OPENING PRAYER
We give thanks to You, O Beloved, we give thanks; We call upon your Name and recount the ways of Love. Psalm 75:1 Psalms of Praying by Nan Merrill
THE REFRAIN
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100:5 ESV
THE WORD OF GOD/A READING
Matthew 8:23-28 ESV
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
REFRAIN
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100:5 ESV
PRAYERS
[Lord, you are with me.]
I welcome your godly holiness upon earth.
I welcome your complete humanness upon my life world.
I welcome you, yourself, into my life and self.
I thank you that I may embrace humanity and find myself embracing you.
-Ignatian Exercises prayer
CONCLUSION
The Collect At the Close of the Day (BCP, 121)
Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless us and keep us. Amen.