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The Deanery of Radnor and Builth
Morning Prayer
The 9th Sunday after Trinity
August 9th 2020
Led by Rev Rachael Storer
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen
One thing I have asked of the Lord,
this is what I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the lord
all the days of my life;
to behold the beauty of the Lord
and to seek Him in His temple.
Call: Who is it that you seek?
Response: We seek the Lord our God.
Call: Do you seek him with all your heart?
Response: Amen. Lord have mercy.
Call: Do you seek Him with all your soul?
Response: Amen. Lord have mercy.
Call: Do you seek Him with all your mind?
Response: Amen. Lord have mercy.
Call: Do you seek Him with all your strength?
Response: Amen. Christ have Mercy.
Hymn led by Adeline Jennings
Let there be love
Let there be love shared among us
Let there be love in our lives
Now let your love sweep this nation
Cause us oh Lord to arise
Give us a fresh understanding
Of the new love that is real
Let there be love shared among us
Let there be love
2) Let there be joy
3) Let there be peace
4) Let there be love
Dave Bilborough 1979 Kingway’s Thankyou Music
Declaration of faith
To whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life,
and we have believed and have come to know
that you are the Holy One of God.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
Collect for the day
Almighty God,
who sent your Holy Spirit
to be the life and light of your Church:
open our hearts to the riches of your grace,
that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit
in love and joy and peace;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Word of the Lord
1 Kings 19. 9-18
At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ He answered, ‘I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.’
He said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ He answered, ‘I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.’ Then the Lord said to him, ‘Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram. Also you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel; and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah as prophet in your place. Whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall kill; and whoever escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall kill. Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.’
Psalm 85. 8-13
I will listen to what the Lord God will say :
for he shall speak peace to his people and to the faithful,
that they turn not again to folly.
Truly, his salvation is near to those who fear him :
that his glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth are met together :
righteousness and peace have kissed each other;
Truth shall spring up from the earth :
and righteousness look down from heaven.
The Lord will indeed give all that is good :
and our land will yield its increase.
Righteousness shall go before him :
and direct his steps • in the way.
Matthew 14. 22-33
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking towards them on the lake. But when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.’
Peter answered him, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.’ He said, ‘Come.’ So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came towards Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, ‘You of little faith, why did you doubt?’ When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshipped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’
Sermon by Rev Petra Goodband
Prayers PG
Leader: Let us join in prayer on this day of remembrance for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to recall the past, to be challenged in the present, and to seek hope for the future.
All: O God of power, gracious in love, you gave humankind responsibility to care for all the earth. But often we put our faith in military power even though you call us to build a community of trust and love.
Leader: By both our actions and inactions, by our participation in the systems of society, we often become agents of violence and destruction.
All: O God of all, transform the death and despair in the symbols of Hiroshima and Nagasaki into ones of hope and resolve that nuclear weapons must never again be used to kill and destroy.
Leader: Let Hiroshima and Nagasaki be beacons leading us to find ways to live together in peace. May we not be just peace lovers, but peacemakers.
All: O God of infinite possibilities, transform our hearts and minds. Give us courage to use our skills and technology to transform weapons that destroy into gifts that cherish all of life.
Leader: Isaiah said: “It shall come to pass that the peoples shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.”
All: O God, finally after 75 years, make your vision our vision so that “nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” O God, forgive, transform, and bring your peace. Amen.
Adapted from a prayer written by Susan Adams, a missionary in Japan for 13 years. Source: Wider Church Ministries, UCC, Cleveland.
Intercessions led by Rev Janet Day
Canticle
Christ, as a light
Illumine and guide me.
Christ. as a shield
Overshadow me.
Christ under me;
Christ over me;
Christ beside me
on my left and my right.
This day be within and without me,
Lowly and meek, yet all powerful.
Be in the heart of each to whom I speak;
in the mouth of each who speaks unto me.
This day be within and without me,
Lowly and meek, yet all powerful.
Christ as a light;
Christ as a shield;
Christ beside me
on my left and my right.
Hymn led by Adeline Jennings
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
Make me a channel of Your peace
Where there is hatred, let me bring Your love
Where there is injury, Your pardon Lord
And where there’s doubt, true faith in You
Oh Master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul
Make me a channel of Your peace
Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope
Where there is darkness, only light
And where there’s sadness, ever joy
Oh Master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul
Make me a channel of Your peace
It is pardoning that we are pardoned
In giving to all men that we receive
And in dying that we’re born to eternal life.
Sebastian Temple (b.1928) based on the prayer of St Francis 1967 OCP
Publications.
The Blessing
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you,
Wherever He may send you.
May He guide you through the wilderness,
Protect you through the storm.
May He bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders He has shown you.
May He bring you home rejoicing
once again into our doors.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Morning Prayer from Celtic Daily Prayer . The Northumbria Community
