MORNING TEA/COFFEE BREAK (Terce)

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Prayer

Bless the Lord, whose name is to be praised,
Our Father who art in heaven,
who has given us his laws,
to show us the error of our ways,
Blessed is his son, Christ the Messiah,
who redeemed us from having broken them.
Blessed are you, O Holy Spirit,
who assists us in sinning no more,
and sustains us in the way of the Lord,
grant us wisdom and understanding this day.
Amen.

Old Testament Reading - Jacob wrestles with God

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22-24 But during the night he got up and wakeneda his two wives and his two concubines and eleven sons, and sent them across the Jordan River at the Jabbok ford with all his possessions, then returned again to the camp and was there alone; and a Man wrestled with him until dawn. 25And when the Man saw that he couldn’t win the match, he struck Jacob’s hip and knocked it out of joint at the socket.

26Then the Man said, “Let me go, for it is dawn.”

But Jacob panted, “I will not let you go until you bless me.”

27“What is your name?” the Man asked.

“Jacob,” was the reply.

28“It isn’t anymore!” the Man told him. “It is Israel—one who has power with God. Because you have been strong with God, you shall prevail with men.”

29“What is your name?” Jacob asked him.

“No, you mustn’t ask,” the Man told him. And he blessed him there.

30Jacob named the place “Peniel” (“The Face of God”), for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is spared.” 31The sun rose as he started on, and he was limping because of his hip.32 (That is why even today the people of Israel don’t eat meat from near the hip, in memory of what happened that night.)

. . . . .Genesis 32:22-32
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Intercession

O Lord, you are our God:
we call upon you all day long.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Rescue the weak and poor,
deliver them from the power of the wicked.
Christ, have mercy. E te Karaiti, kia aroha mai.
Lord, our souls wait for you,
for our hope is in your word.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Amen.