John 11:25-26

Image: Raising of Lazarus (fragment), Duccio, c. 1311

Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes behold the vesper light, we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ~ Phos hilaron (O Gracious Light), Book of Common Prayer, p.112

Image: The Vesper Hymn, Thomas Cole, 1838