This is the message we have heard from Christ:
that God is light, in whom there is
no darkness at all
1
1 John 1:5
Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Herald
Go up to a high mountain
herald of good tiding to Zion:
lift up your voice with strength,
herald of good tidings to Jerusalem.
Lift up your voice, fear not:
say to the cities of Judah, 'Behold your God!'
See the Lord God, coming with power:
coming to rule with his mighty arm.
He brings his reward for the people of God:
the recompense for those who are saved.
God will feed his flock like a shepherd:
and gather the lambs in his arms;
He will hold them to his breast:
and gently lead those that are with young.
herald of good tiding to Zion:
lift up your voice with strength,
herald of good tidings to Jerusalem.
Lift up your voice, fear not:
say to the cities of Judah, 'Behold your God!'
See the Lord God, coming with power:
coming to rule with his mighty arm.
He brings his reward for the people of God:
the recompense for those who are saved.
God will feed his flock like a shepherd:
and gather the lambs in his arms;
He will hold them to his breast:
and gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 40:9-11
3 The Opening Prayer
The night has passed and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence may be kept
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever. Amen.
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever. Amen.
4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each
1 Have mercy on me, O God, for they trample over me; •
all day long they assault and oppress me.
2 My adversaries trample over me all the day long; •
many are they that make proud war against me.
3 In the day of my fear I put my trust in you, •
in God whose word I praise.
4 In God I trust, and will not fear, •
for what can flesh do to me?
5 All day long they wound me with words; •
their every thought is to do me evil.
6 They stir up trouble; they lie in wait; •
marking my steps, they seek my life.
7 Shall they escape for all their wickedness? •
In anger, O God, cast the peoples down.
8 You have counted up my groaning;
put my tears into your bottle; •
are they not written in your book?
9 Then shall my enemies turn back
on the day when I call upon you; •
this I know, for God is on my side.
10 In God whose word I praise,
in the Lord whose word I praise, •
in God I trust and will not fear:
what can flesh do to me?
11 To you, O God, will I fulfil my vows; •
to you will I present my offerings of thanks,
12 For you will deliver my soul from death
and my feet from falling, •
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
all day long they assault and oppress me.
2 My adversaries trample over me all the day long; •
many are they that make proud war against me.
3 In the day of my fear I put my trust in you, •
in God whose word I praise.
4 In God I trust, and will not fear, •
for what can flesh do to me?
5 All day long they wound me with words; •
their every thought is to do me evil.
6 They stir up trouble; they lie in wait; •
marking my steps, they seek my life.
7 Shall they escape for all their wickedness? •
In anger, O God, cast the peoples down.
8 You have counted up my groaning;
put my tears into your bottle; •
are they not written in your book?
9 Then shall my enemies turn back
on the day when I call upon you; •
this I know, for God is on my side.
10 In God whose word I praise,
in the Lord whose word I praise, •
in God I trust and will not fear:
what can flesh do to me?
11 To you, O God, will I fulfil my vows; •
to you will I present my offerings of thanks,
12 For you will deliver my soul from death
and my feet from falling, •
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, •
for my soul takes refuge in you;
2 In the shadow of your wings will I take refuge •
until the storm of destruction has passed by.
3 I will call upon the Most High God, •
the God who fulfils his purpose for me.
4 He will send from heaven and save me
and rebuke those that would trample upon me; •
God will send forth his love and his faithfulness.
5 I lie in the midst of lions, •
people whose teeth are spears and arrows,
and their tongue a sharp sword.
6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, •
and your glory over all the earth.
7 They have laid a net for my feet;
my soul is pressed down; •
they have dug a pit before me
and will fall into it themselves.
8 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; •
I will sing and give you praise.
9 Awake, my soul; awake, harp and lyre, •
that I may awaken the dawn.
10 I will give you thanks, O Lord, among the peoples; •
I will sing praise to you among the nations.
11 For your loving-kindness is as high as the heavens, •
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
12 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, •
and your glory over all the earth.
for my soul takes refuge in you;
2 In the shadow of your wings will I take refuge •
until the storm of destruction has passed by.
3 I will call upon the Most High God, •
the God who fulfils his purpose for me.
4 He will send from heaven and save me
and rebuke those that would trample upon me; •
God will send forth his love and his faithfulness.
5 I lie in the midst of lions, •
people whose teeth are spears and arrows,
and their tongue a sharp sword.
6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, •
and your glory over all the earth.
7 They have laid a net for my feet;
my soul is pressed down; •
they have dug a pit before me
and will fall into it themselves.
8 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; •
I will sing and give you praise.
9 Awake, my soul; awake, harp and lyre, •
that I may awaken the dawn.
10 I will give you thanks, O Lord, among the peoples; •
I will sing praise to you among the nations.
11 For your loving-kindness is as high as the heavens, •
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
12 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, •
and your glory over all the earth.
1 O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; •
my soul is athirst for you.
2 My flesh also faints for you, •
as in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
3 So would I gaze upon you in your holy place, •
that I might behold your power and your glory.
4 Your loving-kindness is better than life itself •
and so my lips shall praise you.
5 I will bless you as long as I live •
and lift up my hands in your name.
6 My soul shall be satisfied, as with marrow and fatness, •
and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
7 When I remember you upon my bed •
and meditate on you in the watches of the night.
8 For you have been my helper •
and under the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
9 My soul clings to you; •
your right hand shall hold me fast.
10 But those who seek my soul to destroy it •
shall go down to the depths of the earth;
11 Let them fall by the edge of the sword •
and become a portion for jackals.
12 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all those who swear by him shall be glad, •
for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
my soul is athirst for you.
2 My flesh also faints for you, •
as in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
3 So would I gaze upon you in your holy place, •
that I might behold your power and your glory.
4 Your loving-kindness is better than life itself •
and so my lips shall praise you.
5 I will bless you as long as I live •
and lift up my hands in your name.
6 My soul shall be satisfied, as with marrow and fatness, •
and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
7 When I remember you upon my bed •
and meditate on you in the watches of the night.
8 For you have been my helper •
and under the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
9 My soul clings to you; •
your right hand shall hold me fast.
10 But those who seek my soul to destroy it •
shall go down to the depths of the earth;
11 Let them fall by the edge of the sword •
and become a portion for jackals.
12 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all those who swear by him shall be glad, •
for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow
Almighty God, who wonderfully created us in your own image and yet more wonderfully restored us in your Son Jesus Christ: grant that, as he came to share our human nature, so we may be partakers in his divine glory; who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed
Joshua 23 (Listen)
Joshua’s Charge to Israel’s Leaders
23:1 A long time afterward, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, 2 Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, “I am now old and well advanced in years. 3 And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the LORD your God who has fought for you. 4 Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west. 5 The LORD your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you. 6 Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, 7 that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them, 8 but you shall cling to the LORD your God just as you have done to this day. 9 For the LORD has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day. 10 One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the LORD your God who fights for you, just as he promised you. 11 Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God. 12 For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, 13 know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the LORD your God has given you.
14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things1 that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. 15 But just as all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the LORD will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the LORD your God has given you, 16 if you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he has given to you.”
Footnotes
[1] 23:14
(ESV)
The reading may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.
and bear much fruit to your glory.
7 The Canticle, The Hymn of the Word
In the beginning was the Word:
and the Word was with God,
And the Word was God:
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him:
and without him, was not anything made that was made.
In him was life:
and the life was the light of all people.
The light shines in the darkness:
and the darkness has not overcome it.
He was in the world:
and the world was made through him
yet the world knew him not.
He came to his own home:
and his own people received him not.
But to all who received him who believed on his name:
he has given power to become children of God;
Who were born not of blood
nor of the will of the flesh:
nor of the will of a man but of God,
And the Word became flesh:
and dwelt among us full of grace and truth;
We have beheld his glory:
glory as of the only Son from the Father,
And from his fullness have we all received:
the grace upon grace.
and the Word was with God,
And the Word was God:
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through him:
and without him, was not anything made that was made.
In him was life:
and the life was the light of all people.
The light shines in the darkness:
and the darkness has not overcome it.
He was in the world:
and the world was made through him
yet the world knew him not.
He came to his own home:
and his own people received him not.
But to all who received him who believed on his name:
he has given power to become children of God;
Who were born not of blood
nor of the will of the flesh:
nor of the will of a man but of God,
And the Word became flesh:
and dwelt among us full of grace and truth;
We have beheld his glory:
glory as of the only Son from the Father,
And from his fullness have we all received:
the grace upon grace.
John 1:1-5, 10-14, 16
8 The Apostles' Creed may be said
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
9 The Prayers
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day
Our Father in heaven
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
Generous God,
whose Son Jesus Christ has taught us
that it is more blessed to give than to receive:
help us by the example of your apostle Barnabas,
a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith,
to be generous in our judgements
and unselfish in our service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
whose Son Jesus Christ has taught us
that it is more blessed to give than to receive:
help us by the example of your apostle Barnabas,
a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith,
to be generous in our judgements
and unselfish in our service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
11 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.
12 The Morning Collect
Lord and heavenly Father,
you have brought us safely to this new day:
keep us by your mighty power, protect us from sin,
guard us from every kind of danger,
and in all we do this day
direct us in the fulfilling of your purpose,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
you have brought us safely to this new day:
keep us by your mighty power, protect us from sin,
guard us from every kind of danger,
and in all we do this day
direct us in the fulfilling of your purpose,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
13
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May the God of peace equip us with everything good so that we may do his will; and may he work in us that which is pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
see Hebrews 13:20-21
1
The Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and exult and give God the glory.
Let us rejoice and exult and give God the glory.
Revelation 19:6-7
Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
2 The Opening Canticle, A Song for Joy
Be joyful in the Lord, all the earth:
serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God:
it is he who has made us, and we are his;
for we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise:
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good;
his loving-kindness is everlasting:
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God:
it is he who has made us, and we are his;
for we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise:
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good;
his loving-kindness is everlasting:
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
Psalm 100
3 The Opening Prayer
The day is now passed and the night is at hand.
Let us pray with one heart and mind.
Let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence may be kept
Father of lights, receive the prayer and praise we offer you as our evening sacrifice; make us a light for all the world, delivered by your goodness from all the works of darkness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each
1 Hear my crying, O God, •
and listen to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I call to you with fainting heart; •
O set me on the rock that is higher than I.
3 For you are my refuge, •
a strong tower against the enemy.
4 Let me dwell in your tent for ever •
and take refuge under the cover of your wings.
5 For you, O God, will hear my vows; •
you will grant the request of those who fear your name.
6 You will add length of days to the life of the king, •
that his years may endure throughout all generations.
7 May he sit enthroned before God for ever; •
may steadfast love and truth watch over him.
8 So will I always sing praise to your name, •
and day by day fulfil my vows.
and listen to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I call to you with fainting heart; •
O set me on the rock that is higher than I.
3 For you are my refuge, •
a strong tower against the enemy.
4 Let me dwell in your tent for ever •
and take refuge under the cover of your wings.
5 For you, O God, will hear my vows; •
you will grant the request of those who fear your name.
6 You will add length of days to the life of the king, •
that his years may endure throughout all generations.
7 May he sit enthroned before God for ever; •
may steadfast love and truth watch over him.
8 So will I always sing praise to your name, •
and day by day fulfil my vows.
1 On God alone my soul in stillness waits; •
from him comes my salvation.
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, •
my stronghold, so that I shall never be shaken.
3 How long will all of you assail me to destroy me, •
as you would a tottering wall or a leaning fence?
4 They plot only to thrust me down from my place of honour;
lies are their chief delight; •
they bless with their mouth, but in their heart they curse.
5 Wait on God alone in stillness, O my soul; •
for in him is my hope.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, •
my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken.
7 In God is my strength and my glory; •
God is my strong rock; in him is my refuge.
8 Put your trust in him always, my people; •
pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge.
9 The peoples are but a breath,
the whole human race a deceit; •
on the scales they are altogether lighter than air.
10 Put no trust in oppression; in robbery take no empty pride; •
though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
11 God spoke once, and twice have I heard the same, •
that power belongs to God.
12 Steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord, •
for you repay everyone according to their deeds.
from him comes my salvation.
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, •
my stronghold, so that I shall never be shaken.
3 How long will all of you assail me to destroy me, •
as you would a tottering wall or a leaning fence?
4 They plot only to thrust me down from my place of honour;
lies are their chief delight; •
they bless with their mouth, but in their heart they curse.
5 Wait on God alone in stillness, O my soul; •
for in him is my hope.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, •
my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken.
7 In God is my strength and my glory; •
God is my strong rock; in him is my refuge.
8 Put your trust in him always, my people; •
pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge.
9 The peoples are but a breath,
the whole human race a deceit; •
on the scales they are altogether lighter than air.
10 Put no trust in oppression; in robbery take no empty pride; •
though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
11 God spoke once, and twice have I heard the same, •
that power belongs to God.
12 Steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord, •
for you repay everyone according to their deeds.
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; •
preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, •
from the gathering of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongue like a sword •
and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4 That they may shoot at the blameless from hiding places; •
suddenly they shoot, and are not seen.
5 They hold fast to their evil course; •
they talk of laying snares, saying, ‘Who will see us?’
6 They search out wickedness and lay a cunning trap, •
for deep are the inward thoughts of the heart.
7 But God will shoot at them with his swift arrow, •
and suddenly they shall be wounded.
8 Their own tongues shall make them fall, •
and all who see them shall wag their heads in scorn.
9 All peoples shall fear and tell what God has done, •
and they will ponder all his works.
10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord
and put their trust in him, •
and all that are true of heart shall exult.
preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, •
from the gathering of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongue like a sword •
and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4 That they may shoot at the blameless from hiding places; •
suddenly they shoot, and are not seen.
5 They hold fast to their evil course; •
they talk of laying snares, saying, ‘Who will see us?’
6 They search out wickedness and lay a cunning trap, •
for deep are the inward thoughts of the heart.
7 But God will shoot at them with his swift arrow, •
and suddenly they shall be wounded.
8 Their own tongues shall make them fall, •
and all who see them shall wag their heads in scorn.
9 All peoples shall fear and tell what God has done, •
and they will ponder all his works.
10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord
and put their trust in him, •
and all that are true of heart shall exult.
5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow
God our Saviour, you sent Jesus into the world of sin, and delivered him up to death for us: kindle in our hearts the same love with which he loved his own to the end; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed
2 Chronicles 35:1–19 (Listen)
Josiah Keeps the Passover
35:1 Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. 3 And he said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were holy to the LORD, “Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. You need not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and his people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves according to your fathers’ houses by your divisions, as prescribed in the writing of David king of Israel and the document of Solomon his son. 5 And stand in the Holy Place according to the groupings of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by fathers’ household. 6 And slaughter the Passover lamb, and consecrate yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the word of the LORD by1 Moses.”
7 Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; these were from the king’s possessions. 8 And his officials contributed willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 bulls. 9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 bulls.
10 When the service had been prepared for, the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command. 11 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests threw the blood that they received from them while the Levites flayed the sacrifices. 12 And they set aside the burnt offerings that they might distribute them according to the groupings of the fathers’ houses of the lay people, to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the bulls. 13 And they roasted the Passover lamb with fire according to the rule; and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the lay people. 14 And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were offering the burnt offerings and the fat parts until night; so the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. 15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared that day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah. 17 And the people of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days. 18 No Passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as was kept by Josiah, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.
Footnotes
[1] 35:6
(ESV)
Romans 8:12–17 (Listen)
Heirs with Christ
12 So then, brothers,1 we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons2 of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Footnotes
[1] 8:12
[2] 8:14
(ESV)
The reading may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.
and bear much fruit to your glory.
7 The Canticle, The Song of Christ's Glory
Christ Jesus was in the form of God:
but he did not cling to equality with God.
He emptied himself, taking on the form of a servant:
and was born in our human likeness.
Being found in human form, he humbled himself:
and became obedient unto death,
even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him:
and bestowed on him the name above every name,
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow:
in heaven and on earth and under the earth;
And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord:
to the glory of God the Father.
but he did not cling to equality with God.
He emptied himself, taking on the form of a servant:
and was born in our human likeness.
Being found in human form, he humbled himself:
and became obedient unto death,
even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him:
and bestowed on him the name above every name,
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow:
in heaven and on earth and under the earth;
And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord:
to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:5b-11
8 The Prayers
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
9 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day
Our Father in heaven
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
Generous God,
whose Son Jesus Christ has taught us
that it is more blessed to give than to receive:
help us by the example of your apostle Barnabas,
a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith,
to be generous in our judgements
and unselfish in our service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
whose Son Jesus Christ has taught us
that it is more blessed to give than to receive:
help us by the example of your apostle Barnabas,
a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith,
to be generous in our judgements
and unselfish in our service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.
11 The Evening Collect
Be present, merciful God, and protect us through the hours of the night: that we, who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may rest on your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
12
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13:14