SUPPER (Compline)

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The Song of Zechariah

1Blessèd are you O Lord our God:
you have come to your people and set them free.
2You have raised up for us a mighty Saviour:
born of the house of your servant David.
3 Through your holy prophets you promised of old:
that you would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
4You promised to show mercy to our forebears:
and to remember your holy covenant.
5This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
6free to worship you without fear:
holy and righteous in your sight
all the days of our life.
7And you, child, shall be called
the prophet of the Most High:
for you will go before the Lord
to prepare the way,
8to give God’s people knowledge of salvation:
through the forgiveness of their sins.
9In the tender compassion of our God:
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
10to shine on those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death:
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to God: Source of all being,
Eternal Word, and Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and shall be for ever.
Amen.

New Testament Reading - Children of God

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1See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children — think of it — and we really are! But since most people don’t know God, naturally they don’t understand that we are his children. 2Yes, dear friends, we are already God’s children, right now, and we can’t even imagine what it is going to be like later on. But we do know this, that when he comes we will be like him, as a result of seeing him as he really is. 3 And everyone who really believes this will try to stay pure because Christ is pure.

4But those who keep on sinning are against God, for every sin is done against the will of God. 5And you know that he became a man so that he could take away our sins, and that there is no sin in him, no missing of God’s will at any time in any way. 6So if we stay close to him, obedient to him, we won’t be sinning either; but as for those who keep on sinning, they should realize this: They sin because they have never really known him or become his.

7Oh, dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: if you are constantly doing what is good, it is because you are good, even as he is.

. . . . . 1 John 3:1-7

Intercession

Pray for 3 people on your heart ending with the prayer below.

To you, O Lord, we lift our eyes;
to you, enthroned in the heavens.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Let our cry come before you, O Lord;
grant us understanding, according to your word.
Christ, have mercy. E te Karaiti, kia aroha mai.
Let your merciful goodness come to us, O Lord;
and your salvation, according to your promise.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Satisfy those who thirst,
and fill the hungry with good things.
Christ, have mercy. E te Karaiti, kia aroha mai.
Your kingship has dominion over all,
and with you is our redemption.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Amen.