Scripture Readings and Final Prayers

O Lord, open our lips , and our mouths shall proclaim your praise . Send your Holy Spirit upon us , and clothe us with power from on high Alleluia . Bless the Lord O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name . Bless the Lord O my soul , and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, and heals all your infirmities , who redeems your life from the pit , and crowns you with faithful love and compassion , who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like an eagle's. The Lord executes righteousness and judgment for all who are oppressed. He made his ways known to Moses, and his works to the children of Israel . The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom has dominion over all . Bless the Lord you angels of his , you mighty ones who do his bidding and hearken to the voice of his word . Bless the Lord all you his hosts, you ministers of his who do his will . Bless the Lord all you works of his in all places of his dominion . Bless the Lord, O my soul . 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 . 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 . Psalm twenty four Here is the Lord's and God that feels it the compass of the world and the dwelling . For he has found it upon my seeds and set it down upon the game has all the deep Which has sent the hill of the L ord O who can thy song in his holy hand s those who had clean hands and a pure heart who have not lifted up a soul to an idol , nor 's one I both to an eye . They shall receive a blessing from the Lord and shust reward from my God of their salvation . Such is the company of those who seek him , of those who seek your face of God of Shak Lift up your hands on dates , we lift it up your losting gold , and the king of the glory shall come in Who is the King of Glory ? The Lord's mighty , the Lord who is mighty National Lift up your hands, O kings be lifted up your losting calls and the king of the Lord shall come in . Who is this king of the boy ? The Lord of hosts here He is the team of glory . Glory to the Father and to the Son . And it's for the holy spirit . As it was in my beginning is now I shall be forever The first reading is from the book of Numbers, beginning at chapter 24, verse 1. Now Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel. So he did not go as at other times to look for omens , but set his face towards the wilderness . Balaam looked up and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe . Then the spirit of God came upon him, and he uttered his oracle, saying, The oracle of Balaam, son of Baal, the Oracle of the man whose eye is clear, the oracle of one who hears the word s of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down but with eyes uncovered . How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel , like palm groves that stretch far away, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters . Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall have abundant water . His king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. God, who brings him out of Egypt, is like the horns of a wild ox for him. He shall devour the nations that are his foes, and break their bones. He shall strike with his arrows. He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness. Who will rouse him up? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, and cursed is everyone Then Balak's anger was kindled against Balam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balam, I summoned you to curse my enemies, but instead you blessed them these three times. Now be off with you. Go home. I said I will reward you richly, but the Lord has denied you any reward. And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not tell your messengers, whom you sent to me, if Balak should give me his house full of gold and silver, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord to, do either good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that is what I will say . So now I am going to my people . Let me advise you what this people will do to your people in days to come . So he uttered his oracle, saying: The Oracle of Balaam, son of Baor, the Oracle of the Man whose eye is clear , the oracle of one who hears the words of God, who knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down with his eyes uncovered . I see him, but not now . I behold him, but not near . A star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, it shall crush the borderlands of Moab, and the territory of all the Shephites. Edom will become a possession, Seir a possession of its enemies, while Israel does valiantly , one out of Jacob shall rule and destroy the survivors of Ear. Then he looked on Amalek and uttered his oracle, saying, First among the nations was Amalek, but his end is to perish for ever . Then he looked on the Kenite and uttered his oracle, saying, Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock, yet Cain is destined for burning. How long shall Asher take you away captive ? Again he uttered his oracle, saying, Alas, who shall live when God does this , but ships shall come from Kitim, and shall afflict Ashur and Eba, and he also shall perish for ever . Then Bal ak got up and went back to his place. And Balak also went his way the whole world . Hallelujah . I will take you from the nations , and gather you from all the countries . I will sprinkle clean water upon you , and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses , a new heart I will give you, and put a new spirit within you , and I will remove from your body the heart of stone , and give you a heart of flesh . You shall be my people , and I will be your God . 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 . The Spirit of God fills the whole world . The second reading is from the Gospel according to Luke, beginning at chapter eight, verse twenty six . Then they arrived at the country of the Garasines, which is opposite Galile e. As he stepped out on land , a man of the city who had demons met him . For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus , he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, What have you to do with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me. For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man . For many times it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds . Jesus then asked him, What is your name? He said, Legion, for many demons had entered him. They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss . Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding, and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter . So he gave them permission. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. When the swine herds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found a man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind . And they were afraid . Those who had seen it told them how Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Garethines asked Jesus to leave them, for they were seized with great fear . So he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, Return to your home and declare how much God has done for you. So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him . Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people , and kindle in us the fire of your love . All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God and fellow heirs with Christ . Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people. Renew the face of your creation, Lord, pouring on us the gifts of your Spirit , and kind le in us the fire of your love . For the creation waits with eager longing for the glorious liberty of the children of God . Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people , and kindle in us the fire of your love He has raised up for us almighty Savi or All the House of His servants To save us from li fe from us to show my safe two ancest ors and to read and my story colour this allow ed the sword for the set us free from Holy and right just in this sight of his la w and you child shall we put the prophet of the sun for you gone before the laws of re mar ks To give his people for sal vation for the forgiveness of all the space , the light and marshall are gone But on from I shall bring our board s to shine on those who dwell in dar kness and rush of love and to the guide are faded to the way of face glory to the father I to the holy sp irit as it was in my And sh all be for an Nice has gone up on high and has left activ ity cap tive hard We pray that God's Holy Spirit may direct our lives. Lord, come to bless us. Fill us with your Spirit . The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, and peace . Father, we know that your world needs love and harmony. Lord, come to bless us. Fill us with your spirit . The fruit of the spirit is patience, kindness, and goodness . Father, we know that our world is starved of love and care . Lord, come to bless us . Fill us with your Spirit . The fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness, gentleness and self-control . Father, we know that our world is short of truth and justice . Lord, come to bless us. Fill us with your Spirit . In a moment of silence, let us commend ourselves and all for whom we pray to the mercy and protection of God . O God the King of Glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ, with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven. We beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, 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 forever . 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. Alleluia .