LENT Week 0 ASH WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYER Together

LENT Week 0 ASH WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYER Together: Growing, Caring, Sharing in God’s Love

WELCOME TO THIS EVENING PRAYER. The Power. Point presentation will give you all you need to say at home this morning prayer. For the Song, just click on the title, and the weblink will open it directly in your computer. Watch the video in full screen, then come back to this presentation. The Psalm can be read by two people or two groups of people if you want. You may start by lighting a candle.

(Time of quiet to be in presence of the Lord)

Hear our voice, O Lord, according to your faithful love, All according to your judgement, give us life.

SONG ‘Your Promises’

Blessed are you, Lord God of our Salvation: All to you be praise and glory for ever.

In the darkness of our sin, you have shone in our hearts: All to give the light of the knowledge of your glory in the face of Christ.

May the knowledge of your presence free us from sin and shame, All that we may grow into your likeness from glory to glory.

Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit: All Blessed be God for ever!

The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind.

All As we rejoice in the gift of this new day, so may the light of your presence, O God, set our hearts on fire with love for you; now and for ever. Amen.

THE WORD OF GOD… … a source of life

PSALM Psalm 6 (Good News Translation)

LORD, don't be angry and rebuke me! Don't punish me in your anger! 2 I am worn out, O LORD; have pity on me! Give me strength; I am completely exhausted 3 and my whole being is deeply troubled.

How long, O LORD, will you wait to help me? 4 Come and save me, LORD; in your mercy rescue me from death. 5 In the world of the dead you are not remembered; no one can praise you there.

6 I am worn out with grief; every night my bed is damp from my weeping; my pillow is soaked with tears.

7 I can hardly see; my eyes are so swollen from the weeping caused by my enemies.

8 Keep away from me, you evil people! The LORD hears my weeping; 9 he listens to my cry for help and will answer my prayer.

10 My enemies will know the bitter shame of defeat; in sudden confusion they will be driven away.

Glory to the Father, by the Son, in the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen. Or: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, may the tears shed in your earthly life be balm for all who weep, and may the prayers of your pilgrimage give strength to all who suffer; for your mercy’s sake. Amen.

READING (News International Reader Version) Follow a Reading Plan of your choice: https: //www. biblegateway. com/reading-plans/ or read the verses on the next slide.

6 Then Jesus told a story. “A man had a fig tree, ” he said. “It was growing in his vineyard. When he went to look for fruit on it, he didn’t find any. 7 So he went to the man who took care of the vineyard. He said, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree. But I haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil? ’ 8 “ ‘Sir, ’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year. I’ll dig around it and feed it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down. ’ ” (Luke 13. 6 -9; NIr. V)

Sincerity and truth re what you require, All fill my mind with your wisdom. Remove my sin, and I will be clean, All wash me, and I will be wither than snow. Glory to the Father, by the Son, in the Holy Spirit: All Sincerity and truth re what you require, fill my mind with your wisdom.

PRAYERS FOR THE WORLD -For our family, friends and all whom we love -For the day and its tasks

For the poor in spirit, that they may inherit the kingdom of heaven and see you face to face.

(We offer ourselves to the Lord)

All Holy God, our lives are laid open before you: rescue us from the chaos of sin and through the death of your Son, bring us healing and make us whole in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER Trusting in the compassion of God, let us pray with confidence as our Saviour taught us:

(Modern Version) (Traditional Version) 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. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

SONG ‘More of you’

SENDING OUT May God, our Redeemer: All show us compassion and love.

Let us bless the Lord. All Thanks be to God.

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