LENT Week 5 MONDAY EVENING PRAYER Together Growing

LENT Week 5 MONDAY 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)

Let your ways be known upon earth, All your saving power among the nations.

SONG ‘To the cross’

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

As we behold your Son, enthroned on the cross: All stir up in us the fire of your love.

May we be cleansed from all our sins, All and walk with you in newness of life.

May we sing the praise of him who died, All for us and for our salvation.

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

That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful, let us pray with one heart and mind.

All As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, so may your mercy come down upon us, to cleanse our hearts and set us free to sing your praise, now and for ever. Amen.

THE WORD OF GOD… … a source of life

PSALM Psalm 44 part 2 (Good News Translation)

9 But now you have rejected us and let us be defeated; you no longer march out with our armies. 10 You made us run from our enemies, and they took for themselves what was ours.

11 You allowed us to be slaughtered like sheep; you scattered us in foreign countries. 12 You sold your own people for a small price as though they had little value.

13 Our neighbours see what you did to us, and they mock us and laugh at us.

14 You have made us a joke among the nations; they shake their heads at us in scorn.

15 I am always in disgrace; I am covered with shame 16 from hearing the sneers and insults of my enemies and those who hate me.

17 All this happened to us, even though we have not forgotten you or broken the covenant you made with us.

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.

In the darkness of unknowing, when your love seems absent, draw near to us, O God, in Christ forsaken, in Christ risen, our Redeemer and our Lord. 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.

39 Many of the Samaritans from the town of Sychar believed in Jesus. They believed because of what the woman had said about him. She said, “He told me everything I’ve ever done. ” 40 Then the Samaritans came to him and tried to get him to stay with them. So he stayed two days. 41 Because of what he said, many more people became believers. 42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said. We have now heard for ourselves. We know that this man really is the Savior of the world. ” (John 4. 39 -42; NIr. V)

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you: All for by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world. Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, All that we might die to sin and live to righteousness: by his wounds we have been healed. Glory to the Father, by the Son, in the Holy Spirit: All We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, for by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.

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

For the leaders of the nations: that you will guide them in the ways of mercy and truth.

(We offer ourselves to the Lord)

All Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us that we do for the least of our brothers and sisters, we do also for you: give us the will to be the servants of others as you were the servant of all, and gave up your life and died for us, but are alive and reign, now and for ever. 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 ‘His mercy is more’

SENDING OUT May Christ, who bore our sins on the cross: All set us free to serve him with joy.

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

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