O God, our very breath, our only hope, in every age you take pity on us and bring forth life from death. Visit your people and raise your Church to new life, that we may join with all generations in voicing our wonder and praise. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

1 Praise the Lord!

   Praise the name of the Lord,

    give praise, O servants of the Lord,

2 who stand in the house of the Lord,

    in the courts of the house of our God!

3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;

    sing to his name, for it is pleasant![a]

4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,

    Israel as his own possession.

5 For I know that the Lord is great,

    and that our Lord is above all gods.

6 Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,

    in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

7 He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,

    who makes lightnings for the rain

    and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

Psalm 135 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Numbers 9:15-23, 10:29-36 – Romans 1:1-15 – Matthew 17:14-21