February 2024
Gathering for Prayer
Christ Candle is lit.
Light and peace in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Rend your heart
and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.
(Joel 2:13, NIV)
Silent Praying
In the silence, collect and still yourself. Confess your sins.
Sacred Reading
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (NIV)
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”
Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
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God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
Silent Meditation
Sharing Reflections
Sharing Burdens and Joys
Share your burdens and joys for this season with the group.
Prayer Intercession and Thanksgiving
One shares a burden.
Lord hear our prayer.
One shares a joy.
Thanks be to God.
Closing Prayer
At the end of the prayer join the leader in The Lord’s Prayer.
Blessing and Sending
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
(Ephesians 3:20-21, NIV)
Amen.
Christ Candle is extinguished.
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