Morning Prayer – Lent 1 – 21st February 2021
Welcome
O Lord, open our lips
All and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Hear our voice, O Lord, according to your faithful love,
All according to your judgement give us life.
A prayer of thanksgiving
Blessed are you, God of compassion and mercy,
to you be praise and glory for ever.
In the darkness of our sin,
your light breaks forth like the dawn
and your healing springs up for deliverance.
As we rejoice in the gift of your saving help,
sustain us with your bountiful Spirit
and open our lips to sing your praise.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
All Blessed be God for ever.
Hymn 1 – Light of the World, sung by St.Peter’s Worship group.
This opening prayer is said
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is 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.
All Amen.
The Word of God
Bible Reading – Genesis 9:8-17
After the reading:.
This is the word of the Lord:
All thanks be to God.
Hymn 2: The Lord’s my shepherd, again sung by the St.Peter’s worship group.
Bible Reading – Mark 1:9-15
Gospel Scripture Reading: After the reading:.
This is the Gospel of the Lord:
All Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon – Angela Coggins
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
All O my God, in you I trust.
You are the God of my salvation,
All To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
In you I hope all the day long.
All O my God, in you I trust.
Remember, Lord, your compassion and love,
for they are from everlasting.
All To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
my God, in you I trust. from Psalm 25
Gospel Canticle
The Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah) is said
Refrain:
All Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
1 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel,
who has come to his people and set them free.
2 He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour,
born of the house of his servant David.
3 Through his holy prophets God promised of old
to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all that hate us,
4 To show mercy to our ancestors,
and to remember his holy covenant.
5 This was the oath God swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6 Free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
7 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
8 To give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of all their sins.
9 In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10 To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 1.68–79
All 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.
All Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Prayers – led by Dave and Marion
The Collect of the day is said
Heavenly Father,
your Son battled with the powers of darkness,
and grew closer to you in the desert:
help us to use these days to grow in wisdom and prayer
that we may witness to your saving love
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer is said
Trusting in the compassion of God,
let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us
All 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.
Final hymn – Dear Lord and Father of mankind – sung by the choir from St.Martin in the Fields.
The Conclusion
May God our Redeemer show us compassion and love.
All Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.
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