NOVEMBER 16, 2025 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
1 Peter 1:1-7
Greeting
1 Peter,
an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according
to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit,
for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:
May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
Born Again to a Living Hope
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again
to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance that is imperishable,
undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who
by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. 6 In this
you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved
by various trials, 7 so that the tested
genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is
tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the
revelation of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 37:1-9
He Will Not Forsake His Saints
[a] Of David.
37 Fret not
yourself because of evildoers;
be
not envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon fade like the grass
and
wither like the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell
in the land and befriend faithfulness.[b]
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
and
he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust
in him, and he will act.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as
the light,
and
your justice as the noonday.
7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret
not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over
the man who carries out evil devices!
8 Refrain from anger, and
forsake wrath!
Fret
not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but
those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:1 This
psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive
letters of the Hebrew alphabet
- Psalm 37:3 Or and
feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture
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