Saturday Evening

Season:

Epiphany

Saturday, September 12

Evening

Read/Sing:

Psalm 100; 63

Read:

Isaiah 51:1-8

Galatians 3:23-29

Mark 7:1-23

Pray:

God of glory, we praise you for your presence in our lives, and for all goodness that you shower upon your children in Jesus Christ.  Especially we thank you for

    promises kept and hope for tomorrow...

    the enjoyment of friends...

    the wonders of your creation...

    love from our parents, our sisters and brothers, our spouses and children...

    pleasures of living...

God of grace, we are one with all your children, for we are sisters and brothers of Jesus Christ, and we offer our prayers for all whom we love.  Especially we pray for

    those we too often forget...

    people who have lost hope...

    victims of tragedy and disaster...

    those who suffer mental anguish...

    ecumenical councils and church agencies...

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.

Hymn

"Shall we then yield Him, in costly devotion

Odors of Edom and offerings divine

Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean

Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?

Vainly we offer each ample oblation

Vainly with gifts would His favor secure

Richer by far is the heart's adoration

Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor"

-Reginald Heber, "Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning"