Voice: Doreen
Today is Wednesday, 19th 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 57:1-5
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
4 My soul is in the midst of lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
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.
Matthew 8:1-4
1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
2 And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”
3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
“I will. Be clean.”
“Hey… a rabbi is passing our way. I heard He has healing powers,” a leper whispers to another, his voice thin with a mixture of hope and fear.
“I’ll only be disappointed again,” the other replies, shaking his head. “They’re always too busy to notice people like us.”
“But this Rabbi is different,” the first insists. “I heard that He is kind—loving, compassionate. He’s just… different. Why not give it a try?”
“If that’s the case, why don’t we go together?”
“Hm. Not me,” he mutters. “Unlike you, I’m not the religious, praying, begging type. And anyway, I hate crowds.”
The crowd draws nearer. Voices rise. Sandals scrape against the ground. The air thickens with the smell of dust and sweat. Suddenly a warning cry cuts through the noise:
“Ṭamēʾ! Ṭamēʾ!”
Unclean! Unclean!
Heads snap around. Mothers pull their children close. People instinctively step back, forming a widening gap in the road. The man cries again, his voice cracking with shame and desperation:
“Ṭamēʾ! Ṭamēʾ!”
He keeps his eyes low, a hand covering the lower part of his face, as the Law demands. His torn clothing flutters with every step, announcing his condition before he ever speaks.
Yet still he moves forward—because ahead of him is this Rabbi.
He risks a quick glance. And in that moment, he sees something he has not seen in years: compassion.
“Lord,” he whispers, his knees giving way beneath him, “if You will… You can make me clean.”
He kneels, eyes fixed on the ground. He waits. He trembles.
Then he feels it—
A hand.
On him.
The touch he was forbidden to receive. The touch no one dared give.
A voice follows, steady and sure:
“I will. Be clean.”
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Do you feel unclean? Unworthy? Shameful? But you are desperate. Like the leper, will you move forward to Jesus? And will you say, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”
Take a few moments to do so.
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.
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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