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Thanksgiving for the Word |
Your word is a lantern to our feet | ||
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and a light upon our path. | |
This prayer of thanksgiving may be said | ||
Blessed are you, Lord our God. | ||
How sweet are your words to the taste, | ||
sweeter than honey to the mouth. | ||
How precious are your commands for our life, | ||
more than the finest gold in our hands. | ||
How marvellous is your will for the world, | ||
unending is your love for the nations. | ||
Our voices shall sing of your promises | ||
and our lips declare your praise | ||
for ever and ever. | ||
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Amen. | |
After a suitable introduction, this or another authorized confession and absolution may be used | ||
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O King enthroned on high, | |
filling the earth with your glory: | ||
holy is your name, | ||
Lord God almighty. | ||
In our sinfulness we cry to you | ||
to take our guilt away, | ||
and to cleanse our lips to speak your word, | ||
through Jesus Christ our Lord. | ||
Amen. | ||
May the God of all healing and forgiveness | ||
draw us to himself, | ||
and cleanse us from all our sins | ||
that we may behold the glory of his Son, | ||
the Word made flesh, | ||
Jesus Christ our Lord. | ||
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Amen. | |
Testimonies may be shared. The Apostles' Creed or an authorized Affirmation of Faith is said at a principal service and may be said on other occasions. | ||
Intercessions are offered. | ||
This or another Collect is said | ||
Almighty God, | ||
we thank you for the gift of your holy word. | ||
May it be a lantern to our feet, | ||
a light upon our paths, | ||
and a strength to our lives. | ||
Take us and use us | ||
to love and serve all people | ||
in the power of the Holy Spirit | ||
and in the name of your Son, | ||
Jesus Christ our Lord. | ||
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Amen. | |
The Lord's Prayer is said. | ||
The service ends either with the Peace or with the following proclamation to the world | ||
The Word of life which was from the beginning | ||
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we proclaim to you. | |
The darkness is passing away | ||
and the true light is already shining; | ||
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the Word of life which was from the beginning. | |
That which we heard, which we saw with our eyes, | ||
and touched with our hands, | ||
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we proclaim to you. | |
For our fellowship is with the Father, | ||
and with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. | ||
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The Word of life, which was from the beginning, | |
we proclaim to you. | ||
from 1 John 1
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Let us bless the Lord. | ||
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Thanks be to God. | |