Voice: Revd Hambali
Today is Tuesday, 2nd of December. We are now in the Season of Advent.
May Christ, the true, the only light
banish all darkness from our hearts and minds.
Psalms 82
God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
they walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I said, “You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you;
7 nevertheless, like men you shall die,
and fall like any prince.”[a]
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
for you shall inherit all the nations!
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 12: 33-37
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Words
On average, we speak or text about 15,000 words every day.
Think about this: every word is our creation. They bear our personal imprint. Even when we quote others, we choose those words and make them our own.
And just as we create words, our words create.
They go on to encourage or discourage, to build up or tear down. Some words will stay in the minds of others for years, replaying at unexpected moments—shaping their confidence, their wounds, their hopes.
Words can change lives, for better or for worse.
This is why our Lord Jesus spoke so much about the tongue.
Our words reveal who we are, just as fruit reveals the tree.
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
What we say is simply the overflow of what is within us.
A good heart—a heart filled with God’s treasure—will bring forth life-giving words. But the opposite is also true.
Jesus also warns that we will give an account for every careless word we have spoken. Some unbelievers claim that our words dissolve into the past and are forgotten. But Scripture teaches the opposite: before God, nothing spoken or done is ever lost.
So our first response is humility.
Let the Spirit search our hearts.
Where we have spoken harshly, unfairly, or destructively, let us seek forgiveness.
Where our speech has been careless, let us ask to be renewed.
And let us pray that our words—overflowing from hearts shaped by Christ—may bring grace and goodness to those who hear.
“O Lord, shape my heart, that out of its abundance, goodness may flow through every word I speak. Amen.”
We end with the Collect for the First Sunday of Advent:
Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ who came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him 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, based on Psalm 19:14 and Philippians 4:8, Let The Words Of My Mouth
Let the words of my mouth
Be pleasing to You, pleasing to You
The meditation of my heart
Be pleasing to You, pleasing to You
Oh, Lord, my strength and my Redeemer
Oh, Lord, my strength and my Redeemer
Let the words of my mouth
Be pleasing to You, pleasing to You
The meditation of my heart
Be pleasing to You, pleasing to You
Oh, Lord, my strength and my Redeemer
Oh, Lord, my strength and my Redeemer
Whatever is true
Whatever is pure
Whatever is lovely
Whatever is worthy
Think on these things
Think on these things
Let the words of my mouth
Be pleasing to You, pleasing to You
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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