June 24, 2020
Greeting
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy
Spirit be with you all. (2 Corinthians 13:13)
And
also with you.
In
the beginning was the Word,
and
the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
In
the Word was life,
and
the life was the light of all people.
The
Word became flesh and lived among us,
and
we have seen his glory, full of grace and truth.
(John 1)
Let us pray.
Almighty
God, you called John the Baptist to give witness to the coming of your Son and
to prepare his way. Grant to your people the wisdom to see your purpose and the
openness to hear your will, that we too may witness to Christ’s coming and so
prepare his way; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen
First Lesson: Malachi 3:1-4
Psalm: Psalm 141
1O Lord, I call to you; come | to me quickly;
hear my voice when I | cry to you.
2Let my prayer rise before | you as incense,
the lifting up of my hands as the | evening sacrifice.
3Set a watch before my | mouth, O Lord,
and guard the door | of my lips.
4Let not my heart incline to any | evil thing.
Let me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers, nor eat of | their sweet foods.
5Let the righteous strike me; their rebukes, as oil upon the head, are not to | be refused.
Yet my prayers are continually against the deeds | of the wicked.
6Let their rulers be thrown down up- | on the stones,
that they may hear my words, for | they are sweet.
7Just as one who tills the earth | breaks the rock,
so let their bones be scattered at the mouth | of the grave.
8But my eyes are turned to | you, Lord God;
in you I take refuge; strip me not | of my life.
9Guard me from the trap that they have | laid for me
and from the snares of | evildoers.
10Let the wicked fall into | their own nets,
while I a- | lone pass through.
hear my voice when I | cry to you.
2Let my prayer rise before | you as incense,
the lifting up of my hands as the | evening sacrifice.
3Set a watch before my | mouth, O Lord,
and guard the door | of my lips.
4Let not my heart incline to any | evil thing.
Let me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers, nor eat of | their sweet foods.
5Let the righteous strike me; their rebukes, as oil upon the head, are not to | be refused.
Yet my prayers are continually against the deeds | of the wicked.
6Let their rulers be thrown down up- | on the stones,
that they may hear my words, for | they are sweet.
7Just as one who tills the earth | breaks the rock,
so let their bones be scattered at the mouth | of the grave.
8But my eyes are turned to | you, Lord God;
in you I take refuge; strip me not | of my life.
9Guard me from the trap that they have | laid for me
and from the snares of | evildoers.
10Let the wicked fall into | their own nets,
while I a- | lone pass through.
Gospel: Luke 1:57-67 [68-80]
Meditation
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