This month, the daily prayer book that I started using a few months back, Give Us This Day, added Night Prayer to the prayer book, in addition to the Morning and Evening prayers.
As part of the night prayers, which remain the same for the entire month, there is a short reading from St. Paul's letter to the Philippians that made an impression. (I guess that is bound to happen after reading the same passage night in and night out for 22 days!).
Anyway, I think that St. Paul's message to the Philippians in this particular passage is quite appropriate for our crazy world today, which can so often fill us with anxiety. Here it is, Philippians 4:4-7:
Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! . . . The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
AMEN! May that peace of which St. Paul speaks be with each and everyone of us during these times!
