The Lord is my light and my salvation –
whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?. (Psalm 27:1, NIV) As the day closes, I centre again on the Presence of the Three I worship you God, the keeper of my soul. I embrace you Jesus, my constant companion. I inhale you Spirit, promise of the world to come. God of grace Who loves extravagantly Christ of grace Who befriends utterly Spirit of grace Who lures irresistibly (Repeat) Pause in silence As I listen to your word may I hear your gentle whisper. Readings from the Lectionary May your word be in my sleeping, my dreaming and my waking this night, that it may watch over and replenish my soul. Time for reflection “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord … (Jeremiah 29:11-13, NIV) Pause in silence 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 forever. Amen. Silence or Prayer for others Healer of ragged hopes and tattered ideals, Nurse of faint faith and fractured creeds, Physician of listless lives and limping love, At evening, before the sun is set, lay your hands on us. (“Healer,” Bruce Prewer in Jesus the Future: Prayers for the twenty-first century) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen. (Philippians 4:7, NIV) |
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