Welcome to Third Tuesdays prayer. Leader reads plain text, group reads the bold text.
Taken from the book of common prayers http://commonprayer.net.
O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you
as the day rises to meet the sun.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Come, let us sing to the Lord : let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Expose our broken systems, Lord : save us by the power of your cross.
Taken from Psalm 80:1 – 3
Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock : shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim.
In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh : stir up your strength and come to help us.
Restore us, O God of hosts : show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.
Expose our broken systems, Lord : save us by the power of your cross.
Meditation
A quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “The church’s task is not simply to bind the wounds of the victim beneath the wheel, but also to put a spoke in the wheel itself.”
Prayers for Others
Benediction
Our Father which 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
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil
For thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Forever.
Amen.
