Psalm 66 v 1 – 11
Be joyful in God, all the earth; ♦︎
sing the glory of his name;
sing the glory of his praise.
Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! ♦︎
Because of your great strength
your enemies shall bow before you.
‘All the earth shall worship you, ♦︎
sing to you, sing praise to your name.’
Come now and behold the works of God, ♦︎
how wonderful he is in his dealings with humankind.
He turned the sea into dry land;
the river they passed through on foot; ♦︎
there we rejoiced in him.
In his might he rules for ever;
his eyes keep watch over the nations; ♦︎
let no rebel rise up against him.
Bless our God, O you peoples; ♦︎
make the voice of his praise to be heard,
Who holds our souls in life ♦︎
and suffers not our feet to slip.
For you, O God, have proved us; ♦︎
you have tried us as silver is tried.
You brought us into the snare; ♦︎
you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.
You let enemies ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water; ♦︎
but you brought us out into a place of liberty.
2 Timothy 2 v 8 -15
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. The saying is sure:
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;
if we are faithless, he remains faithful—
for he cannot deny himself.Remind them of this, and warn them before God that they are to avoid wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are listening. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth.
Luke 17 v 11 – 19
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’ Then he said to him, ‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’
Collect Prayer
Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Post Communion Prayer
Lord, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow us,
and make us continually to be given to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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