Voice: Doreen
Today is Monday, 18th of August. Take a moment to be still in His presence.
We pray:
Almighty and everlasting Father,
we thank you that you have brought us safely to the beginning of this day.
Keep us from falling into sin or running into danger;
order us in all our doings;
and guide us to do always what is right in your eyes:
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Psalm 44:1-4
O God, we have heard with our ears,
our fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
in the days of old:
2 you with your own hand drove out the nations,
but them you planted;
you afflicted the peoples,
but them you set free;
3 for not by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
and the light of your face,
for you delighted in them.
4 You are my King, O God;
ordain salvation for Jacob!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.
Ezekiel 37: 1-6
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14 And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
O Lord God, you know
In this macabre vision, Ezekiel was dropped into a valley of dry bones. He waded among them. With each step, some bones shifted—slowly brushing against one another. Except for the prophet’s movement, the valley was dry, dead and still.
Then came the question: “Can these bones live?”
“O Lord God, You know.”
Ezekiel was told to prophesy: “You dry bones, be enfleshed.”
A hush fell over the valley.
Then it began—faint at first—clack… clack…
like a single stick tapping another.
The sound multiplied, rippling across the plain.
Bones shifted in the dust—rolling, scraping, clicking together.
Skulls knocked hollow against one another.
The clatter swelled into a rattling storm,
as if the valley itself was shaking loose its dead.
And then, as suddenly as it began,
the noise gave way to stillness—
for every bone had found its place.
Skeletons enfleshed but lifeless still.
A second prophecy was sounded: “O breath, breathe, that they may live.”
Another wind blew.
The lifeless bodies stirred.
And there before Ezekiel stood a vast army, stretching as far as his eyes could see.
Then came the meaning.
The Lord will do the unthinkable.
The dead will rise. Graves will be emptied.
Israel will return to her land and live again as a nation.
What a vision.
And one day, the Son of God Himself would rise from the grave.
Through Him, countless will turn from death to life.
He will put His Spirit within us.
We will not remain a people of dry bones,
but a living Body—filled with His Spirit—
a vast army, a Church built by Christ that the gates of hell cannot overcome.
And when mortality overtakes us, we will rest in this promise, as spoken in Romans 8:11:
“If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,
He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
We pray the Collect of the Day:
Almighty God,
who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and the light of your Church:
open our hearts to the riches of your grace,
that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Be blessed by this song, Mercy + When I Think About The Lord
I’m living proof
Of what the mercy of God can do
If You knew me then
You’d believe me now
He turned my whole life upside down
Took the old and He made it new
That’s just what the mercy of God can do
Now I’m alive to tell the story
How I’ve overcome
It’s His goodness and mercy
And the power of His blood
I’m so glad that my freedom
Wasn’t based on what I’ve done
The goodness and mercy
And the power of the blood
So much power in the blood
I thought I deserved
Oh, to be six feet beneath the earth
For all the things I’ve done
The things I’ve said
The choices made that I regret
Oh, I would still be lost
Oh, but for the mercy of God
Now I’m alive to tell the story
How I’ve overcome
It’s His goodness and mercy
And the power of the blood
I’m so glad that my freedom
Wasn’t based on what I’ve done
But the goodness and mercy
And the power of the blood
When I think about the Lord
How He saved me, how He raised me
How He filled me, with the Holy Ghost
How He healed me, to the Uttermost
When I Think about the Lord,
How He picked me up and turned me around,
How He placed my feet on solid ground
It makes me wanna shout, Hallelujah,
Thank you, Jesus Lord, your worthy, of all the glory, and all the honor,
And all the praise
Link to today’s Morning Office
About This Daily Devotion
This weekday devotion is drawn from the Morning Office and is part of a project initiated by Revd Canon Terry Wong, with contributions from clergy and members across various parishes. Each entry includes selected readings from the appointed Psalm and another Scripture passage, accompanied by a reflection and prayer. An audio option is also available, often ending with a hymn or song. We encourage you to both read and listen.
Our aim is to help Anglicans engage more deeply with our rich liturgical tradition, while meeting the devotional needs of today’s believers. This project began on Ash Wednesday 2025 and is offered on weekdays only.
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