Preparation
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Make me to know your ways, O Lord,
and teach me your paths
(Psalm 25:3)
Praise
You, Christ, are the King of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you took our flesh to set us free
you humbly chose the Virgin’s womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.
(from Te Deum Laudamus)
The Word of God
On any Wednesday:
Psalmody: Psalm 48
Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,
in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
Beautiful in its loftiness,
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion,
the city of the Great King.
God is in her citadels;
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,
they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.
Trembling seized them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
shattered by an east wind.
As we have heard,
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure forever.
Within your temple, O God,
we meditate on your unfailing love.
Like your name, O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,
consider well her ramparts,
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.
For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide even to the end.
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.
Short reading: Habbakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea.
Response
Jesus said, I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me..
(John 14:6)
Prayer
We pray for God’s grace.
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer.
Lord God, through your grace we are your people:
through your Son you have redeemed us;
in your Spirit you have made us your own.
We pray for the Church…..
Make our hearts respond to your love.
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer.
We pray for the world….
Make our lives bear witness to your glory in the world.
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer.
We pray for the sick and those in need….
Make our wills eager to obey, and our hands ready to heal.
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer.
We give you thanks for …
Make our voices one with all your people in heaven and on earth.
Open prayer and a time of silence may follow
O Lord our God,
grant us grace to desire you with our whole heart;
that so desiring, we may seek and find you;
and so finding, may love you;
and so loving, may hate those sins from which you have delivered us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
(Anselm)
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.
Amen.
The Conclusion
May God grant to the world justice, truth and peace.
Amen.
