8th Matins

Psalm 116:1-9

I love you O Lord because you heard my voice;
when I made my supplication.
because you turned your ear to me;
when I called upon your name.
The cords of death entangled me,
and the grip of Sheol laid hold on me;
distress and anguish descended upon me.
Then I called upon the name of the Lord;
'Deliver me O Lord I beseech you.'
Gracious is the Lord and righteous:
truly our God is a God of compassion.
The Lord preserves the simple-hearted:
when I was brought low the Lord saved me.
Be at rest once more O my soul
for the Lord has treated you kindly.
The Lord has saved me from death;
and kept my eyes from tears
and my feet from stumbling.
so that I may walk in the presence of the Lord:
in the land of the living.

Collect

Blessed are you eternal God
in Julian the anchoress
contemplating the sixteen showings of your love;
help us to reach her confidence
that in you all shall be well
and all shall be well
and all manner of things shall be well.
Amen.

Thanksgiving

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

Prayer

Our Father,
give us today our daily bread.
Look kindly, all-seeing God,
on all who spend this night in anxiety or pain.
Be with those who will die tonight.
Look kindly on those who are without food or shelter,
on those who have no love.
Your will is that we should have life, and share it.
Amen

The Blessing

May the risen Christ grant us the joy of eternal life.
Amen

Let us bless the Lord. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!

MIDNIGHT PRAYER (Matins)

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