Scripture Readings and Intercessory Prayers

O Lord, open our lips , and our mouths shall proclaim your praise . Bless all of your hands , seek his gra ce and exalt him for Bless the Lord Angel s of People of court side is on a sport ing for Lest the war in service of my law I love his spirit sing The night has passed, and the day lies open before us. Let us pray with one heart and mind . 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 . Verses from Psalm eighty-six All nations you have made shall come and worship you, O Lord . Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord , nor any works like yours . All nations you have made shall come and worship you, O Lord , and shall glorify your name , for you are great and do wonderful things . You alone are God . Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth , knit my heart to you, that I may fear your name . I will thank you, O Lord my God, with all my he art and glorify your name for evermore , for great is your steadfast love towards me . For you have delivered my soul from the depths of the grave . All nations you have made shall come and worship you, O Lord . Let us pray . God of mercy , who in your great love drew your Son from the depths of the pit , bring your people from death to life, that we may rejoice in your compassion, and praise you now and for ever . Amen. The first reading is from the book of Exodus, beginning at chapter three, verse one . Moses was keeping the flock of his father in law Jethro, the priest of Midian . He led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God . There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush. He looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said , I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up . When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to sea, God called to him out of the bush Moses Moses And he said here I am Then he said Come no closer remove the sandals from your feet for the place on which you are standing is holy ground . He said further, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob . And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God . But Moses said to God, If I come to the Israelites and say to them, The God of your ancestors has sent me to you, and they asked me, What is his name? What shall I say to them ? God said to Moses , I am who I am . He said further, Thus you shall say to the Israelites I am has sent me to you . God also said to Moses, Thus you shall say to the Israelites, The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my title for all gener ations. You sweat off your spirit . Why do you want me to I will sing my new song to my own for you are the native through You sent forth your spirit and they of all For no kind of reason of sea toss What your lessons not shine at my card s What do you know to feel You want to show us how can please you all try stand ing your sight for Glory to the Father and to the Son and to what if I 'm shall we fall You sent off your spirit of God , and you want me to show money to The second reading is from the Gospel according to John, beginning at chapter 17, verse 1 . After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, Father, the hour has come . Glorify your Son, so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him . And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent . I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed. I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours , and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word . Now they know that everything you have given me is from you. For the words that you gave to me, I have given to them , and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me . I am asking on their behalf. Not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I have been glorified in them . And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one . You under ise from the dead and from shall you have died and your life is fit with Christ in gold . Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth When Christ alive , we will up here with in the Lord . Oh we will see on the rise to God And cry shall Holy, holy, holy is the God of hosts, who was and who is and who is to come . Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel , who has come to his people and set them free . He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour , born of the house of his servant David , through his holy prophets God promised of old , to save us from our enemies, from the hands of all that hate us , to show mercy to our ancestors , and to remember his holy covenant. This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham, to set us free from the hands of our enemies , free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight 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 his way , to give his people knowledge of salvation , by the forgiveness of all 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 . 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 . Holy, holy, holy is the God of hosts, who was and who is and who is to come . We come boldly to the throne of grace, praying to the Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for mercy and grace . We plead before your throne in heaven . Father of heaven, whose love profound, a ransom for our souls has found . We pray for the world , created by your love , for its nations and governments . Extend to them your peace, pardoning love, mercy and grace We plead before your throne in heaven . Almighty Son, incarnate word , our prophet, priest , redeemer, Lord . We pray for the Church, created for your glory , for its ministry to reflect those works of yours . Extend to us your salvation, growth, mercy, and grace . We plead before your throne in heaven . Eternal Spirit, by whose breath the soul is raised from sin and death . We pray for families and individuals created in your im age for the lonely, the bereaved, the sick, and the dying. Breathe on them the breath of life, and bring them to your mercy and gra ce . We plead before your throne in heaven . Thrice holy, Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, three in one . We pray for ourselves, for your church, for all whom we remember before you . Bring us all to bow before your throne in heaven, to receive life and pardon, mercy and grace for all eternity . Amen Amen . Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servant's grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty, to worship the unity . Keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities, through Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God , now and for ever . Amen . 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 The Lord bless us and preserve us from all evil, and keep us in eternal life . Amen . Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God .