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Evening Prayer 04 28 2022
Carla McGee
Carla McGee
Thursday, April 28, 2022
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The Great Fifty Days

A SERVICE OF EVENING PRAYER

April 28, 2022

Welcome

Prelude    

Dialogue                    

Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.           
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!           
We are illumined by the brightness of his rising.           
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
           
Death has no more dominion over us.                       
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
 

Thanksgiving for Baptism
Holy God, holy and merciful, holy and mighty, you are the river of life, you are the everlasting wellspring, you are the fire of rebirth. 

Glory to you for oceans and lakes, for rivers and streams.  Honor to you for cloud and rain, for dew and snow.  Your waters are below us, around us, above us:  our life is born in you.  You are the fountain of resurrection. 

Praise to you for your saving waters:  Noah and the animals survive the flood, Hagar discovers your well.  The Israelites escape through the sea, and they drink from your gushing rock.  Naaman washes his leprosy away, and the Samaritan woman will never be thirsty again. 

At the font, holy God, we pray:  Praise to you for the water of baptism and for your Word that saves us in this water.  Breathe your Spirit into all who are gathered here and into all creation.  Illumine our days.  Enliven our bones.  Dry our tears.  Wash away the sin within us and drown the evil around us. 

Satisfy all our thirst with your living water, Jesus Christ, our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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           
We are your people, O God – the sheep of your pasture,the flock you have gathered. Lead us beside still waters;teach us the way of righteousness; and feed us at your table; through Jesus Christ, our good shepherd.  Amen. 

Psalm 30
  1I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,
 and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
 2O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
 and you have healed me.
 3O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
 restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
 4Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones,
 and give thanks to his holy name.
 5For his anger is but for a moment;
 his favor is for a lifetime.
 Weeping may linger for the night,
 but joy comes with the morning.
 6As for me, I said in my prosperity,
 "I shall never be moved."
 7By your favor, O LORD,
 you had established me as a strong mountain;
 you hid your face;
 I was dismayed.
 8To you, O LORD, I cried,
 and to the LORD I made supplication:
 9"What profit is there in my death,
 if I go down to the Pit?
 Will the dust praise you?
 Will it tell of your faithfulness?
 10Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me!
 O LORD, be my helper!"
 11You have turned my mourning into dancing;
 you have taken off my sackcloth
 and clothed me with joy,
 12so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
 O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

Psalm 4  
 1Answer me when I call, O God of my right!
 You gave me room when I was in distress.
 Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.
 2How long, you people, shall my honor suffer shame?
 How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies?
   Selah
 3But know that the LORD has set apart the faithful for himself;
 the LORD hears when I call to him.
 4When you are disturbed, do not sin;
 ponder it on your beds, and be silent.
   Selah
 5Offer right sacrifices,
 and put your trust in the LORD.
 6There are many who say, "O that we might see some good!
 Let the light of your face shine on us, O LORD!"
 7You have put gladness in my heart
 more than when their grain and wine abound.
 8I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
 for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety.

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. 

Acts 9:1-20
1Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" 5He asked, "Who are you, Lord?" The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do." 7The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one. 8Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9For three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
10Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He answered, "Here I am, Lord." 11The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying, 12and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." 13But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem; 14and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name." 15But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; 16I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." 17So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus, 20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God. 

Reflection 

Response
Jesus said, “ I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness.” 

Gospel Canticle   (together)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for you, Lord, have looked with favor on your lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me bless’d:you, the Almighty, have done great things for me and holy is your name.             
You have mercy on those who fear you, from generation to generation.             
You have shown strength with your arm and scattered the proud in their conceit, casting down the mighty from their thronesand lifting up the lowly.           
You have filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.           
You have come to the aid of your servant Israel, to remember the promise of mercy, the promise made to our forebears, to Abraham and his children forever.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. 

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                    

With boldness, let us offer our prayers
to the shepherd of our souls, saying,           
God of goodness and mercy, hear our prayer.            

We pray for the church in every place …
Gather us together and make us one,
one in ministry and mission to the world,           
so that there will be one flock, one shepherd.
God of goodness and mercy, hear our prayer.          

We pray for the nations of the world …
Anoint all leaders with your wisdom
so that they will use their power
to help the poor and defend the vulnerable.
God of goodness and mercy, hear our prayer.            

We pray for this community …           
Strengthen those who work each day
to heal the sick, welcome the outcasts,
and help sisters and brothers in need.
God of goodness and mercy, hear our prayer. 

We pray for friends and loved ones …
Comfort all who are suffering;walk with them through dark valleys
and restore them, body, mind, and soul.
God of goodness and mercy, hear our prayer. 

Loving God, by the power of your Spirit,
help us to keep your commandments
and to love one another with the love of Jesus,
in whose holy name we pray.  Amen.   

Luther’s Evening Prayer

We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have graciously protected today. We ask you to forgive us all our sins, where we have done wrong, and graciously to protect us tonight. Into your hands we commend ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and all that is ours. Let your holy angels be with us, so that the wicked foe may have no power over us. 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
 

Benediction           

Let us bless the Lord.            
Thanks be to God.
The peace of God which passes all understanding keep our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.
Amen. 

Postlude   Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 
                       ELW 373  (vs. 1, 5, 6)

"Christ the Lord is ris'n today!"
All on earth with angels say;
raise your joys and triumphs high;
sing, O heav'ns; and earth, reply.

Love's redeeming work is done,
fought the fight, the battle won;
Lo! The sun's eclipse is o'er.
Lo! He sets in blood no more.

King of glory, soul of bliss,
everlasting life is this:
thee to know, thy pow'r to prove,
thus to sing, and thus to love!


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