Almighty God, through whom redemption comes to us and our adoption is accomplished: Look in mercy on your children, and bestow upon all who believe in Christ perfect freedom and an eternal inheritance; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
(From the Gelasian Sacramentary)

1 If the LORD had not been on our side—
let Israel say-
4 the flood would have engulfed us,
the torrent would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters
would have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the LORD,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare;
the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 124 New International Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
(click on underlined link to go directly to the reading):
Leviticus 16:1-19 – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 – Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18