Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

Entrust your cares to the Lord and he will support you.

Morning Reading: Galatians 2:19-20 (NLT)

I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God. My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Morning Prayer

Christ is the image of the unseen God, the first-born of all creation, and the first to be born from the dead. All things are to be reconciled through him because he made peace by his death on the cross. Lord Jesus Christ, come to us today.

+ We have been baptized into your death: may we be cleansed of greed and envy, and clothed in the strength and gentleness of your love.
+ We have been sealed with the Holy Spirit who has been given to us; confirm us in your service, and help us to bear witness to you in the society in which we live.
+ We have been raised to new life in you: may we readily tell others of the changes you have made in us.
+ You continue to work in your faithful people: use us to create a new world where injustice and destruction will give way to growth, freedom and hope.

Lord Jesus Christ, come to us today. Give us the courage to face the challenges of this day trusting in your love and certain of eternal life with you – who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

“Trust In You” – Hillsong

Blessing

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)

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