All Hallows Evening Prayer for Wednesday Evening (December 29, 2021)
Evening Prayer
The Service of LightJesus Christ is the light of the world.
A light no darkness can extinguish.
Open this link in a new tab to hear F. Bland Tucker’s translation of the Phos hilaron, “O Gracious Light.”
O Gracious Light, Lord Jesus Christ,
In you the Father’s glory shone.
Immortal, holy, blest is he,
And blest are you, his holy Son.
Now sunset comes, but light shines forth,
the lamps are lit to pierce the night.
Praise Father, Son, and Spirit: God
Who dwells in the eternal light.
Worthy are you of endless praise,
O Son of God, Life-giving Lord;
Wherefore you are through all the earth
And in the highest heaven adored.
O Gracious Light!
Thanksgiving
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, Lord our God,
our eternal Father and David’s King.
You have made our gladness greater and increased our joy
by sending to dwell among us
the Wonderful Counselor, the Prince of Peace.
Born of Mary,
proclaimed to the shepherds,
and acknowledged to the ends of the earth,
your unconquered Sun of righteousness
destroys our darkness and establishes us in freedom.
All glory in the highest be to you,
through Christ, the Son of your favour,
in the anointing love of the Spirit,
this night and for ever and ever. Amen.
Psalm 141 is sung and incense may be burned.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Peter Inwood’s setting of Psalm 141, “O Lord, Let My Prayer Rise Before You Like Incense.”
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
1. Lord, I am calling:
hasten to help me.
Listen to me as I cry to you.
Let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
2. Lord, set a guard at my mouth,
keep watch at the gate of my lips.
Let my heart not turn to things that are wrong,
to sharing the evil deeds done by the sinful.
No, I will never taste their delights.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
3. The good may reprove me,
in kindness chastise me,
but the wicked shall never anoint my head.
Ev’ry day I counter their malice with prayer.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
4 To you, Lord, my God, my eyes are turned:
in you I take refuge;
do not forsake me.
Keep me from the traps they have set for me,
from the snares of those who do evil.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
5 Praise to the Father, praise to the Son,
all praise to the life-giving Spirit.
As it was, is now and shall always be
for ages unending. Amen.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you as incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
Silence is kept.
Let the incense of our repentant prayer ascend before you, O Lord, and let your loving kindness descend upon us, that with purified minds we may sing your praises with the Church on earth and the whole heavenly host, and may glorify you forever and ever. Amen.
The Psalms
Open this link in a new tab to hear Kiran Young Wimberly’s adaptation of Psalm 42, “As the Deer Longs for Streams of Water.”
As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you
I thirst for the living Lord, when shall I see the face of God
My tears have been my food, people say to me where is your God?
Why are you cast down within me, O my soul, cast down within
My soul’s cast down within me, so I remember you
Put your hope in God my Savior, I will yet praise the Lord
As deep calls to deep, your waves have swept over me
At night God’s song is with me, a prayer to the God of life.
[Instrumental interlude]
I say to God, my rock, why have you forgotten me
Why must I walk so mournful, oppressed by my enemies
Why are you cast down within me, O my soul, cast down within
Put your hope in God my Savior, I will yet praise the Lord.
Silence is kept
Come, creator Spirit, source of life;
sustain us when our hearts are heavy
and our wells have run dry,
for you are the Father’s gift,
with him who is our living water,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Peter Inwood’s setting of Psalm 141, “O Lord, Let My Prayer Rise Before You Like Incense.”
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
1. Lord, I am calling:
hasten to help me.
Listen to me as I cry to you.
Let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
2. Lord, set a guard at my mouth,
keep watch at the gate of my lips.
Let my heart not turn to things that are wrong,
to sharing the evil deeds done by the sinful.
No, I will never taste their delights.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
3. The good may reprove me,
in kindness chastise me,
but the wicked shall never anoint my head.
Ev’ry day I counter their malice with prayer.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
4 To you, Lord, my God, my eyes are turned:
in you I take refuge;
do not forsake me.
Keep me from the traps they have set for me,
from the snares of those who do evil.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you like incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
5 Praise to the Father, praise to the Son,
all praise to the life-giving Spirit.
As it was, is now and shall always be
for ages unending. Amen.
O Lord, let my prayer rise before you as incense,
my hands like an evening offering.
Silence is kept.
Let the incense of our repentant prayer ascend before you, O Lord, and let your loving kindness descend upon us, that with purified minds we may sing your praises with the Church on earth and the whole heavenly host, and may glorify you forever and ever. Amen.
The Psalms
Open this link in a new tab to hear Kiran Young Wimberly’s adaptation of Psalm 42, “As the Deer Longs for Streams of Water.”
As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you
I thirst for the living Lord, when shall I see the face of God
My tears have been my food, people say to me where is your God?
Why are you cast down within me, O my soul, cast down within
My soul’s cast down within me, so I remember you
Put your hope in God my Savior, I will yet praise the Lord
As deep calls to deep, your waves have swept over me
At night God’s song is with me, a prayer to the God of life.
[Instrumental interlude]
I say to God, my rock, why have you forgotten me
Why must I walk so mournful, oppressed by my enemies
Why are you cast down within me, O my soul, cast down within
Put your hope in God my Savior, I will yet praise the Lord.
Silence is kept
Come, creator Spirit, source of life;
sustain us when our hearts are heavy
and our wells have run dry,
for you are the Father’s gift,
with him who is our living water,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
The Reading
Exodus 1:8-10, 15-21 The Hebrew Midwives Defy Pharaoh
Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of war, join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, “When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live.” But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live. So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and allowed the boys to live?” The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
Silence is kept.
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory
Homily
If I were to summarize today’s reading in few words, it would be that Hebrew midwives feared God and spared the baby boys born to the Hebrew women. Their actions pleased God and he rewarded them with families of their own. Simply put, they did what was right in God’s eyes and were rewarded for their faithfulness.
None of us are going to be called before the ruler of the land and ordered to kill newborn babies. We are not going to face that kind of demand. But we are going to face all kinds of pressure from those around us and those pressures will be to do what everyone else is doing, to conform to our society’s way of doing things, to conform to how particular tribe, or segment of our society, does things, how it thinks, speaks, and acts.
The Reading
Exodus 1:8-10, 15-21 The Hebrew Midwives Defy Pharaoh
Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of war, join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, “When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live.” But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live. So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and allowed the boys to live?” The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
Silence is kept.
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory
Homily
No Better Reward
If I were to summarize today’s reading in few words, it would be that Hebrew midwives feared God and spared the baby boys born to the Hebrew women. Their actions pleased God and he rewarded them with families of their own. Simply put, they did what was right in God’s eyes and were rewarded for their faithfulness.
None of us are going to be called before the ruler of the land and ordered to kill newborn babies. We are not going to face that kind of demand. But we are going to face all kinds of pressure from those around us and those pressures will be to do what everyone else is doing, to conform to our society’s way of doing things, to conform to how particular tribe, or segment of our society, does things, how it thinks, speaks, and acts.
Like the Hebrew wives we will be faced with a choice—comply, match our attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to those of that particular group, or “fear” God, and do what is pleasing and acceptable to God.
We are faced with this choice every day, throughout the day.
We may not realize that without thinking we may be choosing to conform to that particular group’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. If we think about it at all, we likely to say to ourselves, “Isn’t this way that I normally do things? Isn’t that way everyone else is doing them?” We rarely take a hard look at what we are doing. We are simply not that self-aware.
Instead of forgiving others, we hold things against them. We may exact vengeance for an imagined or real injury, causing all kinds of trouble for the individual whom we believe injured us in some way.
We are faced with this choice every day, throughout the day.
We may not realize that without thinking we may be choosing to conform to that particular group’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. If we think about it at all, we likely to say to ourselves, “Isn’t this way that I normally do things? Isn’t that way everyone else is doing them?” We rarely take a hard look at what we are doing. We are simply not that self-aware.
Instead of forgiving others, we hold things against them. We may exact vengeance for an imagined or real injury, causing all kinds of trouble for the individual whom we believe injured us in some way.
They may have embarrassed us in front of our family, relations, and friends. Our family, relations, and friends may have wanted an explanation of who they are and our relationship with them. Having to come up with an explanation caused us discomfort and emotional distress. We were put on a spot and forced to answer difficult questions or decide something very quickly.
In the process our anxiety may have turned to anger, anger at the individual whose actions we blame for being in this predicament. We may have played a part, but we see them as the principal cause of our discomfort and emotional distress.
The way we express our anger toward them may not necessarily motivated by a conscious desire to get even. It is the normal way that we express anger. We seek to cause the one whom we believe caused our discomfort and emotional distress what they caused us. It doing to others what they have done to us. Not the Golden Rule, but an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. We may not be satisfied by putting them in an embarrassing situation like one in which we believe that they put us.
We may want one way or another to get in a few jabs to show how angry we are with them, to make them suffer for the suffering which we believe they have caused us. The anger we may feel toward them may not be entirely related to their real or imagined offense. It may be anger that we have been bottling up inside us that is not related to them.
We may be encouraged by friends and others in our actions. We have turned to them for sympathy, and they know only what we have told them, We may have consciously or unconsciously embellished what we told them in order to gain their sympathy, They themselves may have encourage us to do so in the way that they respond to us.
The way we express our anger toward them may not necessarily motivated by a conscious desire to get even. It is the normal way that we express anger. We seek to cause the one whom we believe caused our discomfort and emotional distress what they caused us. It doing to others what they have done to us. Not the Golden Rule, but an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. We may not be satisfied by putting them in an embarrassing situation like one in which we believe that they put us.
We may want one way or another to get in a few jabs to show how angry we are with them, to make them suffer for the suffering which we believe they have caused us. The anger we may feel toward them may not be entirely related to their real or imagined offense. It may be anger that we have been bottling up inside us that is not related to them.
We may be encouraged by friends and others in our actions. We have turned to them for sympathy, and they know only what we have told them, We may have consciously or unconsciously embellished what we told them in order to gain their sympathy, They themselves may have encourage us to do so in the way that they respond to us.
Due to the negativity bias people are more likely to give credence to negative information over positive information and may encourage us to misread things or to fabricate things that did not happen. If we have not been fully truthful with them or even if we have shared with them our perceptions of what happened, we have placed ourselves in what may prove a potentially embarrassing situation should it be revealed that things did not happen quite the way which we said that they did. This itself may influence our subsequent actions.
Rather than fear God, we may obey the king of Egypt. Friends and others may urge us to act in ways that run counter to what Jesus taught and exemplified. We may do what they are urging us to do out of a desire to please them or to stay in their good graces, to keep their favor toward us or their good opinion of us. We do things the way that they would have us do things rather than the way Jesus would have us do them. We may not have the strength and courage that the Hebrew midwives had to refuse to obey the king of Egypt, to defy Pharaoh..
The pressure from our friends and others, our fear of damage to our social image—how others see us—and other possible repercussions, and deeply-ingrained habits of doing things such as expressing anger in a particular way may keep us from taking a course of action that is pleasing and acceptable to God, one that conforms more closely with Jesus’ teaching and example.
For example, we might have confronted the individual whose actions caused us embarrassment and drawn to their attention how their thoughtlessness had affected us, how it put is in a situation which was uncomfortable and emotionally distressing to us. We might have expressed our anger and displeasure with them over what they did, heard their explanation, and an offer of apology or a plea for forgiveness, and chosen to forgive them, to have left go of any angry feelings, and to not hold their actions against them.
Rather than fear God, we may obey the king of Egypt. Friends and others may urge us to act in ways that run counter to what Jesus taught and exemplified. We may do what they are urging us to do out of a desire to please them or to stay in their good graces, to keep their favor toward us or their good opinion of us. We do things the way that they would have us do things rather than the way Jesus would have us do them. We may not have the strength and courage that the Hebrew midwives had to refuse to obey the king of Egypt, to defy Pharaoh..
The pressure from our friends and others, our fear of damage to our social image—how others see us—and other possible repercussions, and deeply-ingrained habits of doing things such as expressing anger in a particular way may keep us from taking a course of action that is pleasing and acceptable to God, one that conforms more closely with Jesus’ teaching and example.
For example, we might have confronted the individual whose actions caused us embarrassment and drawn to their attention how their thoughtlessness had affected us, how it put is in a situation which was uncomfortable and emotionally distressing to us. We might have expressed our anger and displeasure with them over what they did, heard their explanation, and an offer of apology or a plea for forgiveness, and chosen to forgive them, to have left go of any angry feelings, and to not hold their actions against them.
In the long term this course of action would have been better for us. Anger that is not directly expressed tends to stay with us and can harm us emotionally and spiritually. It not only can affect our relationship with the individual at whom we are angry but also our relationship with other people.
When we express our anger in indirect ways, we also involve other people as enablers in what is an unhealthy expression of anger. How we involve them will depend upon how we express our anger in indirect ways. However, in involving them, we may be encouraging them to act in ways that are not pleasing and acceptable to God—bearing false witness, being judgmental, being unkind, gossiping, and that sort of thing.
When we express our anger in indirect ways, we also involve other people as enablers in what is an unhealthy expression of anger. How we involve them will depend upon how we express our anger in indirect ways. However, in involving them, we may be encouraging them to act in ways that are not pleasing and acceptable to God—bearing false witness, being judgmental, being unkind, gossiping, and that sort of thing.
It may not be intentional. We may be smarting from a perceived or real hurt or struggling with feelings with which we are uncomfortable or have difficulty.
However, things can get out of hand. What affects one or two members of the Body of Christ can eventually affect all the members of Christ’s body.
The best path to take is the path of forgiveness and reconciliation. Jesus taught us to be merciful as God himself is merciful. He taught us to do good to those who harm us, to forgive not just once or twice but to keep on forgiving and not to count how many times we forgive someone. Jesus taught us to love one another. Loving one another may not always be easy but loving one another is what Jesus said would mark us as his disciples, just being merciful to others would show us to be the children of God.
When we do what is right in God’s eyes and are faithful to God as the Hebrew midwives were, we may not save the lives of newborn babies. But what we do will be pleasing and acceptable to God and like the Hebrew midwives we will receive a reward.
The best path to take is the path of forgiveness and reconciliation. Jesus taught us to be merciful as God himself is merciful. He taught us to do good to those who harm us, to forgive not just once or twice but to keep on forgiving and not to count how many times we forgive someone. Jesus taught us to love one another. Loving one another may not always be easy but loving one another is what Jesus said would mark us as his disciples, just being merciful to others would show us to be the children of God.
When we do what is right in God’s eyes and are faithful to God as the Hebrew midwives were, we may not save the lives of newborn babies. But what we do will be pleasing and acceptable to God and like the Hebrew midwives we will receive a reward.
I am not going to guess at what that reward may be. God is full of surprises, good surprises, not bad ones. When we fear God, we trust in his goodwill toward us. Our fear of God is not like the fear of the wind, rain, thunder, lightning, and destruction of a storm. It is a deep reverence and abiding love for the one who is love, the one who loved us that we might love.
The apostle John does tell us, “if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” God’s love is given full expression in us. To my mind there could be no better reward for truly loving one another than being truly loved by one another.
Silence is kept.
The Gospel Canticle
Open this link in a new tab to hear Chaz Bower’s choral arrangement of “My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness, Lord.”
My soul proclaims your greatness, Lord;
I sing my Savior’s praise!
You looked upon my lowliness,
and I am full of grace.
Now ev’ry land and ev’ry age
this blessing shall proclaim—
great wonders you have done for me,
and holy is your name.
To all who live in holy fear
Your mercy ever flows.
With mighty arm you dash the proud,
Their scheming hearts expose.
The ruthless you have cast aside,
the lowly throned instead;
the hungry filled with all good things,
the rich sent off unfed.
To Israel, your servant blest,
(To Israel, your servant blest,)
your help is ever sure;
(your help is ever sure;)
the promise to our parents made
(the promise ti our parents made)
their children will secure.
(their children will secure.)
Sing glory to the Holy One,
(Sing glory to the Holy One,)
give honor to the Word,
{give honor to the Word,}
and praise the Pow’r of the Most High,
(and praise the Pow’r of the Most High,)
one God, by all adored,
(one God by all adored,)
on God, by all adored.
Intercessions
Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For peace from on high and our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For the welfare of all churches and for the unity of the human family, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For (name), our bishop, and (name), our pastor, and for all ministers of the Gospel, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For our nation, its government, and for all who serve and protect us, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For this city (town, university, monastery…). For every city and community, and for all those living in them, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For the good earth which God has given us and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For the safety of travelers, the recovery of the sick, the care of the destitute and the release of prisoners, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For an angel of peace to guide and protect us, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For a peaceful evening and a night free from sin, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For a Christian end to our lives and for all who have fallen asleep in Christ, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
In the communion of the Holy Spirit (and of all the saints), let us commend ourselves and one another to the living God through Christ our Lord.
To you, O Lord.
Free Prayer
In silent or spontaneous prayer all bring before God the concerns of the day.
The Collect
Shine into our hearts the light of your wisdom, O God, and
open our minds to the knowledge of your word, that in all
things we may think and act according to your good will and
may live continually in the light of your Son, Jesus Christ, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer is said.
And now, as our Saviour has taught us,
we are bold to say,
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.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Dismissal
Open this link in a new tab to hear Mark Sirett’s anthem, “Let Us Love One Another.”
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Everyone who loves God
is born of God
and knows God
God is love
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Let us love one another
for love is from God
God sent his Son
so that we might live
God sent his Son
so that we might be forgiven
God is love
God is love
all who live
all who live in love
live in God
and God lives in them
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Let us love one another
for love is from God
love is from God
love is from God
The Lord be with you.
The Lord bless you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May we love one another,
Silence is kept.
The Gospel Canticle
Open this link in a new tab to hear Chaz Bower’s choral arrangement of “My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness, Lord.”
My soul proclaims your greatness, Lord;
I sing my Savior’s praise!
You looked upon my lowliness,
and I am full of grace.
Now ev’ry land and ev’ry age
this blessing shall proclaim—
great wonders you have done for me,
and holy is your name.
To all who live in holy fear
Your mercy ever flows.
With mighty arm you dash the proud,
Their scheming hearts expose.
The ruthless you have cast aside,
the lowly throned instead;
the hungry filled with all good things,
the rich sent off unfed.
To Israel, your servant blest,
(To Israel, your servant blest,)
your help is ever sure;
(your help is ever sure;)
the promise to our parents made
(the promise ti our parents made)
their children will secure.
(their children will secure.)
Sing glory to the Holy One,
(Sing glory to the Holy One,)
give honor to the Word,
{give honor to the Word,}
and praise the Pow’r of the Most High,
(and praise the Pow’r of the Most High,)
one God, by all adored,
(one God by all adored,)
on God, by all adored.
Intercessions
Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For peace from on high and our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For the welfare of all churches and for the unity of the human family, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For (name), our bishop, and (name), our pastor, and for all ministers of the Gospel, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For our nation, its government, and for all who serve and protect us, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For this city (town, university, monastery…). For every city and community, and for all those living in them, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For the good earth which God has given us and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For the safety of travelers, the recovery of the sick, the care of the destitute and the release of prisoners, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For an angel of peace to guide and protect us, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For a peaceful evening and a night free from sin, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For a Christian end to our lives and for all who have fallen asleep in Christ, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
In the communion of the Holy Spirit (and of all the saints), let us commend ourselves and one another to the living God through Christ our Lord.
To you, O Lord.
Free Prayer
In silent or spontaneous prayer all bring before God the concerns of the day.
The Collect
Shine into our hearts the light of your wisdom, O God, and
open our minds to the knowledge of your word, that in all
things we may think and act according to your good will and
may live continually in the light of your Son, Jesus Christ, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer is said.
And now, as our Saviour has taught us,
we are bold to say,
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.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Dismissal
Open this link in a new tab to hear Mark Sirett’s anthem, “Let Us Love One Another.”
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Everyone who loves God
is born of God
and knows God
God is love
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Let us love one another
for love is from God
God sent his Son
so that we might live
God sent his Son
so that we might be forgiven
God is love
God is love
all who live
all who live in love
live in God
and God lives in them
Let us love one another
for love is from God
Let us love one another
for love is from God
love is from God
love is from God
The Lord be with you.
The Lord bless you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
May we love one another,
may God live in us,
may his love be perfected in us
and the blessing of God almighty,
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit be with us
Holy Spirit be with us
and remain with us always. Amen.
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