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After New Year’s Day | Friday 05 Jan 2024: Psalm 110; Proverbs 22:1-9; Luke 6:27-31 ~ Love your enemies. Be kind to them.

After New Year’s Day | Friday 05 Jan 2024

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

Almighty God, you have poured upon us
the new light of your incarnate Word:
Grant that this light, kindled in our hearts,
may shine forth in our lives;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever. Amen.

“But I tell everyone who is listening:
Love your enemies.
Be kind to those who hate you.”
(Luke 6:27)

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From Psalms: Psalm 110 – Poor Bishop Hooper

the lord said to my lord
come sit at my right hand
until i make your enemies
a footstool for your feet

the lord sends forth from zion
your mighty scepter
rule in the midst of your enemies
rule in the midst of your enemies
your people will offer themselves freely
on the day of your power in holy garments
from the womb of the morning
the lord has sworn and will not change his mind

you are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek
you are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek

god is at your right hand
he will shatter kings
on the day of his wrath
he will bring forth his
judgment to the nations
heaping up the dead
he will drink from the brook
thus he will lift his head

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OT Reading: Proverbs 22:1-9 (GW) 

22:1 A good name is more desirable than great wealth.
Respect is better than silver or gold.
+ The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
+ Sensible people foresee trouble and hide ⌞from it⌟,
but gullible people go ahead and suffer ⌞the consequence⌟.
+ On the heels of humility (the fear of the Lord)
are riches and honor and life.

+ A devious person has thorns and traps ahead of him.
Whoever guards himself will stay far away from them.
+ Train a child in the way he should go,
and even when he is old he will not turn away from it.
+ A rich person rules poor people,
and a borrower is a slave to a lender.
+ Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble,
and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed.
+ Whoever is generous will be blessed
because he has shared his food with the poor.

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If I speak words of wisdom – Resound Worship

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NT Reading: Luke 6:27-31 (GW)

Love Your Enemies

6:27 “But I tell everyone who is listening: Love your enemies. Be kind to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who insult you. If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well. If someone takes your coat, don’t stop him from taking your shirt. Give to everyone who asks you for something. If someone takes what is yours, don’t insist on getting it back.

“Do for other people everything you want them to do for you.

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Love For Enemies (Paul Demer)

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

+ O God, the Creator of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you in Jesus Christ; in whose Name we pray. Amen.

+ O God, our heavenly Father: Pour out your Spirit on your faithful people in the Middle East, that your Son’s life-giving Gospel may be preached to every tribe and nation. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Lord of Heaven’s Armies, we pray for swift and total victory over all evil in the Holy Land. Bring home the hostages, and deliver from bondage every person captivated by the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East. And finally, grant heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, diplomatically, and especially to those who will restore Israel spiritually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

May God, who has called us out of darkness
into his marvelous light,
bless us and fill us with peace.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After New Year’s Day | Thursday 04 Jan 2024: Psalm 110; Proverbs 3:1-12; James 4:11-17 ~ Stop slandering or judging other believers.

After New Year’s Day | Thursday 04 Jan 2024

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

Almighty God, you have poured upon us
the new light of your incarnate Word:
Grant that this light, kindled in our hearts,
may shine forth in our lives;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever. Amen.

Brothers and sisters,
stop slandering each other.
Those who slander and judge other believers
slander and judge God’s laws.
(James 4:11)

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From Psalms: Psalm 110 – “You Are a Priest For Ever, in the Line of Melchizedek” – Francesca LaRosa

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OT Reading: Proverbs 3:1-12 (GW) 

Using Wisdom

3:1 My son,
do not forget my teachings,
and keep my commands in mind,
because they will bring you
long life, good years, and peace.

+ Do not let mercy and truth leave you.
Fasten them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will find favor and much success
in the sight of God and humanity.

+ Trust the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths smooth.
Do not consider yourself wise.
Fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
⌞Then⌟ your body will be healed,
and your bones will have nourishment.

+ Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the first and best part of all your income.
Then your barns will be full,
and your vats will overflow with fresh wine.

+ Do not reject the discipline of the Lord, my son,
and do not resent his warning,
because the Lord warns the one he loves,
even as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.

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“Trust In The Lord” (1981) Babbie Mason [Gospel Nostalgia]

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NT Reading: James 4:11-17 (GW)

Stop Slandering Each Other

4:11 Brothers and sisters, stop slandering each other. Those who slander and judge other believers slander and judge God’s laws. If you judge God’s teachings, you are no longer following them. Instead, you are judging them. There is only one who creates laws and judges on the basis of them. He is able to save or destroy you. So who are you to judge your neighbor?

Don’t Brag about Your Plans for the Future

4:13 Pay attention to this! You’re saying, “Today or tomorrow we will go into some city, stay there a year, conduct business, and make money.” You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. What is life? You are a mist that is seen for a moment and then disappears. Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and carry out our plans.” However, you brag because you’re arrogant. All such bragging is evil.

Whoever knows what is right but doesn’t do it is sinning.

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Do the right thing Cobhams ft Bez

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

+ Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

+ O God, our heavenly Father: Pour out your Spirit on your faithful people in the Middle East, that your Son’s life-giving Gospel may be preached to every tribe and nation. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Lord of Heaven’s Armies, we pray for swift and total victory over all evil in the Holy Land. Bring home the hostages, and deliver from bondage every person captivated by the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East. And finally, grant heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, diplomatically, and especially to those who will restore Israel spiritually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

May God, who has called us out of darkness
into his marvelous light,
bless us and fill us with peace.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After New Year’s Day | Wednesday 03 Jan 2024: Psalm 110; Proverbs 1:20-33; James 4:1-10 ~ Place yourselves under God’s authority.

After New Year’s Day | Wednesday 03 Jan 2024

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

Almighty God, you have poured upon us
the new light of your incarnate Word:
Grant that this light, kindled in our hearts,
may shine forth in our lives;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever. Amen.

Place yourselves under God’s authority.
Resist the devil,
and he will run away from you.
(James 4:7)

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From Psalms: Psalm 110 | The Victory’s Won | Original Music by Don Salmon

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OT Reading: Proverbs 1:20-33 (GW) 

1:20 Wisdom sings her song in the streets.
In the public squares she raises her voice.
At the corners of noisy streets she calls out.
At the entrances to the city she speaks her words,
“How long will you gullible people love being so gullible?
How long will you mockers find joy in your mocking?
How long will you fools hate knowledge?

“Turn to me when I warn you.
I will generously pour out my spirit for you.
I will make my words known to you.

“I called, and you refused to listen.
I stretched out my hands to you, and no one paid attention.
You ignored all my advice.
You did not want me to warn you.
I will laugh at your calamity.
I will make fun of you
when panic strikes you,
when panic strikes you like a violent storm,
when calamity strikes you like a wind storm,
when trouble and anguish come to you.

“They will call to me at that time, but I will not answer.
They will look for me, but they will not find me,
because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord.
They refused my advice.
They despised my every warning.
They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle.
They will be stuffed with their own schemes.

“Gullible people kill themselves because of their turning away.
Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference.
But whoever listens to me will live without worry
and will be free from the dread of disaster.”

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The Perfect Wisdom Of Our God – Hymns of Grace

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NT Reading: James 4:1-10 (GW)

Stop Fighting with Each Other

4:1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Aren’t they caused by the selfish desires that fight to control you? You want what you don’t have, so you commit murder. You’re determined to have things, but you can’t get what you want. You quarrel and fight. You don’t have the things you want, because you don’t pray for them. When you pray for things, you don’t get them because you want them for the wrong reason—for your own pleasure.

You unfaithful people! Don’t you know that love for this ⌞evil⌟ world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God. Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, “The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own.”

But God shows us even more kindness. Scripture says,

“God opposes arrogant people,
but he is kind to humble people.”

So place yourselves under God’s authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you. Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners, and clear your minds, you doubters. Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into gloom. Humble yourselves in the Lord’s presence. Then he will give you a high position.

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“Humble Yourself” – Praise And Harmony

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

+ Most loving Father, you will us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on the One who cares for us. Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested unto us in your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ O God, our heavenly Father: Pour out your Spirit on your faithful people in the Middle East, that your Son’s life-giving Gospel may be preached to every tribe and nation. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Lord of Heaven’s Armies, we pray for swift and total victory over all evil in the Holy Land. Bring home the hostages, and deliver from bondage every person captivated by the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East. And finally, grant heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, diplomatically, and especially to those who will restore Israel spiritually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

May God, who has called us out of darkness
into his marvelous light,
bless us and fill us with peace.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After New Year’s Day | Tuesday 02 Jan 2024: Psalm 148; Proverbs 1:1-7; James 3:13-18 ~ Live humbly and do what’s right.

After New Year’s Day | Tuesday 02 Jan 2024

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

Almighty God, you have poured upon us
the new light of your incarnate Word:
Grant that this light, kindled in our hearts,
may shine forth in our lives;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever. Amen.

Do any of you have wisdom and insight?
Show this by living the right way
with the humility that comes from wisdom.
(James 3:13)

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From Psalms: Psalm 148 – (Anglican Chant) [Chet Valley Churches]

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OT Reading: Proverbs 1:1-7 (GW) 

The Reasons for Proverbs

1:1 The proverbs of Solomon, David’s son who was king of Israel, ⌞given⌟
+ to grasp wisdom and discipline,
+ to understand deep thoughts,
+ to acquire the discipline of wise behavior—
righteousness and justice and fairness—
+ to give insight to gullible people,
+ to give knowledge and foresight to the young—
a wise person will listen and continue to learn,
and an understanding person will gain direction—
+ to understand a proverb and a clever saying,
the words of wise people and their riddles.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
Stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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The Fear of the Lord – First Baptist Dallas

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NT Reading: James 3:13-18 (GW)

Live Wisely

3:13 Do any of you have wisdom and insight? Show this by living the right way with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and filled with self-centered ambition, don’t brag. Don’t say that you are wise when it isn’t true. That kind of wisdom doesn’t come from above. It belongs to this world. It is self-centered and demonic. Wherever there is jealousy and rivalry, there is disorder and every kind of evil.

However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure. Then it is peaceful, gentle, obedient, filled with mercy and good deeds, impartial, and sincere. A harvest that has God’s approval comes from the peace planted by peacemakers.

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God of Grace and God of Glory – (Fifth Presbyterian Church Choir) [Jonathan C. Cuevas]

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

+ O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ O God, our heavenly Father: Pour out your Spirit on your faithful people in the Middle East, that your Son’s life-giving Gospel may be preached to every tribe and nation. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Lord of Heaven’s Armies, we pray for swift and total victory over all evil in the Holy Land. Bring home the hostages, and deliver from bondage every person captivated by the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East. And finally, grant heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, diplomatically, and especially to those who will restore Israel spiritually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

May God, who has called us out of darkness
into his marvelous light,
bless us and fill us with peace.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

New Year’s Day | Monday 01 Jan 2024: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13; Psalm 8; Revelation 21:1-6a; Matthew 25:31-46 ~ Live with eternity in mind.

New Year’s Day | Monday 01 Jan 2024

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

God of new beginnings,
you wipe away our tears
and call us to care for one another.
Give us eyes to see your gifts,
hearts to embrace all creation,
and hands to serve you every day of our lives.
We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

It is beautiful
how God has done everything at the right time.
He has put a sense of eternity in people’s minds.
Yet, mortals still can’t grasp what God is doing
from the beginning to the end ⌞of time⌟.
(Ecclesiastes 3:11)

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Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise – The Master’s Seminary Chorus | Grace Community Church – Sun Valley, California

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From the Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 (GW)

Everything in God’s Own Time

3:1 Everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven:

    • a time to be born and
      time to die,
    • a time to plant and
      a time to pull out what was planted,
    • a time to kill and
      a time to heal,
    • a time to tear down and
      a time to build up,
    • a time to cry and
      a time to laugh,
    • a time to mourn and
      a time to dance,
    • a time to scatter stones and
      a time to gather them,
    • a time to hug and
      a time to stop hugging,
    • a time to start looking and
      a time to stop looking,
    • a time to keep and
      a time to throw away,
    • a time to tear apart and
      a time to sew together,
    • a time to keep quiet and
      a time to speak out,
    • a time to love and
      a time to hate,
    •  time for war and
      a time for peace.

God Gives Mortals a Sense of Eternity

3:9 What do working people gain from their hard labor? I have seen mortals weighed down with a burden that God has placed on them. It is beautiful how God has done everything at the right time. He has put a sense of eternity in people’s minds. Yet, mortals still can’t grasp what God is doing from the beginning to the end ⌞of time⌟.

I realize that there’s nothing better for them to do than to be cheerful and enjoy what is good in their lives. It is a gift from God to be able to eat and drink and experience the good that comes from every kind of hard work.

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From the Psalms: Psalm 8 – “How Majestic” | Shane & Shane

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From the Epistles: Revelation 21:1-6a (GW)

A New Heaven and a New Earth

2:21 I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won’t be any more death. There won’t be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.”

The one sitting on the throne said, “I am making everything new.” He said, “Write this: ‘These words are faithful and true.’ ” He said to me, “It has happened! I am the A and the Z, the beginning and the end.

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All Things New | Hillsong Worship (Cape Town)

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Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:31-46 (GW)

Jesus Will Judge the World

25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all his angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. The people of every nation will be gathered in front of him. He will separate them as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right but the goats on his left.

“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me into your home. I needed clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’

“Then the people who have God’s approval will reply to him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or see you thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you as a stranger and take you into our homes or see you in need of clothes and give you something to wear? When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’

“Then the king will say to those on his left, ‘Get away from me! God has cursed you! Go into everlasting fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels! I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me into your homes. I needed clothes, and you didn’t give me anything to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t take care of me.’

“They, too, will ask, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or as a stranger or in need of clothes or sick or in prison and didn’t help you?’

“He will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you failed to do for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you failed to do for me.’

“These people will go away into eternal punishment, but those with God’s approval will go into eternal life.”

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Whatsoever You Do To The Least of My People OLPS OCD 2019 Dani

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

+ Almighty God, from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed: Kindle, we pray, in the hearts of all people the true love of peace, and guide with your pure and peaceable wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, especially in the Middle East; that in tranquility your kingdom may go forward, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Lord of Heaven’s Armies, we pray for swift and total victory over all evil in the Holy Land. Bring home the hostages, and deliver from bondage every person captivated by the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East. And finally, grant heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, diplomatically and especially, to those who will restore Israel spiritually through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

May God, who has called us out of darkness
into his marvelous light,
bless us and fill us with peace.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.