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Evening Prayer 07 14 2022
Pam Smith
Pam Smith
Thursday, July 14, 2022
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A SERVICE OF EVENING PRAYER

July 14, 2022

Welcome

Prelude   

Opening                   

Jesus Christ is the light of the world,
the light no darkness can overcome.
Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening,
and the day is almost over.
Let your light scatter the darkness
and illumine your church.

Confession and Forgiveness

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,
Whose steadfast love endures forever.
Amen.

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another

     Silence is kept for reflection.

Merciful God,
we confess that we have not followed your path but have chosen our own way.  Instead of putting others before ourselves, we long to take the best seats at the table.  When met by those in need, we have too often passed by on the other side.  Set us again on the path of life.  Save us from ourselves and free us to love our neighbors.  Amen.

Hear the good news!
God does not deal with us according to our sins but delights in granting pardon and mercy.  In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven.  You are free to love as God loves
Amen.

Thanksgiving for Light 
     
           
The Lord be with you.           
And also with you.           
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.           
It is right to give our thanks and praise. 

We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning you called light into being,and you set lights in the sky to govern night and day.  In a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night you led your people into freedom. 

Enlighten our darkness by the light of your Christ; may your Word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path; for you are merciful, and you love your whole creation, and with all your creatures we give you glory,through your Son Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.  Amen. 

Prayer   
Let us pray.    
Eternal God, you draw near to us in Christ, and you make yourself our guest. Amid the cares of our lives, make us attentive to your presence, that we may treasure your word above all else, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.

Proverbs 8:22-36
 22The LORD created me at the beginning of his work,
 the first of his acts of long ago.
 23Ages ago I was set up,
 at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
 24When there were no depths I was brought forth,
 when there were no springs abounding with water.
 25Before the mountains had been shaped,
 before the hills, I was brought forth —
 26when he had not yet made earth and fields,
 or the world's first bits of soil.
 27When he established the heavens, I was there,
 when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
 28when he made firm the skies above,
 when he established the fountains of the deep,
 29when he assigned to the sea its limit,
 so that the waters might not transgress his command,
 when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
 30then I was beside him, like a master worker;
 and I was daily his delight,
 rejoicing before him always,
 31rejoicing in his inhabited world
 and delighting in the human race.
 32"And now, my children, listen to me:
 happy are those who keep my ways.
 33Hear instruction and be wise,
 and do not neglect it.
 34Happy is the one who listens to me,
 watching daily at my gates,
 waiting beside my doors.
 35For whoever finds me finds life
 and obtains favor from the LORD;
 36but those who miss me injure themselves;
 all who hate me love death."

Psalm 52     (read responsively by whole verse)
 1Why do you boast, O mighty one,
 of mischief done against the godly?
 All day long 2you are plotting destruction.
Your tongue is like a sharp razor,
 you worker of treachery.
 3You love evil more than good,
 and lying more than speaking the truth.
    Selah
 4You love all words that devour,
 O deceitful tongue.
 5But God will break you down forever;
 he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
 he will uproot you from the land of the living.
    Selah
 6The righteous will see, and fear,
 and will laugh at the evildoer, saying,
 7"See the one who would not take
 refuge in God,
 but trusted in abundant riches,
 and sought refuge in wealth!"
 8But I am like a green olive tree
 in the house of God.
 I trust in the steadfast love of God
 forever and ever.
 9I will thank you forever,
 because of what you have done.
 In the presence of the faithful
 I will proclaim your name, for it is good.

Gloria Patri

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be.  Amen. 

Colossians 1:15-28     
15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers — all things have been created through him and for him. 17He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.
21And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him — 23provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a servant of this gospel.
24I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. 25I became its servant according to God's commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. 27To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God. 

Reflection 

Response
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets,
but in these last days God has spoken to us by the Son.

Gospel Canticle   (together)

Magnificat  A Prayer-Paraphrase of Luke 1: 46-55

We praise you, Lord,
            and our spirits rejoice in you – our Saviour;

For you take notice of the unnoticeable,
            and transform them into the blessed;
You are strong and true to yourself and all that is good
            in everything you are and do and say;
            and you do great things for us;

Through the ages you have shown compassion
            to those who trust you,
And in your strength you have scattered
            those who are arrogant and abusive;

You have made the thrones of tyrants topple
            and you have made humble people into leaders of many;
You have cared for and provided for those who have nothing,
            and you have left the over-satisfied with empty hands;

You have always been a help to your people,
            and have shown mercy when we have gone astray;
You made this promise to our ancestors,
            and you continue to stay true to it even now.

We praise you, Lord,
            and our spirits rejoice in you – our Saviour. Amen.

Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
    creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
    who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
    born of the virgin Mary,
    suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    was crucified, died, and was buried;
    he descended to the dead
    On the third day he rose again;
    he ascended into heaven,
    he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
    and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
    the holy catholic church,
    the communion of saints,
    the forgiveness of sins,
    the resurrection of the body,    
    and the life everlasting.
    Amen.
 

Prayers                    

In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the church of God,
and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise,
let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

For the health of the creation, for abundant harvests that all may share,
and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord,
    Lord, have mercy.

For public servants, the government, and those who protect us;
for those who work to bring peace, justice, healing, and protection
in this and every place, let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

For those who travel, for those who are sick and suffering, and for those who are in captivity, let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

For deliverance in the time of affliction, wrath, danger, and need, let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

For all servants of the church, for this assembly, and for all people who await from the Lord great and abundant mercy, let us pray to the Lord.
    Lord, have mercy.

Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.

Giving thanks for all who have gone before us and are at rest, rejoicing in the communion of all the saints, we commend ourselves, one another, and our whole life to you, through Christ our Lord.
    To you, O Lord. 

O God, from whom come all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works:  give to us, your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey your commandments; and also that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may live in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God forever.
    Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven,                       
  hallowed be your name,
                       
  your kingdom come,
                       
  your will be done,
                                   
    on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins                       
  as we forgive those
                                   
    who sin against us.   
Save us from the time of trial                       
 and deliver us from evil.
           
For the kingdom, the power,
                       
  and the glory are yours,
                       
  now and forever. 
Amen
 

Written Offering

Benediction           

Postlude     Beautiful Savior
                       ELW 838   (v. 1,3,4)

Beautiful Savior,
King of creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I'd love thee,
truly I'd serve thee,
light of my soul, my joy, my crown.

Fair is the sunshine,
fair is the moonlight,
bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer
than all the angels in the sky.

Beautiful Savior,
Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor,
praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine!


Liturgical Text and Music, from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, © 2006 and 2020 Augsburg Fortress, Reprinted and/or streamed with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License #SAS016761.  All rights reserved.

Magnificat, A Prayer-Paraphrase of Luke 1: 46-55, John van de Laar, copyright © 2008 Sacredise.  Posted on Sacredise.com. Used with permission.

Beautiful Savior, Text: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677; tr. Joseph A. Seiss, 1823-1904. Music: Silesian folk tune, 19th cent. Public domain.