God our Father,
yours is the beauty of creation
and the good things you have given us.
Help us to begin this day joyfully in your name
and to spend it in loving service
of you and our fellow man.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
READING
1 John 4:14-15
We have seen for ourselves, and can testify,
that the Father has sent the Son as savior of the world.
When anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,
God dwells in him
and he in God.
God,Β Β come to my assistance.
βΒ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
βΒ as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
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God our Father,
at the close of day we come to you,
the light that never fades.
Shine in the darkness of our night
and forgive our sins and failings.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Amen
READING
James 4:11-12
Do not, my brothers, speak ill of one another. The one who speaks ill of his brother or judges his brother is speaking against the law. It is the law he judges. If, however, you judge the law you are no observer of the law, you are its judge.
God,Β Β come to my assistance.
βΒ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
βΒ as it was in the beginning, is now, will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
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Lord God,
king of heaven and earth,
direct our minds and bodies throughout this day,
and make us holy.
Keep us faithful to your law in thought, word and deed.
Be our helper now and always,
free us from sin,
and bring us to salvation in that kingdom
READING
James 2:12-13
Always speak and act as men destined for judgment under the law of freedom. Merciless is the judgment on the man who has not shown mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgment.
God,Β Β come to my assistance.
βΒ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
βΒ as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
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Almighty God,
our hope and our strength,
without you we falter.
Help us to follow Christ
and to live according to your will.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
βΒ Amen.
READING
1 Peter 1:3-5
Praised be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
he who in his great mercy
gave us new birth;
a birth unto hope which draws its life
from the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;
a birth to an imperishable inheritance,
incapable of
fading or defilement,
which is kept in heaven for you
who are guarded with Godβs power through faith;
a birth to a salvation which stands ready
to be revealed in the last days.
God,Β Β come to my assistance.
βΒ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
βΒ as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
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Almighty God,
our hope and our strength,
without you we falter.
Help us to follow Christ
and to live according to your will.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
βΒ Amen.
READING
Ezekiel 37:12b-14
Thus says the Lord God: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people! I will put
my spirit in you that you may live, and I will settle you upon your land; thus you shall know that I am the Lord. I have promised, and I will do it, says the Lord.
God,Β Β come to my assistance.
βΒ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
βΒ as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
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