Voice: Li Huan
Today is Wednesday, 5th of November. As we begin another day, pay attention to His presence and blessings in the little moments in your life.
Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.
Almighty and most merciful Father,
we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep.
We have followed too much the devices and desires
of our own hearts.
We have offended against your holy laws.
We have left undone those things which we ought to have done,
and we have done those things which we ought not
to have done; and apart from your grace, there is no health in us.
O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Spare all those who confess their faults.
Restore all those who are penitent, according to your promises
declared to all people in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,
that we may now live a godly, righteous, and sober life,
to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.
Psalm 147:13-20
For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders;
he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and rules to Israel.
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules.
Praise the Lord!
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.
Isaiah 2:6-11
6 For you have rejected your people,
the house of Jacob,
because they are full of things from the east
and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines,
and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
7 Their land is filled with silver and gold,
and there is no end to their treasures;
their land is filled with horses,
and there is no end to their chariots.
8 Their land is filled with idols;
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their own fingers have made.
9 So man is humbled,
and each one is brought low—
do not forgive them!
10 Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty.
11 The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Do Not Forgive Them (!)
Isaiah 2:9
If we look at the way the world is going today, it is not difficult to imagine God speaking these same words of indictment to the movers and shakers of our age.
Leaders parade on the world stage with pride and power.
Corruption and cruelty drive wars and violence.
They are gripped by ambition of the will and presumption of the mind.
They worship the works of their hands — their wealth, their weapons, their technology.
They fill their coffers with riches drawn from their resources — oil, gas, and minerals — and use them to finance the modern horses and chariots of war: devastating weapons that bring death to innocent civilians.
They whisper nuclear threats to keep justice at bay, while carrying on their crimes of violence, abduction, and oppression.
We might expect the rest of the world to rise in protest — to speak truth and act with righteousness.
Instead, even those who profess to be Christian leaders often turn a blind eye. For in this world, might is right.
Brothers and sisters, in times like these, we must keep our conscience clear.
Even when we feel powerless to change the course of nations, we must not lose our moral bearings.
Let us pray that “the haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled.”
We cannot afford to be silent or indifferent to the injustices around us.
Isaiah declared,
“So man is humbled, and each one is brought low—
do not forgive them!” (Isaiah 2:9)
It is a shocking prayer. Yet it gives voice to the holy anger of those who have suffered unspeakable loss.
There are moments when to cry for justice is itself an act of faith.
The Lord may yet stay His hand and show mercy — for His mercy is His own to give — but our hearts must still burn with the longing for His righteousness to prevail.
Today’s devotion is not about daily comforts or personal concerns.
It is a call to awaken our conscience.
To refuse to look the other way.
To feel the grief and anger of God for the oppressed.
To pray for His kingdom to come and His justice to be revealed among the nations.
Take some time this morning to pray for those who are suffering —
the displaced, the violated, the imprisoned, and the forgotten.
Pray that God will arise, and that His light will pierce the darkness.
Join in this prayer by the Anglican Divine, Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1600)
Be all to all. We bring before You, O God:
the cries of the weary, the pains of the distressed, the tears of the tragedies of life, the anxious hours of the insecure, the restlessness of the refugees, the hunger of the oppressed. Dear God, be near to each. Helper of the helpless, Hope of the homeless, The Strength of those tossed with tempests, The Haven of those who sail: Be all to all. Be within us, to strengthen us; without us, to keep us; above us, to inspire us; beneath us, to uphold us; before us, to direct us; behind us , to propel us; around us, to sustain us.
Be all to all in present need. Amen.
Join in the plea of this song based on Psalm 83 by Wendell Kimbrough,
O God do not be silent
O God, do not be silent
O God, do not be still
O God you can’t stand by and watch
While Your children are killed
You heard the people screaming
You heard the cries of pain
You know the ones who made these plans
You know they’ll come again
O God be like the hurricane
O God be like the storm
O God of justice come like fire
Do not let them escape
O God, do not be silent
O God, do not be still
O God you can’t stand by and watch
While Your children are killed
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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