18 December 

Psalm 33:18 Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

Lamentations 3:55-57 I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!’ You came near when I called on you; you said, ‘Do not fear!’

Luke 18:13 But the tax-collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!”

These Scripture Readings relate to the Aidan Readings (Deeper Life) in Celtic Daily Prayer 1