“The Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing.” John 5:20
does likewise.’” John 5:19
just as you lived in intimate union
and daily communion with your “Father,"
so draw me to yourself in love that I may live
in this same intimacy and communion with you;
so that all that I do and all that I say may flow from your divine life abiding in me.
Amen.
Light of the world, in grace and beauty,
Mirror of God’s eternal face,
Transparent flame of love’s free duty,
You bring salvation to our race.
Now, as we see the lights of evening,
We raise our voice in hymns of praise;
Worthy are you of endless blessing,
Sun of our night, lamp of our days.
Canticle 16
The Song of Zechariah Benedictus Dominus Deus
Luke 1:68-79
Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, * you have come to your people and set them free. You have raised up for us a mighty Savior, * born of the house of your servant David. Through your holy prophets you promised of old to save us from our enemies, * from the hands of all who hate us, To show mercy to our forebears, * and to remember your holy covenant. This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham, * to set us free from the hands of our enemies, Free to worship you without fear, * holy and righteous before you, all the days of our life. And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, * for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way, To give God’s people knowledge of salvation * by the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God * the dawn from on high shall break upon us, To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Luke 4:14-2114 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. 15He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: A Prayer attributed to St. Francis Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. Prayers to God who is the Heart Healer God you who are the heart healer of us all, make our hearts if they are hurting in any way whole and healed from anxiety, fear, distress, and broken. God you who are the heart healer of us all,heal the brokeness of your fragile world and that peace may prevail. God you who are the heart healer of us all, heal our bodies, minds, and spirits and all of our family members who are ill. Give us courage and strength to meet each day with joy and hope. God you who are the heart healer of us all, take from us every root of bitterness and division that we may all be one. God you who are the heart healer of us all, may we have courage to live authentically into our truth as the beautiful children you have made us to be in your image and likeness. God you who are the heart healer of us all, may we do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you as we become and are the voices for the voiceless and speak truth to power. God you who are the heart healer of us all, make our bodies strong so that we may serve you and follow where you lead. God you who are the heart healer of us all, we pray for _______________ and give thanks for____________ for ourselves and on behalf of others. God you who are the heart healer of us all, we pray for those who are in mourning and pre-grieving may we lovingly respond with compassion. God you who are the heart healer of us all, we pray for all who are dying and who have died today that they may have a gentle transition into the Thin Places. Jesus, accept these our prayers in your most Holy Name. Amen. Our service of Night Prayer this evening is based on Night Prayer from the New Zealand Prayer Book! Approach The angels of God guard us through the night, and quieten the powers of darkness. The Spirit of God be our guide to lead us to peace and to glory. It is but lost labour that we haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of anxiety. For those beloved of God are given gifts even while they sleep. Silence My brothers and sisters, our help is in the name of the eternal God, who is making the heavens and the earth. Dear God, thank you for all that is good, for our creation and for our humanity, for the stewardship you have given us of this planet earth, for the gifts of life and of one another, for your love which is unbounded and eternal. O thou, most holy and beloved, my Companion, my Guide upon the way, tāku whetū mārama i te pō / my bright evening star. We repent the wrongs we have done: Silence We have wounded your love. O God, heal us. We stumble in the darkness. Light of the world transfigure us. We forget that we are your home. Spirit of God, dwell in us. Eternal Spirit, living God, in whom we live and move and have our being, all that we are, have been, and shall be is known to you, to the very secret of our hearts and all that rises to trouble us. Living flame burn into us, cleansing wind, blow through us, fountain of water, well up within us, that we may love and praise in deed and in truth. Invocation Eternal Spirit, flow through our being and open our lips, that our mouths may proclaim your praise. Let us worship the God of love. Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for thse who abuse you. Do good and lend, expecting nothing in return; for God is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful as your father is merciful. Judge not and you will not be judged. Condemn not and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and it will be given to you; for the measure you give will be the measure you receive. From Luke 6:27-38Psalm 121 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains, but where shall I find help? From you alone, O God, does my help come, creator of the ever changing hills. You will not let me stumble on the rough pathways, you care for me and watch over me without ceasing I am sure that the Guardian of my people neither slumbers nor sleeps. The God of all nations keeps watch, like a shadow spread over me. So the sun will not strike me by day, nor the moon by night. You will defend me in the presence of evil, you will guard my life. You will defend my going out and my coming in, this night and always. Hymn 6 Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God. I am the God that healeth thee. I am the God that healeth thee. I am the God that healeth thee. In thee, O God, I put my trust. In thee, O God, I put my trust. In thee, O God, I put my trust. Hymn 9 God be in my head, and in my understanding; God be in my eyes, and in my looking; God be in my mouth, and in my speaking; God be in my heart, and in my thinking; God be at my end, and at my departing. Song of SimeonNunc DimittisPraise be to God, I have lived to see this day. God’s promise is fulfilled, and my duty done. At last you have given me peace, for I have seen with my own eyes the salvation you have prepared for all nations - a light to the world in its darkness, and the glory of your people Israel. Glory be God, sustaining, redeeming, sanctifying, as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen. Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: The hallowing of your name echo through the universe! The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world! Your heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. In times of temptation and test, strengthen us. From trials too great to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and for ever. Amen. O God, strengthen your servants with your heavenly grace, that we may continue yours for ever, and daily increase in your Holy Spirit more and more, until we come to your everlasting kingdom. The Wisdom of God the Love of God and the Grace of God strengthen you to be Christ’s hands and heart in this world, in the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen. (source: Celtic) Live without fear: your Creator has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Go in peace to follow the good road and may God’s blessing be with you always. Amen. (source: from Saint Clare) ++++++ Good Night Beloved Community. I love you and am grateful to God for your presence in my life this day and always. With Love,blessings,and grateful Thanksgivingis! Sara Resources Enriching Our Worsip The Good Book Club #LiveLent Meeting Jesus In The Gospel of John Walk With Me On Our Journey In Lak' Ech - Luis Valdez A New Zealand Prayer Book Satucket Lectionary Bible Gateway E Common Prayer |
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