DINNER (Vespers)

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Grace

Dear God,
thank you for all that is good,
for our creation and for our humanity,
for the gifts of life and of one another,
for your love which is unbounded and eternal.
for the food before us,
the family and friends beside us
and the love between us.
Amen.

Psalm 61

  1. Hear my cry, O God;
    listen to my prayer.
  2. From the end of the earth I call to you,
    when my heart is faint.
    Lead me to the rock
    that is higher than I;
  3. for you are my refuge,
    a strong tower against the enemy.
  4. Let me abide in your tent for ever,
    find refuge under the shelter of your wings.Selah
  5. For you, O God, have heard my vows;
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
  6. Prolong the life of the king;
    may his years endure to all generations!
  7. May he be enthroned for ever before God;
    appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
  8. So I will always sing praises to your name,
    as I pay my vows day after day.

Collect

Eternal Spirit, living God,
in whom we live and move and have our being,
all that we are, have been, and shall be is known to you,
to the very secret of our hearts
and all that rises to trouble us.
Living flame burn into us,
cleansing wind, blow through us,
fountain of water, well up within us,
that we may love and praise in deed and in truth.
Amen.