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Almighty God,
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority
and mercifully grant that the peoples of the world,
divided and torn apart by sin,
may be brought together
under the gentle rule of Christ.
Amen.
Old Testament Reading - A Gentile fulfils God’s purpose
24The Lord, your Redeemer who made you, says: All things were made by me; I alone stretched out the heavens. By myself I made the earth and everything in it.
25I am the one who shows what liars all false prophets are, by causing something else to happen than the things they say. I make wise men give opposite advice to what they should and make them into fools. 26But what my prophets say, I do; when they say Jerusalem will be delivered and the cities of Judah lived in once again — it shall be done! 27When I speak to the rivers and say, “Be dry!” they shall be dry. 28When I say of Cyrus,a “He is my shepherd,” he will certainly do as I say; and Jerusalem will be rebuilt and the Temple restored, for I have spoken it.
. . . . . Isaiah 44:24-28- This was written many years before Cyrus began his meteoric rise to power.
God set us free to worship without fear;*
holy and righteous all the days of our life.
Confession
Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden;
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
so that we may truly love you
and worthily praise your holy name:
through our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
