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Psalm 122

1 I was glad when they said to me,
    ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’
2 Our feet are standing
    within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem—built as a city
    that is bound firmly together.
4 To it the tribes go up,
    the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
    to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 For there the thrones for judgement were set up,
    the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    ‘May they prosper who love you.
7 Peace be within your walls,
    and security within your towers.’
8 For the sake of my relatives and friends
    I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your good.

Collect

Blessed are you, God of strength and patience;
yours is the love our mothers showed us,
yours the care we need;
as we learn to care for one another
and to share your love,
may it be with our mother we share it
first of all.
Amen.

Thanksgiving

Thank Him for 3 things that happened today (Good or Not!)

Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

Lord, make us instruments of your peace;
where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Amen

The Blessing

May God our Redeemer show us compassion and love.
Amen

Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

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