Scripture Readings and Evening Intercessions

O God, make speed to save us . O Lord, make haste to help us. Send your Holy Spirit upon us , and clothe your people with power from on high. Hallelujah . Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, to you be glory and praise for ever . Raised to your right hand on high , the ascended Christ shows the Prince of Land and bestows on us the gifts of grace . As your Spirit renews the face of the earth, may we bring forth the fruit of the Spirit, and reveal your glory in all the world. Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit . Blessed be God for ever . That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful, let us pray with one heart and mind . As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, so may your mercy come down upon us to cleanse our hearts and set us free to sing your praise now and for ever Amen Psalm forty eight Great is the Lord and highly to be praised in the city of our Lord . His holy mountain is fair and lifted high . The joy of all the earth on that side of the divine dwelling stands the city of the great king in her palace is what I showed himself to be a shore refuge for beh old the k ings of the earth as sand and sw am as forth to hell , they saw and went unfounded , dis mayed they fled in terror to trembling season there , they write like a woman and hero as when the east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish , as we had heard, so had we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts the city of her God God has established her forever We have waited on your loving kindness so forth in the me ast of your temple as in your name of God , so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth, your right hand is full of justice . Let Mans ile rejoice and the daughters of Judah and land because of your judgments or Lord ? Walk the outside and look around the mountain , count all those ho towns consider ed Aust ralia That you may tell those who come after that such is our God forever and ever is need that shall be our God forever . Glory to the Fat her and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit , as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever . The first reading is from the book of Deuteronomy, beginning at chapter 16, verse 9 . You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain, then you shall keep the festival of weeks to the Lord your God, contributing a free will offering in proportion to the blessing that you have received from the Lord your God . Rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female slaves, the Levites resident in your towns, as well as the strangers, the orphans and the, widows who are among you, at the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and diligently observe these statut es . You shall keep the festival of booths for seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress . Rejoice during your festival, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female slaves, as well as the Levites, the strangers, the orphans, and the widows resident in your town. For seven days you shall keep the festival to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all your undertakings, and you shall surely celebrate The series of the Father who raised Christ Jesus for the de ad . Gives life to the people of God are we the Lord, the spirit of the life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the law, sin and death . All who are led by the Spirit of God, our children of God , for we have received the Spirit that enables us to cry our The Spirit himself has witnessed that we are children of God . I do God's children then heirs of God Eve heirs of God then fell as it promised since we suffer with him now that we may be glorified with him these sufferings that we know and you are not worth complaining to the Lord shall be for the creation waits with in the Lord Glory to the Father and so the song , as so the holy seat , as it was in the beginning is known and shall be full of The Spirit of the Father who raised Christ Jesus from the dead gives life to the people of God are The second reading is from the Gospel according to John . When the advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You are also to testify, because I have said these things to you to keep you from stumbling. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God. They will do this because they have not known the Father or me. But I have said these things to you, so that when their ho ur comes you may remember that I told you about them. I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you, but now I am going to him who sent me. Yet none of you asks me where are you going? Because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment, about sin because they do not believe in me, about righteousness because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer. About judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned . I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When this Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. When you send forth your spirit, we are created. You renew the face of the earth . When you send forth your spirit, we are created . You renew the face of the earth . O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all . You renew the face of the earth glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit When you send forth your spirit we are created you renew the face of the eart h . How excellent is your name in all the world! You have set your glory above the heavens. Hallelujah . My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. He has looked with favor on his lowly servant . From this day all generations will call me blessed . The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. He has mercy on those who fear him from generation to gener ation He has shown strength with his arm , and has scattered the proud in their conceit, casting down the mighty from their thrones , and lifting up the lowly . He has filled the hungry with good things , and sent the rich away empty . He has come to the aid of his servant Israel, to remember his promise of mercy , the promise made to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children for ever . Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever . Amen . How excellent is your name in all the world! You have set your glory above the heavens. Hallelujah . In union with the risen Christ, and in the power of the promised Spirit, let us pray to the Father . For God's royal priesthood, for empowerment by the Spirit, let us pray to the Lord . Eternal God, giver of love and power, your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world to preach the gospel of his kingdom. Confirm us in this mission, and help us to live the good news we proclaim. Through Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen . For those who wait on God, that they may find renewal, let us pray to the Lord . Come, Creator Spirit, Source of Life. Sustain us when our hearts are heavy and our wells have run dry. For you are the Father's gift with him who is our living water, Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen . For all people, that they may acknowledge the kingdom of the ascended Christ, let us pray to the Lord . O God of all the nations, in the face of Jesus Christ your, light and glory have blazed forth. With all your people, may we make known your grace and walk in the ways of peace for your name's sake . Amen for the earth, for productivity and for fruitful harvests, let us pray to the Lord . Almighty God, whose will it is that the earth and the sea should bear fruit in due season, bless the labors of those who work on land and sea. Grant us a good harvest, and the grace always to rejoice in your fatherly care through Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen . Finally, for all who are struggling with broken relationships, let us pray to the Lord . Compassionate God , you know the secrets of every heart. In your loving mercy, bring to your table all who are fearful and broken, all who are wounded and needy, that our hungers may be satisfied in the city of your peace. Through Christ who is our peace . Amen . In a moment of silence, let us commend ourselves and all for whom we have prayed to the mercy and protection of God . God, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit . Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever . Amen . Being made one by the power of the Spirit, as our Saviour taught us, so we pray 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 . Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil . For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever . Amen . May the Spirit kindle in us the fire of God's love . Amen . Let us bless the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia . Thanks be to God. Alleluia.