Voice: Noppadon
Today is Tuesday, 6th of October The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever.
Amen.
Psalm 87
On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
2 the Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
3 Glorious things of you are spoken,
O city of God. Selah
4 Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;
behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush—
“This one was born there,” they say.
5 And of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in her”;
for the Most High himself will establish her.
6 The Lord records as he registers the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah
7 Singers and dancers alike say,
“All my springs are in you.”
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.
Mark 12:28-34
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Remembering William Tyndale
To love God and our fellow men is at the heart of our Christian calling.
These two commandments are inseparable.
Loving God with our whole being must come first. Can we love another person with our whole being? Perhaps we can. But if we do so without first loving God, we risk idolising another human being. Sooner or later, as C.S. Lewis observed, love becomes grief, for we are all mortal. Furthermore, we are not meant to love just one person exclusively; we have responsibilities toward others—our parents, siblings, friends, and neighbours.
On the other hand, to claim to love God but not love our fellow human beings is equally wrong. As 1 John 4:20 reminds us:
“If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.”
Loving God is the root; loving others is the fruit. Our lives balance on these two vertical (toward God) and horizontal (toward others) relationships. Day by day, this rhythm flows intuitively. Yet this balance is often disrupted by sin, selfishness, and foolishness. When we lose our way, His Word and Spirit guide us back to the right path.
If we were perfect, we would not need these two commandments. They serve as a beacon to grow toward, and guardrails to keep us on the right way.
Will you make the Greatest Commandment your life’s vision?
Today, in our lectionary, we remember William Tyndale, martyred in 1536. Tyndale played a key role in translating the Bible into English, laying the groundwork for the English Reformation. Making Scripture accessible to every Christian has been central to spiritual and moral transformation across the global Church. Many familiar phrases in English—“the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak,” “let there be light,” “the powers that be”—come from his work.
His work also influenced the English Reformation. He correctly translated the Greek word metanoeite as “repent” rather than “do penance,” emphasising a turning of the heart and mind towards God. Repentance goes beyond performing religious acts: it involves a change of direction that becomes visible in how we live.
William Tyndale suffered greatly for his devotion to this task and was eventually burned at the stake. He was simply being faithful to these two commandments: to love God supremely, and to love others by bringing them God’s Word in their own language.
We end with the special Collect for the Day:
Reveal to us your saving word, O God, that like your servant William Tyndale
we might hear its call to repentance and new life.
Plant in our hearts that same consuming passion
to bring the scriptures to all people in their native tongue,
and the strength to endure amidst all obstacles;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you an
We leave you with this beautiful song written by Earnest and Ming Li, Life Ordinary
In the ordinary
Love your God and fellow Man
Love your God and fellow Man
In every neighbor see a brother, and enemy a friend
Know the Church is meant to serve
Know the Church is meant to serve
And in our serving we are sowing,
living seeds on earth
The kind that brings new birth
In the ordinary
In the daily ordinary
For there our testimony
Will be a liturgy
Sacred liturgy
In life ordinary
To be like Jesus where we are
Be like Jesus where we are
In the nature of a servant and not a superstar
Yet we say but cannot do
Lord we say but cannot do
How we need the Holy Spirit
To help us carry through
Our plans to follow You
In the plain and simple
Live as sacramental
With the least of those He loves
In the ordinary
Let daily testimony
Be a sacred liturgy
Let daily testimony
Be a sacred liturgy
In life ordinary
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.
For feedback, please write to us at terrywong@anglican.org.sg
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