God of the heavens, God of the earth, all creation awaits your gift of new life. Prepare our hearts to receive the word of your Son, that his gospel may grow within us and yield a harvest that is a hundredfold. We ask this 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

5 By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,

    O God of our salvation,

    the hope of all the ends of the earth

    and of the farthest seas;

9 You visit the earth and water it;

    you greatly enrich it;

    the river of God is full of water;

    you provide their grain,

    for so you have prepared it.

10 You water its furrows abundantly,

    settling its ridges,

    softening it with showers,

    and blessing its growth.

11 You crown the year with your bounty;

    your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.

12 The pastures of the wilderness overflow,

    the hills gird themselves with joy,

13 the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,

    the valleys deck themselves with grain,

    they shout and sing together for joy.

                         

Psalm 65 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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1 Samuel 7:2-17 – Acts 6:1-15 - Luke 22:14-23