Saturday Morning

Season:

Ordinary Time

Saturday, September 19

Morning

Read/Sing: (for Psalm singing resources, leave a comment)

Psalm 56; 149

Read:

Esther 2:5-8, 15-23

Acts 17:16-34

John 12:44-50

Pray:

Great and wonderful God, we praise and thank you for the gift of renewal in Jesus Christ.  Especially we thank you for

    opportunities for rest and recreation...

    the regenerating gifts of the Holy Spirit...

    activities shared by young and old...

    fun and laughter...

    every service that proclaims your love...

You make all things new, O God, and we offer our prayers for the renewal of the world and the healing of its wounds.  Especially we pray for

    those who have no leisure...

    people enslaved by addictions...

    those who entertain and enlighten...

    those confronted with temptation...

    the church in North America...

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven

Give us this day our daily bread

Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.  Amen.

Canticle

The Lord is gracious

    and this makes life amazing

I was numb, living life too fast

    scared to fail, ready to flee once again

The night descended

    the day was done

Instead of working more

    willing myself to work differently

You invited me to sleep

    you laid my head down

You gather all the loose pieces

    stray thoughts and fears

You bind up all the shadows

    the inchoate darkness

You push the world into light

    you awaken me from sleep

Your thoughts give me wisdom

    the morning rain falls

The Lord stands at the gate

    The Lord, a compass, encompasses

Let all creation sing

    The Lord is gracious