Scripture for Today

Passage: 22 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, 24 The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. 27 “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” (Numbers 6:22–27) Song: The Blessing by Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, and Steven Furtick, recorded by Every Season Lyrics: The Lord bless you And keep you Make his face shine upon you And be gracious to you The Lord turn his Face toward you And give you peace Amen Amen Amen May his favor Be upon you And a thousand generations And your family And your children And their children And their children May his presence Go before you And behind you And beside you All around you And within you He is with you He is with you In the morning In the evening In your coming And your going In your weeping And rejoicing He is for you He is for you He is for you He is for you Prayer: Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee. Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine. Take my heart—it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne. Amen. —Frances Ridley Havergal

Passage: 4 “O LORD, make me know my end  and what is the measure of my days;  let me know how fleeting I am! 5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,  and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! 6 Surely a man goes about as a shadow!  Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;  man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! 7 “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?  My hope is in you. (Psalm 39:4–7) Song: Psalm 39 by Poor Bishop Hooper Lyrics: God, remind me Just how brief My time on This shallow earth will be God, remind me That every Single morning My days are numbered and they're not that many God, remind me Just how brief My time on This shallow earth will be God, remind me That every Single morning My days are numbered and they're not that many How fleeting this life is How fleeting this life is How fleeting this life is How fleeting this life is My entire life is but a moment to You At very best, a breath in the way You see it, see it, see it Heaping mounds of wealth are merely shadows on the move All our busy rushing ends in nothing, nothing, nothing My entire life is but a moment to You At very best, a breath in the way You see it, see it, see it Heaping mounds of wealth are merely shadows on the move And all our busy rushing ends in nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing So where can my hope go? Where can my hope go? Where can my hope go? Where can my hope go? Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You) Where can my hope go? (In You alone) Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You) Where can my hope go? (In You alone) Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You, God) Where can my hope go? (Only in You, God) Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You) Where can my hope go? (In You alone) Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 1 Transgression speaks to the wicked  deep in his heart;  there is no fear of God  before his eyes. 2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes  that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. 3 The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;  he has ceased to act wisely and do good. 4 He plots trouble while on his bed;  he sets himself in a way that is not good;  he does not reject evil. (Psalm 36:1–4) Song: Psalm 36 by Poor Bishop Hooper Lyrics: A burden is burning concerning The wicked at heart A burden is burning concerning The wicked at heart There is no fear of God before his eyes He flatters himself too much to realize And have hate for his sin All of the words pouring from his mouth Long to be wrong, wrought with wickedness Even in sleep he dreams deceit Evil his plot and his plan He does not reject sin But Your love But Your love But Your love (Reaches to the heavens) But Your love (Righteous like the mountain) But Your love (Justice like the great deep) But Your love (Priceless is Your love, priceless is Your love) Priceless is Your love Priceless is Your love Priceless is Your love Prayer: O merciful God, fill our hearts, we pray, with the graces of your Holy Spirit, with love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Teach us to love those who hate us, to pray for those who despitefully use us, that we may be the children of our Father, who makes his sun to shine on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. In adversity, grant us grace to be patient; in prosperity keep us humble; may we guard the door of our lips; may we lightly esteem the world and set our affections on things above. Amen. —William Laud

Passage: 1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;  fight against those who fight against me! 2 Take hold of shield and buckler  and rise for my help! 3 Draw the spear and javelin  against my pursuers! Say to my soul,  “I am your salvation!” 4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor  who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed  who devise evil against me! 5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,  with the angel of the LORD driving them away! 6 Let their way be dark and slippery,  with the angel of the LORD pursuing them! 7 For without cause they hid their net for me;  without cause they dug a pit for my life. 8 Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him;  let him fall into it—to his destruction! (Psalm 35:1–8) Song: Psalm 35 (Awake, O Lord) by Shane Heilman Lyrics: Plead my cause LORD with those opposing me Fight against those who who fight against me Pick up Your shield and armor stand up and help me Draw out Your spear stop those pursuing me And say to my soul I am your salvation Let those who hunt me down be put to disgrace And those who plot against me Be turned back in shame May they be like the chaff blown away by the wind The angel of the LORD driving them away May their way be dark slippery empty and vain With Your angel pursuing them all the way For they set traps to catch me Though I've done nothing wrong Let them fall in their traps before they even know Then my soul will joy in Yahweh And I'll exalt in His salvation All my bones will say Who is like You Saving the powerless from those oppressing them Violent witnesses rise up from everywhere With accusations I've never heard before And they repay me evil for doing good to them Like one who's lost a loved one My soul is overwhelmed Though I when they were sick I prayed and fasted for them I put on mourning clothes Prayed with my head to my chest I grieved as if they were my brother or my friend As one who grieves his mother I bowed myself down But at my stumbling they gathered and rejoiced O wretched men that I've never seen before Their torture is relentless Their mockings never cease They tear at me with words They gnash at me with their teeth How long O Lord will you watch this Deliver me from their endless violence Save my precious life from these lions Then I will praise You in the great assembly I will give You praise in front of everyone Don't let those wrongfully my foes rejoice over me Nor those who hate me without cause Wink with malice They speak not peace But lies against the faithful in the land They open wide their mouths against me They say Aha our eyes have seen it You have seen it LORD Don't be silent to me O Lord Do not be far from me Do not be far from me Awake O Lord Awake O Lord and arise for my right and my cause Lord my God O vindicate me according to Your righteousness Don't let my foes rejoice Don't let them say in their hearts We've achieved our desire We've devoured his very soul Let them be disgraced who rejoice at my pain Let them be clothed with shame Who exalt themselves against me Let those who joy In my victory Shout for joy and be glad May they ever say Great is the LORD Who delights in my prosperity Then my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long Then my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long Prayer: Divine Spirit, illumine to me the words of the Lord. Show me the wealth of glory that lies beneath the old familiar stories. Teach me the depths of meaning hidden in the songs of Zion. Raise me to the heights of aspiration that is reached by the wings of the prophet. Lift me to the summit of faith that is trod by the feet of the apostle. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Amen. —George Matheson

Passage: 1 I will bless the LORD at all times;  his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD;  let the humble hear and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me,  and let us exalt his name together! 4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me  and delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant,  and their faces shall never be ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him  and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps  around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!  Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! 9 Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints,  for those who fear him have no lack! 10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;  but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. (Psalm 34:1–10) Song: Psalm 34 (Taste and See) by Joseph James Rigney and Shane Barnard Lyrics: I sought the Lord and He answered me And delivered me from every fear Those who look on Him are radiant They'll never be ashamed They'll never be ashamed This poor man cried and the Lord heard me And saved me from my enemies The Son of God surrounds His saints He will deliver them He will deliver them Magnify the Lord with me Come exalt His name together Glorify the Lord with me Come exalt His name forever O taste and see that the Lord is good O blessed is he who hides in Him O fear the Lord O all you saints He'll give you everything He'll give you everything Let us bless the Lord Every day and night Never ending praise May our incense rise Prayer: O Lord, Let me not henceforth desire health or life except to spend them for you, with you, and in you. You alone know what is good for me; do therefore what seems best to you. Give to me, or take from me; conform my will to yours; and grant that, with humble and perfect submission, and in holy confidence, I may receive the orders of your eternal providence, and may equally adore all that comes to me from you. Amen. —Blaise Pascal

Passage: 3 “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, 4 then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely. 6 I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land. 7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8 Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9 I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you.” (Leviticus 26:3–9) Song: Keep the Feast by Ben Shive and Skye Peterson Lyrics: Joyfully we join You at Your table Pleading not our righteousness By Your wealth of mercy we are able Now to feast in confidence Take this bread and eat Take this cup and drink Remember how He loved us Rejoice and keep the feast Who is fit to feast with such a Savior Who His sandals could untie Who are we that He would show us favor Granting us this gift of life Happy sign of friendship and reunion With the blessed Three in One Foretaste of that glorious communion Vision of the world to come Prayer: Most merciful God, who is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, and has promised forgiveness to all who confess and forsake their sins: we come before you in a humble sense of our own unworthiness, acknowledging our manifold transgressions of your righteous laws. But, O gracious Father, who desires not the death of sinners, look upon us, we ask you, in mercy, and forgive us all our transgressions. Make us deeply aware of the great evil of them, and work in us a hearty contrition that we may obtain forgiveness at your hands, who are ever ready to receive humble and penitent sinners. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, our only Savior and Redeemer. Amen. —The Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Passage: 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,  whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,  and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away  through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;  my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin to you,  and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”  and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah (Psalm 32:1–5) Song: Forgiven by Brian Johnson, Graham Moore, Jeremy Riddle, and Joel Taylor Lyrics: I will sing for You alone have rescued this life Jesus You have set me free You alone took away all sin and disgrace When You gave Your life to ransom me I am forgiven at the foot of the cross I am accepted by the power of Your love My every stain is washed away I am forgiven Here I stand in the light of Your glory and grace Where heaven's love and justice meet Now I live for the One who has called me by name Who is risen and alive in me I'm embraced at the foot of the cross By the love and the mercies You have lavished on us My every stain is washed away And I am forgiven Prayer: O most mighty God, and merciful Father, who has compassion upon all men, and who does not despise the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; mercifully assist our prayers that we make before you in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us, that those evils, which the craft and subtlety of the devil or man work against us, may, by your good providence, be brought to nothing, that we your servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto you in your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Passage: 1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,  ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;  worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;  the God of glory thunders,  the Lord, over many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;  the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. (Psalm 29:1–4) Song: Psalm 46 (Lord of Hosts) by Jennie Lee Riddle, Josh Miller, Josiah Warneking, Shane Barnard Lyrics: O come behold the works of God The nations at His feet He breaks the bow and bends the spear And tells the wars to cease O Mighty One of Israel You are on our side We walk by faith In God who burns the chariots with fire Lord of hosts You're with us with us in the fire With us as a Shelter With us in the storm You will lead us Through the fiercest battle Oh where else would we go But with the Lord of hosts O God of Jacob fierce and great You lift Your voice to speak The earth it bows And all the mountains move into the sea O Lord You know the hearts of men And still You let them live O God who makes the mountains melt Come wrestle us and win O God who makes the mountains melt Come wrestle us and win Though oceans roar You are the Lord of all The One who calms the wind and waves And makes my heart be still Though the earth gives way The mountains move into the sea The nations rage I know my God is in control Prayer: O God, you are life, wisdom, truth, bounty, and blessedness, the eternal, the only true good; our God and our Lord, you are our hope and our heart's joy—we acknowledge with thanksgiving that you have made us in your image, and that we may direct our thoughts to you. Lord, make us know you aright, that we may love, enjoy, and possess you more and more; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. — Anselm

Passage: 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;   whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life;   of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers assail me   to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes,   it is they who stumble and fall. 3 Though an army encamp against me,   my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me,   yet I will be confident. 4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,   that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord   all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord   and to inquire in his temple. 5 For he will hide me in his shelter   in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;   he will lift me high upon a rock. (Psalm 27:1–5) Song: Psalm 27 (The Lord is My Light) by Jordan Kauflin, Laura Story, Matthew Merker Lyrics: The Lord is my light and my salvation Whom shall I fear whom shall I fear The Lord is the stronghold of my life Of whom shall I be afraid Lord You are my shelter God of my salvation I am not forsaken Lord my shield and protector Waiting on Your promise I will see Your goodness O Lord When troubles arise no foe can harm me You are my peace You are my peace You lift me above the raging storm You conquer my enemies One thing I have asked to see Your beauty This I will seek this I will seek To dwell in Your house to walk in Your ways Your presence is all I need I wait wait for the Lord In faith trusting Your word I wait wait for the Lord In faith trusting Your word Prayer: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, creator of the changes of day and night, giving rest to the weary, renewing the strength of those who are spent, bestowing upon us occasions of song in the evening. As you have protected us in the day that is past, so be with us in the coming night. Keep us from every sin, every evil, and every fear; for you are our light and salvation, and the strength of our life. To you be glory for endless ages. Amen.” — Adapted from the Liturgy of the Hours

Passage: 1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. 3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. 5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. 6 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. 7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! (Psalm 25:1–7) Song: 25 by Red Rocks Worship Lyrics: To you, Lord, I lift my soul I will trust the one who steadies me I will wait and have no shame As you make me to know your ways All my days are yours Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth Teach my soul to rest only in you For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days My hope rests only in you Forever I will fix my eyes On the rock who stands much higher You defend, you call me friend You have marked me with your righteousness Your presence is my home Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth Teach my soul to rest only in you For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days My hope rests only in you You are good Lord Steadfast is your love You are good Lord Steadfast is your love You are good Lord Steadfast is your love You are good Lord Steadfast is your love Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth Teach my soul to rest only in you For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days My hope rests only in you, only in you Prayer: Write your blessed name, O Lord, upon my heart, there to remain so indelibly engraved, that no prosperity, no adversity shall ever move me from your love. Be to me a strong tower of defense, a comforter in tribulation, a deliverer in distress, a very present help in trouble, and a guide to heaven through the many temptations and dangers of this life. Amen. -Thomas à Kempis

Passage: 1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God. 9 When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. 10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God. 11 You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. 12 You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. 37 And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 19:1-4, 9-12, 18, 37) Song: The Greatest Commandment by Paul Zach Lyrics: Love the Lord your God With all your heart and soul and mind And love your neighbor as yourself Let us be known let us be known By the way we love Love love love the greatest commandment is Love love love the greatest commandment is Love love love the greatest commandment is love Prayer: O Lord, Let me not live to be useless or to do no good; Deliver me from an inactive life and from squandering your gifts. Let me not pass away before I have begun to live for you. Let it not be my aim to live long, but to live rightly. While I am, make me useful and prepare me for eternal happiness with you. Amen. -William Wilberforce

Passage: 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the LORD your God. 3 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. 4 You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the LORD your God. 5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.” (Leviticus 18:2–5) Song: Who Else by Abbie Gamboa, Josiah Funderburk, and Zac Rowe Lyrics: I am an instrument of exaltation And I was born to lift Your name above all names You hear the melody of all creation But there's a song of praise that only I can bring Who else is worthy who else is worthy There is no one only You Jesus Who else is worthy who else is worthy There is no one only You Jesus You are the infinite God of the ages Yet You chose to make my heart Your dwelling place You healed my brokenness showed me Your glory So I have songs of thanks not even angels sing Lamb of God anointed one Who was and is and is to come Seated on the throne above Holy holy Righteous One who shed His blood You proved to us the Father's love Jesus Christ be lifted up Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 1 I love you, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,  my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,  my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,  and I am saved from my enemies. 16 He sent from on high, he took me;  he drew me out of many waters. 17 He rescued me from my strong enemy  and from those who hated me,  for they were too mighty for me. 18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,  but the Lord was my support. 19 He brought me out into a broad place;  he rescued me, because he delighted in me. (Psalm 18:1–3, 16–19) Song: Reason I Sing by Jonathan Smith and Phil Wickham Lyrics: You pulled me from darkness And clothed me in garments of praise Jesus forever my song will be You I'm living in freedom You've taken my burdens away Jesus forever my song will be You Only for You For the cross that You bore And the debt that You paid For the victory You won Over death and the grave This is the reason I sing For the hope that You give And the joy that You bring For the promise that Heaven Is waiting for me This is the reason I sing I will not be silent I'll testify of Your grace Jesus forever my song will be You Only for You So good so good You're so good to me Forever I'll sing You're so good to me Jesus the reason I sing Jesus the reason I sing Jesus the reason I sing Prayer: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not the good he has done to me, who forgives all your sins and heals all your infirmities, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with grace and mercy… Therefore, my mouth and heart shall proclaim the Lord's praise, from now on and forevermore. Amen.” — Zacharias Ursinus

Passage: 1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!  Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! 2 From your presence let my vindication come!  Let your eyes behold the right! 3 You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,  you have tested me, and you will find nothing;  I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. 4 With regard to the works of man,  by the word of your lips  I have avoided the ways of the violent. 5 My steps have held fast to your paths;  my feet have not slipped. 6 I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;  incline your ear to me; hear my words. 7 Wondrously show your steadfast love,  O Savior of those who seek refuge  from their adversaries at your right hand. (Psalm 17:1–7) Song: Psalm 17 by Poor Bishop Hooper Lyrics: You have tested my heart and examined me In the night, You have tried me and found nothing I've determined that my mouth will not sin anymore You have tested my heart and examined me In the night, You have tried me and found nothing I've determined that my mouth will not sin anymore Hear my plea, for it comes from honest lips Check my mind and my thoughts, everyone of them I pray becausе I know You hear it I pray because I know You hеar it Protect me, O Lord As the pupil of Your eye Underneath the shadow of Your wings is where I hide My steps are set up on Your paths My feet have never slipped despite The countless men surrounding my every move Rise up, O Lord And bring them down Rise up, O Lord And bring them down Rise up, O Lord And bring them down But I will see Your face in righteousness When I awake I will be satisfied But I will see Your face in righteousness When I awake I will be satisfied But I will see Your face in righteousness When I awake I will be satisfied But I will see Your face in righteousness When I awake I will be satisfied With Your presence (With Your presence) With Your presence (With Your presence) With Your presence, with Your presence (With Your presence)... Prayer: “Your glorious Majesty surround me, the blessed Trinity protect me, and the eternal Godhead preserve me. Your unlimited mercy support me; your loving kindness encompass me; your favor make me to rejoice. The eternal truth of God be my delight, the saving knowledge of Christ strengthen me, and the all-prevailing grace of God be sufficient for me. May the grace of God the Father lead me, the wisdom of God the Son be my consolation, and the power of the Holy Spirit enlighten me. Lord my Creator, stand by me; my Redeemer, save me; and my Comforter, dwell with me. Amen.” — Johann Habermann

Passage: 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (Psalm 16:1-6) Reflection: “Apart from you I have no good” (Psalm 16:2). It's a short sentence, but it says more than entire volumes of theology. David's words here are a confession, a re-centering of the heart around a simple truth: God himself is the source of everything good. At one level, this is about gratitude. Every good thing—relationships, work, beauty, food, rest—is ultimately a gift from God. Even when life feels chaotic or uncertain, the blessings that remain are not accidents. They come from a good and generous hand. So this psalm invites us to say thank you—not just in a general sense, but directly to the one from whom every good and perfect gift comes. But David's words also go deeper. They're not just about receiving good things from God, but about recognizing that God himself is the good thing we need most. He is our portion and our cup (Psalm 16:5). He is the inheritance that makes all the “lines” fall in pleasant places (16:6). To know him is better than any other joy or achievement life could offer. To walk apart from him is to forfeit true life, even if we appear to gain everything else. So consider: Do you see God as the giver of every good thing—or do you live as if you must grab those things on your own? Is your joy rooted in God himself—or only in the gifts he gives? Sometime today, pray that God would re-center your heart to delight in him above all else—and thank him for every good thing that flows from his hand. Song: Fullness of Joy (Psalm 16) by Caroline Cobb Smith Lyrics: O God You are my refuge I know without You I have no good thing O God You are my portion My chosen portion You are what I need No other god beside You You hold my lot and fill my cup Oh beautiful inheritance You are enough In your presence there is fullness There is fullness of joy At your right hand there is goodness Boundless goodness Forevermore I choose you Lord O God you go before me You're right beside me In my darkest night My God you hold my future My hope it rests secure In the finished work of Christ My heart is glad My soul rejoices You hold me fast you won't let go Your ways are good and good for me I'm yours and yours alone Your holy one has risen up He's overcome the grave The path of life is opened wide For he has made a way Prayer: “O God, you are life, wisdom, truth, bounty, and blessedness, the eternal, the only true good; our God and our Lord, you are our hope and our heart's joy— we acknowledge with thanksgiving that you have made us in your image, and that we may direct our thoughts to you. Lord, make us know you aright, that we may love, enjoy, and possess you more and more; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” — Anselm

Passage: 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. (Psalm 14:1-3) Song: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) by Joel Houston and Jonas Myrin Lyrics: All these pieces Broken and scattered In mercy gathered Mended and whole Empty handed But not forsaken I've been set free I've been set free Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me Oh I once was lost But now I am found Was blind but now I see Oh I can see You now Oh I can see the love in Your eyes Laying Yourself down Raising up the broken to life You take our failure You take our weakness You set Your treasure In jars of clay So take this heart Lord I'll be Your vessel The world to see Your life in me Prayer: “Almighty God and heavenly Father, we poor, miserable sinners confess that from our childhood until this very hour we have sinned against your commandments by evil thoughts, words, will, and works… Therefore, we are not worthy to be called your children… In your mercy and for the sake of your glory, we ask you to receive us into your grace by the forgiveness of our sins. Amen.” — John Oecolampadius

Passage: 1 Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which he had not commanded them. 2 And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.'” And Aaron held his peace. (Leviticus 10:1-3) Song: Only a Holy God by Dustin Smith, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, and Rich Thompson Lyrics: Who else commands all the hosts of heaven Who else could make every king bow down Who else can whisper and darkness trembles Only a Holy God What other beauty demands such praises What other splendour outshines the sun What other majesty rules with justice Only a Holy God Come and behold Him The One and the Only Cry out sing holy Forever a Holy God Come and worship the Holy God What other glory consumes like fire What other power can raise the dead What other name remains undefeated Only a Holy God Who else could rescue me from my failing Who else would offer His only Son Who else invites me to call Him Father Only a Holy God Only my Holy God Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. 15 He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. 16 His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends. (Psalm 7:14-16) Song: Psalm 7 by Poor Bishop Hooper Lyrics: O Lord, my God In You I take refuge O Lord, my God In You I take refuge O Lord, my God In You I take refuge O Lord, my God In You I take refuge Arise, O Lord, against the wicked, stand Wake up, my God, for the righteous, defend Arise, O Lord, and stand up once again to the evil one O Lord, my God In You I take refuge O Lord, my God In You I take refuge Arise, O Lord, against the wicked, stand (Arise, O Lord, against the wicked, stand) Wake up, my God, for the righteous, defend (Wakе up, my God, for the righteous, defеnd) Arise, O Lord, and stand up once again to the evil one (Arise, O Lord, and stand up once again to the evil one) Arise, O Lord, against the wicked, stand (Arise, O Lord, against the wicked, stand) Wake up, my God, for the righteous, defend (Wake up, my God, for the righteous, defend) Arise, O Lord, and stand up once again to the evil one (Arise, O Lord, and stand up once again to the evil one) Prayer: Your glorious Majesty surround me, the blessed Trinity protect me, and the eternal Godhead preserve me. Your unlimited mercy support me; your loving kindness encompass me; your favor make me to rejoice. The eternal truth of God be my delight, the saving knowledge of Christ strengthen me, and the all-prevailing grace of God be sufficient for me. May the grace of God the Father lead me, the wisdom of God the Son be my consolation, and the power of the Holy Spirit enlighten me. Lord my Creator, stand by me; my Redeemer, save me; and my Comforter, dwell with me. Amen. — Johann Habermann

Passage: 1 If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor 2 or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— 3 then if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found, 4 or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. 5 And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering. 6 And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any of the things that one may do and thereby become guilty. (Leviticus 6:1-6) Song: Song of Repentance by Esther-Jane White, Lauren Harris, Mark Vallance, Nick Herbert Lyrics: We've fallen short We've wandered far from Your ways Forgive us O Lord We've sinned against Your name Lord have mercy Christ have mercy This is a song of repentance This is a plea to Your heart Would You purify us Lord Open Your hand to deliver Reach down in power to save You are Holy God God keep us close Held in Your promise of grace Come change our hearts Restore who we are we pray Now Almighty One All-consuming love Lord remember us Make us holy For the sake of Christ We lay down our lives O now Church arise For His glory This is a song of revival Let holiness flood through this land Would You purify us Lord Would You purify us Lord Prayer: O most great, most just and gracious God, you are of purer eyes than to behold iniquity; but you have promised mercy through Jesus Christ to all who repent and believe in him. We confess that we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. We have neglected and abused your holy worship, your holy name, and your holy day. We have dealt unjustly and uncharitably with our neighbors, not loving them as ourselves, nor doing to others as we would that they should do to us. We have not sought first your kingdom and righteousness, and have been overly anxious about the things of this life. You have revealed your wonderful love to us in Christ, and offered us pardon and salvation in him; but we have turned away. We have run into temptations and the sin we should have hated we have committed. Have mercy on us, most merciful Father! In your Son is our salvation, in your promises our hope. Take us for your children and give us the Spirit of your Son. Amen. — Richard Baxter

Passage: 5 When he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed, 6 he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin. 7 But if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. 11 But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. (Leviticus 5:5-11) Song: Lamb of God by Andi Rozier, Jason Ingram, and Meredith Andrews Lyrics: You came from heaven's throne Acquainted with our sorrow To trade the debt we owe Your suff'ring for our freedom The Lamb of God in my place Your blood poured out my sin erased It was my death You died I am raised to life Hallelujah the Lamb of God My name upon Your heart My shame upon Your shoulders The pow'r of sin undone The cross for my salvation There is no greater love There is no greater love The Savior lifted up There is no greater love Prayer: O Lord, let not your law be a cursing to our consciences, but rather give us grace under this extreme and heavy burden of sin, to be fully persuaded, that you by your death have taken away all our sins, and fulfilled the law for us, and by this means have delivered us from the curse of the law and paid our ransom; and then we, being thus fully persuaded, may have quiet and settled hearts, and a free conscience, and glad desiring wills to forsake this wicked world. Amen. — Henry Smith

Passage: 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (Psalm 1:1-6) Song: Psalm 1 by Matthew Ellis Freeman and William Spencer Cary Lyrics: Vain pursuits We have turned to our own way Forgotten the truth We are satisfied today When will we turn Be reminded of your promises to guide Wandering still Lead us to the path of blessing you provide Form us more and more into a people Who love your word Cause us to dwell on your truth day and night Plant us beside the waters that ever flow Help us to know your word is our delight Scoffers surround They mock our source of hope Sowing doubt Thoughts too wicked to behold The seat of the proud They find joy in robbing fruit that leads to life Root us down Keep us grounded in the strength that you provide You know our way You hem us in So here we stand In righteousness Prayer: Blessed Lord, you have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning—grant us that we may in such a way hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them; that by patience and comfort of your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Passage: 18 “Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” 20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” (John 21:18-22) Song: Follow by Beau Maddox, Bede Benjamin-Korporaal, Chris Davenport, and Melodie Malone Lyrics: I give my life to follow Jesus Captive to Christ I know true freedom I count it all joy to take up my cross I'll follow These earthly wells have left me thirsty All worldly wisdom comes up empty Only Your word and only Your ways I'll follow What a joy it is to follow Jesus What a gift it is to bear His name What an honor to choose surrender And make Him my everything When the darkness brings its questions When trusting You becomes a wrestle I have resolved no matter the cost I'll follow Yes to surrender Yes to the altar Yes to Your plans for me Yes to correction Yes to confession Yes to refining me Yes to Your blessing Yes to anointing Your Spirit alive in me Yes to salvation And resurrection Yes to eternity What a joy it is to follow Jesus What a gift it is to bear His name What an honor to choose surrender And make You my everything And make You my everything Lord You are my everything Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” (John 18:33-38) Song: Your Love is Strong by Jon Foreman Lyrics: Heavenly Father You always amaze me Let Your kingdom come in my world and in my life Give me the food I need to live through today And forgive me as I forgive the people that wrong me Lead me far from temptation Deliver me from the evil one I look out the window the birds are composing Not a note is out of tune or out of place I walk to the meadow and stare at the flowers Better dressed than any girl on her wedding day So why should I worry why do I freak out God knows what I need You know what I need Your love is Your love is Your love is strong The kingdom of the heavens is now advancing Invade my heart invade this broken town The kingdom of the heavens is buried treasure Would you sell yourself to buy the one you've found Two things You told me that You are strong And You love me yes You love me Our God in heaven Hallowed be Thy name above all names Your kingdom come Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us today our daily bread Forgive us weary sinners Keep us far from our vices And deliver us from these prisons Prayer: “Divine Spirit, illumine to me the words of the Lord. Show me the wealth of glory that lies beneath the old familiar stories. Teach me the depths of meaning hidden in the songs of Zion. Raise me to the heights of aspiration that is reached by the wings of the prophet. Lift me to the summit of faith that is trod by the feet of the apostle. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Amen.” — George Matheson

Passage: 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” (John 17:20-26) Song: There is One Gospel by Jonny Robinson and Rich Thompson Lyrics: There is one Gospel on which I stand For all eternity It is my story my Father's plan The Son has rescued me Oh what a Gospel oh what a peace My highest joy and my deepest need Now and forever He is my light I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ There is one Gospel to which I cling All else I count as loss For there where justice and mercy meet He saved me on the cross No more I boast in what I can bring No more I carry the weight of sin For He has brought me from death to life I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ There is one Gospel where hope is found The empty tomb still speaks For death could not keep my Saviour down He lives and I am free Now on my Saviour I fix my eyes My life is His and His hope is mine For he has promised I too will rise I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ And in this Gospel the church is one We do not walk alone We have His Spirit as we press on To lead us safely home And when in glory still I will sing Of this old story that rescued me Praise to my Saviour the King of life I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ And when in glory still I will sing Of this old story that rescued me Praise to my Saviour the King of life I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ Praise to my Saviour the King of life I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ Prayer: “Dear God, I cast myself at the foot of the cross, bewailing my exceeding sinfulness and unprofitableness deeply, most deeply aggravated by the infinity of my mercies. I plead your precious promises, and earnestly pray to you to shed abroad in my heart more love, more humility, more faith, more hope, more peace and joy; in short, to fill me with all the fullness of God, and make me worthy to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light. Then I shall also be better in all the relations of life in which I am now so defective, and my light will shine before men, and I shall adorn the doctrine of my Savior in all things. Amen.” — William Wilberforce

Passage: 7 “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.” (John 16:7-15) Song: In Spirit, In Truth by Colton Price, Drew Bodine, Heath Balltzglier, and Seth Condrey Lyrics: You can do no wrong For You are holy All You do is love And show mercy Just as we are Open our hearts to see All that You are You are our greatest need In spirit in truth God we will worship You You're making us new We love to see You move In spirit and in truth God we will worship You There's none more kind Or close to the lonely So why would I hide You already know me O Lord our souls are thirsty Open the Heavens and rain down Every other well is empty Come living water fill us now Woah woah woah woah God we will worship You Prayer: “Blessed Lord, you have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning—grant us that we may in such a way hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them; that by patience and comfort of your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.” — Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Passage: 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. (John 15:9-11) Song: Abide in You by Bryson Breakey, Darion Duncan, and Justin Gray Lyrics: Hope resurrected joy complete You're the source of salvation The one that I can ask anything With great expectation Left on my own I couldn't see my way Without you I would fail You are the vine And I will abide in you Your love gives me life You're the strength that will bring me through I will abide in you You are the way The truth and the life You are my joy No one else satisfies Prayer: “We have great reason, O Lord, to be humbled before you, on account of the coldness and insensibility of our hearts, the disorder and irregularity of our lives, and the prevalence of worldly affections within us. Too often have we indulged the tempers which we ought to have subdued, and have left our duty unperformed. O Lord, be merciful to us for your Son Jesus Christ's sake. Produce in us deep repentance, and a lively faith in that Savior who has died for our sins, and risen again for our justification. Amen.” — Henry Thornton

Passage: 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. 18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” (John 14:16-21) Song: If Ye Love Me by Thomas Tallis, text from the Book of Common Prayer Lyrics: If ye love me keep my commandments And I will pray the father And he shall give you another comforter That he may bide with you forever Even the spirit of truth Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 7 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'” 9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you.” 11 But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.'” 14 And the Lord relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people. (Exodus 32:7-14) Song: I Need Thee Every Hour by Annie Sherwood Hawks and Robert Lowry Lyrics: I need Thee every hour Most gracious Lord No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford I need Thee O I need Thee Every hour I need Thee O bless me now my Savior I come to Thee I need Thee every hour Stay Thou near by Temptations lose their pow'r When Thou art nigh I need Thee every hour In joy or pain Come quickly and abide Or life is vain I need Thee every hour Most Holy One O make me Thine indeed Thou blessed Son Prayer: “O Lord, let not your law be a cursing to our consciences, but rather give us grace under this extreme and heavy burden of sin, to be fully persuaded, that you by your death have taken away all our sins, and fulfilled the law for us, and by this means have delivered us from the curse of the law and paid our ransom; and then we, being thus fully persuaded, may have quiet and settled hearts, and a free conscience, and glad desiring wills to forsake this wicked world. Amen.” — Henry Smith

Passage: 14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” (John 10:14-18) Song: The Good Shepherd by Fernando Ortega, Jana Alayra, and Tim Macres Lyrics: I am The Good Shepherd I lay down my life for you Enter in enter in enter in I am The Good Shepherd As the Father knows me I know you I know you I know you I know you And no one can take you away And no one can take you away You are The Good Shepherd You lay down your life for me Enter in enter in enter in You are The Good Shepherd As the Father knows you you know me You know me you know me you know me And no one can take you away And no one can take you away Prayer: “O, make your Word a swift Word, passing from the ear to the heart, from the heart to the lip and conversation; that, as the rain returns not empty, so neither may your Word, but accomplish that for which it is given. Amen.” — George Herbert

Passage: 1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (John 9:1-5) Song: Broken Vessels by Joel Houston and Jonas Myrin Lyrics: All these pieces Broken and scattered In mercy gathered Mended and whole Empty handed But not forsaken I've been set free I've been set free Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me Oh I once was lost But now I am found Was blind but now I see Oh I can see You now Oh I can see the love in Your eyes Laying Yourself down Raising up the broken to life You take our failure You take our weakness You set Your treasure In jars of clay So take this heart Lord I'll be Your vessel The world to see Your life in me Prayer: “Almighty Lord, our God, whose eyes are in every place beholding the evil and the good, and who sees not only our outward actions, but all our most secret thoughts—we pray you to maintain in us this day a constant sense of your presence, and to preserve us from sinning against you. We are exposed to dangers by night and by day; our lives are in your hands, and unto you do we look for preservation from every evil. O Lord, teach us to be ever mindful of you. When we go out and come in, and when we are alone and in company, may we bear in mind that you are continually with us, and that you take account of all we think, and speak, and do. Amen.” — Henry Thornton

Passage: 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” 14 Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.” (John 8:12-14) Song: Light of the World by Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, and Paul Mabury Lyrics: The world waits for a miracle The heart longs for a little bit of hope O come O come Emmanuel A child prays for peace on earth And she's calling out from a sea of hurt O come O come Emmanuel And can you hear the angels singing Glory to the Light of the world Glory the Light of the world is here The drought breaks with the tears of a mother A baby's cry is the sound of love come down Come down Emmanuel woh He is the song for the suffering He is Messiah the Prince of peace has come He has come Emmanuel oh Glory to the light of the world Glory to the light of the world Glory to the light of the world Glory to the light of the world For all who wait for all who hunger For all who've prayed for all who wonder Behold your King behold Messiah Emmanuel Emmanuel Glory to the light of the world Glory to the light of the world Glory to the light of the world Behold your King behold Messiah Emmanuel Emmanuel The world waits for a miracle The heart longs for a little bit of hope O come O come Emmanuel Prayer: “Almighty God, and most merciful Father, we humbly submit ourselves, and fall down before your Majesty, asking you from the bottom of our hearts, that this seed of your Word now sown among us, may take such deep root, that neither the burning heat of persecution cause it to wither, nor the thorny cares of this life choke it. But that, as seed sown in good ground, it may bring forth thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold, as your heavenly wisdom has appointed. Amen.” — Middelburg Liturgy

Passage: 36 “You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the Lord.' 37 And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban. 38 It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and he shall bear any guilt from the holy things that the people of Israel consecrate as their holy gifts. It shall regularly be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.” (Exodus 28:36-38) Song: High Priest by Alisha Powell, Cassie Campbell, and Jon Thurlow Lyrics: I stand before the throne and boldly I approach Not by my own righteousness I stand Behold there is a Lamb standing as though slain His blood was spilled He made a way for me I have a High Priest Who has passed through the heavens I have a High Priest Who has made intercession I have a High Priest Through His body He made a way I enter in by faith before the throne of grace Into that holy place with confidence I enter in Behold there is a Man Whose hands still bear the scars And through His death He tore the veil for me Thank You for the wound in Your side You made a way for me You made a way for me Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:19-24) Song: Here I Am to Worship (More Than Life) by Tim Hughes and Maverick City Music Lyrics: Light of the world You stepped down into darkness Opened my eyes let me see Beauty that made This heart adore You Hope of a life spent with You So here I am to worship Here I am to bow down Here I am to say that You're my God And You're altogether lovely Altogether worthy Altogether wonderful to me King of all days Oh so highly exalted Glorious in heaven above Humbly You came To the earth You created All for love's sake became poor You are more than life to me Prayer: O Lord my God, light of the blind, and strength of the weak; yes, also light of those that see, and strength of the strong—hearken unto my soul, and hear it crying out of the depths. Woe is me! . . . Lord, help us to turn and seek you; for not as we have forsaken our Creator have you forsaken your creation. Let us turn and seek you, for we know you are here in our heart, when we confess to you, when we cast ourselves upon you, and weep in your bosom, after all our rugged ways; and you gently wipe away our tears, and we weep the more for joy; because you, Lord—not man of flesh and blood—but you, Lord, who made us, remake and comfort us. Amen -Augustine

Passage: 3 Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.” 4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. 6 And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. 7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” 8 And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.” 15 Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. 16 The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. 18 Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. (Exodus 24:3-8, 15-18) Song: Miraculous Salvation by Jon Guerra and Tenielle Neda Lyrics: In unexpected places In unpredicted ways You are bringing your salvation To people who need grace Oh miraculous salvation To save someone like I There's nothing in myself That You would desire But in Christ You plead my case In Christ You paid the cost Oh miraculous salvation That pursues the lost Through unexpected people You are working our change To an undeserving people You are lavishing your grace Oh miraculous salvation To save someone like I There's nothing in myself That You would desire But in Christ You plead my case In Christ You paid the cost Oh miraculous salvation The kindness of God And You keep Your covenant of love To a thousand generations The essence of God made manifest In the person of our Savior Oh the miracle of mercy Extravagance of Grace To take a heart of stone One with flesh replace Oh what humbling redemption Forgiveness freely gave Oh the miracle of mercy Extravagance of grace Miraculous salvation Nail upon the cross Miraculous salvation Bought by son of God Oh miraculous salvation That we know Your love Oh miraculous salvation Now we know Your love Prayer: Almighty God, heavenly Father, because we are so weak in ourselves that we cannot stand even for a moment, and moreover, our sworn enemies—the devil, the world, and our own flesh—do not cease to attack us; will you, therefore, keep and strengthen us by the power of your Holy Spirit, so that we may firmly resist them and not go down to defeat in this spiritual war, but remain persistent until we finally obtain the complete victory and reign together with your Son, our Lord and Protector Jesus Christ, in your kingdom forevermore. Amen. — Zacharias Ursinus.

Passage: 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. (John 2:19-22) Song: The King is in the Room by Alex Kissinger, Gideon Roberts, Haley Miller, Jacqueline Hughes, and Marco Ruiz Lyrics: When you come in My heart awakens Your mighty hand Is resting upon us now Jesus you're here right now When you move There's no mistaking We've seen the proof Your presence is all around Jesus you're here right now Let our hearts respond in worship Let us join with heaven's song Singing holy holy holy is the Lord Only one is worthy One deserves the highest praise Let our lives declare the glory of your name When you speak Miracles follow Your healing power Is meeting our faith right now Jesus you're here right now I'm in awe Of the wonders you've shown me My one response To worship you fully now Jesus you're here right now We see you moving now Heaven's touching down And anything can happen When the King is in the room We call upon your name The only name that saves El shaddai Emmanuel Come rest upon this place We see you moving now Heaven's touching down And anything can happen When the King is in the room One King we've come to praise Forever you will reign Come and have your way Lord As we glorify your name The King is in the room Prayer: “Almighty and Everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and are wont to give more than either we desire or deserve. Pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.” —Gelasian Sacramentary

Passage: 1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, 3 but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double. 5 If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard. 6 If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution. 7 If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man's house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. 8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. 9 For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,' the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.” (Exodus 22:1-9) Song: The Zacchaeus Song by Sandra McCracken and Paul Zach Lyrics: Jesus our Lord came to seek and to save He sought me out and He called me by name Foolish and proud, like a sheep gone astray He said: Child, to your house I will come today Much I have gained but I'll give even more Half of my wealth it was robbed from the poor O this injustice! Lord, help me restore For you called me by name and said: Sin no more Salvation has come Salvation has come to this house today He said it's more blessed to give than receive To open my hands to the one's I've deceived To bring reparation of all I have thieved Hallelujah, hallelujah, yes, now I can see Salvation has come Salvation has come to this house today What I've taken from the poor: I will give it all away And their cries won't be i - gnored: I will give it all away Let Your justice be re - stored: I will give it all away What I thought was mine is yours: I will give it all away Jesus our Lord comes to seek and to save The broken, the lost, and the sheep gone astray O lay down your treasures, for they're just golden chains He say: Child, I will come to your house today Prayer: “O heavenly Father, whose law is perfect, converting the soul; a sure testimony, giving wisdom to the unlearned, and enlightening the eyes—we humbly implore you, through your boundless goodness, to enlighten our blind intellect by your Holy Spirit, so that we may truly understand and profess your law and live according to it. Since it has pleased you, most merciful Father, to reveal the mysteries of your will only to the little ones; and since you look to him alone who is of a humble and contrite spirit, who has reverence for your Word, grant us a humble spirit and keep us from all fleshly wisdom, which is enmity against you. Bring to the right way those who stray from the truth, so that we all may unanimously serve you in holiness and righteousness, all the days of our life. We ask this from you, most merciful Father, in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.” —Martin Micronius

Passage: 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:13-27) Song: In the Garden by Charles Austin Miles and Josh Garrels Lyrics: And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share as we tarry there None other has ever known I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses And the voice I hear falling on my ear The Son of God discloses He speaks and the sound of His voice Is so sweet the birds hush their singing And the melody that He gave to me Within my heart is ringing I'd stay in the garden with Him Tho' the night around me be falling But He bids me go thro' the voice of woe His voice to me is calling Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 13 The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. 14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?” 15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God; 16 when they have a dispute, they come to me, and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and his laws.” 17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. 18 You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone.” (Exodus 18:13-18 ESV) Song: Heart of God by Aodhan King and Jonas Myrin Lyrics: Here I stand before You now As honestly as I know how Broken by the days gone by Spirit help my soul to rise I try my best but still I fail And even then You're with me there You remind me I'm a child of God Regardless of the things I've done My hope is found in perfect love Your mercy triumphs over judgment Love wider than horizons Stronger than all sin Lord Your kindness Leads us to repentance To the heart of God Your heart oh God Is all I want Oh they say that it's impossible To ever save a sinner's soul But my God says to the prodigal My beloved one You're welcome home All to Jesus I surrender All to Him I freely give I will ever love and trust Him In His presence daily live oh Here I stand before You now As honestly as I know how Regardless of the things I've done My hope is found in perfect love Oh my hope is found in Your open arms Prayer: O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, you have safely brought us to the beginning of this day—defend us in the same with your mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by your governance, to do always that which is right eous in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. — Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Passage: 9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.' 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.' 15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'? 18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” 19 The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. (Luke 20:9-19 ESV) Song: Unless The Lord Builds This House (Psalm 127:1-2) Lyrics: Unless the Lord builds this house Those who build labor in vain Unless the Lord guards these gates Those who watch keep watch in vain In vain we rise up early In vain we stay up late Chasing the bread of anxious toil When rest is the gift of God Unless the Lord builds this house Those who build labor in vain Unless the Lord guards these gates Those who watch keep watch in vain In vain we rise up early In vain we stay up late Chasing the bread of anxious toil When rest is the gift of God The Lord gives his beloved sleep So let me rest Let me rest Unless the Lord builds this house Those who build labor in vain Unless the Lord guards these gates Those who watch keep watch in vain In vain we rise up early In vain we stay up late Chasing the bread of anxious toil When rest is the gift of God Chasing the bread of anxious toil When rest is the gift of God Prayer: Almighty God, heavenly Father, we ask you to work in us by your Holy Spirit, so that we may rightly know you, and sanctify, glorify, and praise you in all your works, in which shine forth your omnipotence, wisdom, goodness, righteousness, mercy, and truth. Grant us also that we may so direct our whole life—thoughts, words, and deeds—that your name is not blasphemed because of us, but honored and praised. Amen. —Zacharias Ursinus

Passage: 2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, 3 and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. 5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.” 6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “At evening you shall know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you grumble against us?” 8 And Moses said, “When the LORD gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD.” (Exodus 16:2-8 ESV) Song: Manna (After All This Time) by Chris Renzema Lyrics: Feels like 40 years since I saw that burning bush And even longer still Since I felt the heat from that flame And if I'm being honest with You Sure hoped there'd be a few More of those along the way But I still believe You're here even in the waiting 'Cause after all these years I still love You And after all these years I'll still praise Your holy name 'Cause even when I've lost my taste for manna It comes from Heaven all the same every day It comes from Heaven all the same Feels like 40 years since I saw You split the sea And even longer still Since You split this heart in me And I don't know why Some days I just get so afraid That meeting You was just a dream So when I'm falling asleep Would You come wake some faith in me 'Cause after all these years I still love You And after all these years I'll still praise Your holy name 'Cause even when I've lost my taste for manna It comes from Heaven all the same (comes from Heaven all the same) Even when I've lost my taste for manna It comes from Heaven all the same every day It comes from Heaven all the same Whether or not I recognize The miracle hidden in the mundane Oh the bread of Heaven's offered either way Prayer: O Lord, have mercy upon us. O Christ, have mercy upon us. O Spirit, have mercy upon us. O God the Father in heaven, we beseech you, hear us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, we beseech you, hear us. O God the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, we beseech you, hear us. Be gracious unto us. Spare us, good Lord. Be gracious unto us. Help us, good Lord. Be gracious unto us. Save us, good Lord, from our sin, from our errors, from all evil. Good Lord, deliver us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Amen. — Gregory the Great

Passage: 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted. 17 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” (Luke 18:13-14, 17, 22 ESV) Song: Jesus Strong and Kind / Jesus Loves Me by Anna Bartlett Warner, Colin Buchanan, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson, and William Batchelder Bradbury Lyrics: Jesus said that if I thirst I should come to Him No one else can satisfy I should come to Him Jesus said if I am weak I should come to Him No one else can be my strength I should come to Him For the Lord is good and faithful He will keep us day and night We can always run to Jesus Jesus strong and kind Jesus said that if I fear I should come to Him No one else can be my shield I should come to Him Jesus said if I am lost He will come to me And He showed me on that cross He will come to me Jesus strong and kind Jesus loves me this I know For the Bible tells me so Little ones to Him belong They are weak but He is strong Yes Jesus loves me Yes Jesus loves me Yes Jesus loves me The Bible tells me so The Bible tells me so Prayer: O Almighty God, Father and Lord of all creatures, you have disposed all things and all chances so as may best glorify your wisdom, and serve the ends of your justice, and magnify your mercy, by secret and undiscernible ways bringing out of evil—I most humbly implore you to give me wisdom from above, that I may adore you, and admire your ways and footsteps, which are in the great deep and not to be searched out; teach me to submit to your providence in all things, to be content in all changes of persons and condition; to be temperate in prosperity, and to read my duty in the lines of your mercy; and in adversity to be meek, patient, and resigned; and to look through the cloud, that I may wait for consolation of the Lord, and the day of redemption; in the meantime doing my duty with an unwearied diligence and an undisturbed resolution, having no fondness for the vanities or possessions of this world, but laying up my hopes in heaven, and being strengthened with the spirit of the inner man, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. — Jeremy Taylor

Passage: 13 And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” 21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses. (Exodus 14:13-14, 21-22, 30-31 ESV) Song: Red Sea Road by Christa Wells, Ellie Holcomb, and Nicole Witt Lyrics: We've buried dreams Laid them deep into the earth behind us Said our goodbyes At the grave but everything reminds us God knows we ache when He asks us to go on How do we go on We will (So we'll) (And we'll) sing to our souls We won't bury our hope Where He leads us to go there's a red sea road When we can't see the way He will part the waves And we'll never walk alone down a red sea road How can we trust When you say you will deliver us From all of this pain That threatens to take over us well Well this desert's dry but the ocean may consume And we're scared to follow you Oh help us believe You are faithful you're faithful When our hearts are breaking You are faithful you're faithful Oh grant us eyes to see You are faithful you're faithful Teach us to sing You are faithful you're faithful You're faithful No we'll never walk alone down a red sea road No we'll never walk alone down a red sea road Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry.” And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people. So Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.' And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land. (Exodus 11:1-10 ESV) Song: Illuminate the Shadows by Isaac Wardell and Paul Zach Lyrics: Illuminate the shadows Comfort those who are cast down Illuminate the shadows Be our refuge in the time of storm God our help in the time of trouble (God our help in the time of trouble) Illuminate the shadows Cast the evil ruler from His throne Illuminate the shadows Break oppression with your mighty arm Illuminate the shadows 'Til every idol has been trampled on Illuminate the shadows 'Til every statue comes tumbling down Bring hope to the hopeless Prayer: Your glorious Majesty surround me, the blessed Trinity protect me, and the eternal Godhead preserve me. Your unlimited mercy support me; your loving kindness encompass me; your favor make me to rejoice. The eternal truth of God be my delight, the saving knowledge of Christ strengthen me, and the all-prevailing grace of God be sufficient for me. May the grace of God the Father lead me, the wisdom of God the Son be my consolation, and the power of the Holy Spirit enlighten me. Lord my Creator, stand by me; my Redeemer, save me; and my Comforter, dwell with me. Amen. —Johann Habermann

Passage: 1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:1-5 ESV) Song: Song of Repentance by Esther-Jane White, Lauren Harris, Mark Vallance, and Nick Herbert Lyrics: We've fallen short We've wandered far from Your ways Forgive us O Lord We've sinned against Your name Lord have mercy Christ have mercy This is a song of repentance This is a plea to Your heart Would You purify us Lord Open Your hand to deliver Reach down in power to save You are Holy God God keep us close Held in Your promise of grace Come change our hearts Restore who we are we pray Now Almighty One All-consuming love Lord remember us Make us holy For the sake of Christ We lay down our lives O now Church arise For His glory This is a song of revival Let holiness flood through this land Would You purify us Lord Would You purify us Lord Prayer: O Almighty and merciful Father, you pour your benefits upon us—forgive the unthankfulness with which we have requited your goodness. We have remained before you with dead and senseless hearts, unkindled with love of your gentle and enduring goodness. Turn us, O merciful Father, and so shall we be turned. Make us with our whole heart to hunger and thirst after you, and with all our longing to desire you. Amen. – Anselm​

Passage: 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” (Luke 12:13-21 ESV) Song: Crowns by Benjamin Hastings, Michael Fatkin, and Scott Groom Lyrics: There is a hill I cherish Where stood a precious tree The emblem of salvation The gift of Calvary How is it I should profit While He is crucified Yet as His life was taken So I was granted mine (And all) My wealth is in the cross There's nothing more I want Than just to know His love My heart is set on Christ And I will count all else as loss The greatest of my crowns Means nothing to me now For I counted up the cost And all my wealth is in the cross (Yes all my wealth is in the cross) I will not boast in riches I have no pride in gold But I will boast in Jesus And in His Name alone And when I stand in glory My crowns before the Lord Let this be my confession My wealth is in the cross And all my wealth is in the cross My wealth is in the cross And all my wealth is in the cross Prayer: O Almighty God, Father and Lord of all creatures… I most humbly implore you to give me wisdom from above, that I may adore you, and admire your ways and footsteps, which are in the great deep and not to be searched out; teach me to submit to your providence in all things, to be content in all changes of persons and condition; to be temperate in prosperity, and to read my duty in the lines of your mercy; and in adversity to be meek, patient, and resigned; and to look through the cloud, that I may wait for consolation of the Lord, and the day of redemption; in the meantime doing my duty with an unwearied diligence and an undisturbed resolution, having no fondness for the vanities or possessions of this world, but laying up my hopes in heaven, and being strengthened with the spirit of the inner man, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.​ -Jeremy Taylor

Passage: 24 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.' 25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first.” (Luke 11:24-26 ESV) Song: I Surrender by Matt Crocker, sung by Taya Gaukrodger Lyrics: Here I am Down on my knees again Surrendering all Surrendering all Find me here Lord as You draw me near Desperate for You Desperate for You I surrender Drench my soul As mercy and grace unfold I hunger and thirst I hunger and thirst With arms stretched wide I know You hear my cry Speak to me now Speak to me now I surrender I surrender I want to know You more I want to know You more Like a rushing wind Jesus breathe within Lord have Your way Lord have Your way in me Like a mighty storm Stir within my soul Lord have Your way Lord have Your way in me (Lord have Your way) (Lord have Your way in me) Prayer: I pray, O God, pour out upon me your Holy Spirit—the Spirit of prayer—that I may ever love and desire to pray; being daily free to approach you, with all confidence in the name of my Lord Jesus Christ; to bow before you in every time of need, as a child well beloved, O most beloved Father, you who are really a Father unto all your children in heaven and on earth. Grant that I may always lift up unto you holy hands, without fear or doubt, and in full assurance that all my prayers and sighs which come from the heart, are truly heard." – William Loehe​

Passage: 17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:17-20 ESV) Song: My Worth Is Not In What I Own by Graham Kendrick, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty Lyrics: My worth is not in what I own Not in the strength of flesh and bone But in the costly wounds of love at the cross My worth is not in skill or name In win or lose in pride or shame But in the blood of Christ that flowed at the cross I rejoice in my Redeemer Greatest treasure Wellspring of my soul I will trust in Him no other My soul is satisfied in Him alone As summer flowers we fade and die Fame youth and beauty hurry by But life eternal calls to us at the cross I will not boast in wealth or might Or human wisdom's fleeting light But I will boast in knowing Christ at the cross Two wonders here that I confess My worth and my unworthiness My value fixed my ransom paid at the cross Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” But if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.'” (Exodus 4:21-23 ESV) Song: Song of Moses by Aaron Keyes, Ben Smith, Chris Moerman, Graham Kendrick, and Joseph Barrett Lyrics: Oh the Lord our strength and song Highest praise to Him belongs Christ the Lord the conqu'ring King Your name we raise Your triumphs sing Praise the Lord our mighty warrior Praise the Lord the glorious One By His hand we stand in vict'ry By His name we overcome Though the storms of hell pursue In darkest night we worship You You divide the raging sea From death to life You safely lead All the saints and angels bow Hosts of heaven crying out Glory glory to the King You reign for all eternity Bridge The Lord shall reign forever and ever Prayer: You who overcame death when you yourself arose, and who also will make every person arise … You who makes us worthy of you, and cleanses us from all our sins, and makes us right in your presence, and hears our prayers … You who brought us into your household, and always teaches us your good ways, and does us good, and does not abandon us to serve an evil lord, as we once did … You call us back to the right way, and you lead us to the door, and open it to us, and give us the bread of eternal life and the drink of life's well. You who warns us away from sin, and teaches us to judge rightly, and then to do righteousness … You strengthened us, and still do, in our belief, so unbelievers will not harm us. You have given us, and still do give us, understanding to overcome the error of those who teach that there is no reward or accountability after death. You who have released us from slavery, you have prepared eternal life for us, and prepared us for eternal life. Amen. —Augustine of Hippo

Passage: 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, ‘What is his name?' what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.'” (Exodus 3:2-4, 13-14 ESV) Song: Great Things by Jonas Myrin and Phil Wickham, sung by CAIN Lyrics: Come let us worship our King Come let us bow at His feet He has done great things See what our Savior has done See how His love overcomes He has done great things He has done great things O Hero of Heaven You conquered the grave You free every captive and break every chain O God You have done great things We dance in Your freedom awake and alive O Jesus our Savior Your name lifted high O God You have done great things You've been faithful through every storm You'll be faithful forevermore You have done great things And I know You will do it again For Your promise is yes and amen You will do great things God You do great things Hallelujah God above it all Hallelujah God unshakable Hallelujah You have done great things You've done great things You have done great things O God You do great things Prayer: Great protector of Abraham's descendants, you are blessed forever. Starting from the truth which our forefather knew when he changed his way, you guided him by a vision, and you taught him about this world. What you taught him went before his faith, his faith grew from what you taught him, and the covenant grew out of his faith. For you said: “I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted” (Genesis 13:16 NIV). You gave him Isaac, and you were called his God, saying, “I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham” (Genesis 26:3). When our father Jacob was sent into Mesopotamia, you said to him, “I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you” (Genesis 48:4). And so you spoke also to Moses, your faithful and holy servant, at the vision of the bush, when you said, “I AM WHO I AM. This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation” (Exodus 3:14–15). Great protector of Abraham's descendants, you are blessed forever, amen. —Apostolic Constitutions

Passage: 11 One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. 12 He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, “Why do you strike your companion?” 14 He answered, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.” 15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. 23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew. (Exodus 2:11-15, 23-25 ESV) Song: He Sees You by Nikki Leonti, Ryan Edgar, Terrian Woods, and Toby McKeehan Lyrics: I'm not perfect Even at my best I don't deserve Him When everything's a mess under the surface He never makes me feel ashamed When I'm hurting He handles every question in my searching Even when I wonder if he's working He takes all of the fear away So when you think that you're stuck In the place you're standing He sees Everything you're gonna be He's healing every lie you believed He sees you He sees you And He knows Your future so he's pulling you close He is your defender I know He sees you he sees you Different voices Have tried to label you just by your choices But I am here to tell you that you're chosen His love's calling out your name So if you think that you're stuck In the place you're standing He sees Everything you're gonna be He's healing every lie you believed He sees you He sees you And He knows Your future so he's pulling you close He is your defender I know He sees you he sees you Bring your burdens Bring your shame Lay it down At his feet You are a child of the living God Of the living God Bring your worries And fear of failing Lay it down No more waiting You are a child of the living God He sees Everything you're gonna be He's healing every lie you believed He sees you He sees you And He knows Your future so he's pulling you close He is your defender I know He sees you He sees you Prayer: Father, what we know not, teach us; what we have not, give us; what we are not, make us; for the sake of your Son our Savior. Amen. -Old Anglican Prayer

Passage: 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. 13 So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves 14 and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. (Exodus 1:8-14 ESV) Song: Faithfulness by Jacob Sooter, Matt Maher, and Stephen McWhirter Lyrics: In the breakers that storm my faith God my Rock and God my Hope You will prevail You're the constant in a sea of change What You've done and what You've said Will never fade Great is Your Faithfulness Great is Your Faithfulness Always and forever Always and forever There are memories that seize my heart But they will never steal or tear our love apart There are victories yet to come They are certain as the rising of the sun From age to age the same Your mercy never changes Your joy it is my strength Your goodness never changes Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer