Tuesday Evening
Greeting and Doxology
PSALM 16
I am sure God is here, right beside me.
Protect me, God,
I turn to you for help, I profess,
“You are my Lord, my greatest good.”
I once put faith in false gods,
the idols of the land.
Now I make no offering to them,
nor invoke their names.
Those who chase after them add grief upon grief.
Lord, you measure out my portion,
the shape of my future;
you mark off the best place for me to enjoy my inheritance.
I bless God who teaches me,
who schools my heart even at night.
I am sure God Is here, right beside me.
I cannot be shaken.
So my heart rejoices,
my body thrills with life,
my whole being rests secure.
You will not abandon me to Sheol,
nor send your faithful one to death.
You show me the road to life;
boundless joy at your side for ever!
READING 1 JOHN 4:7-11
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that God loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.
CANTICLE OF MARY
Endless is your love for me. Give me voice to sing your praise.
I acclaim the greatness of the Lord,
I delight in God my savior,
who regarded my humble state.
Truly from this day on All ages will call me blest.
For God, wonderful in power,
has used that strength for me.
Holy the name of the Lord!
Whose mercy embraces the faithful,
one generation to the next.
The mighty arm of God
scatters the proud in their conceit,
Pulls tyrants from their thrones,
and raises up the humble.
The Lord fills the starving
And lets the rich go hungry.
God rescues lowly Israel,
recalling the promise of mercy,
the promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham’s heirs for ever.
INTERCESSIONS
We end this day, as always, in the company of Jesus, our friend. In his presence, we pray.
Teacher of wisdom:
PRAYER
Jesus, you walked with your disciples on the way to Emmaus and revealed your presence in the breaking of the bread. Walk with us on our journey. Open us to see the revelation of your presence in the daily events of our lives. You who promised to be with us always be faithful to your word. We ask this in your name. Amen.
BLESSING
May God’s blessing be upon us. Amen
May God’s light lead us in the way of Righteousness. Amen.
May our lives be patterned on Christ Jesus. Amen.