Praising God for the Gift of Today

Gathering Reflection

As we gather from far and near in this

Joyous Eastertide let us

still our thoughtsbow our heads

andlift our minds and hearts to God

in prayer and praise.

In silence we hold all those we love, serve and care

about in our prayer

Be still, for the presence of the Lord,The Holy One is here.

Come, bow before Him now,

With reverence and fear.

In Him no sin is found,We stand on holy

ground.Be still, for the

presence of the Lord,The Holy One is here.

Be still, for the glory of the Lord,

Is shining all around.He burns with holy

fire,With splendour He is

crowned.How awesome is the

sight,Our radiant King of

light!Be still, for the glory

of the Lord,Is shining all around.

Be still, for the power of the Lord,

Is moving in this place.He comes to cleanse and

heal,To minister His grace.

No work too hard for Him,In faith receive from Him.Be still, for the power of

the Lord,Is moving in this place.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us be glad and rejoice.He has turned all death to

life.Sing to the glory of God

Psalm 92

How good it is to thank you, Lord to sing your love at dawn

(A)How good to thank you, Lord,to praise your name, Most High, to sing your love at dawn,your faithfulness at duskwith sound of lyre and harp, with music of the lute.For your work brings delight,Your deeds invite song.

(B)I marvel at what you do , Lord, how deep your thought!Fools do not grasp this, nor the senseless understand.Scoundrels spring up like grass, flourish and quickly wither.You Lord stand firm for ever.

(A)See how your enemies perish, scattered to the winds,while you give me brute strength, pouring rich oil upon me.I have faced my enemies, heard them plot against me.

(B)The just grow tall like palm trees,majestic like the cedars of Lebanon.They are planted in the temple courtsand flourish in God’s house,green and heavy with fruiteven in old age.

Proclaim that God is just My rock without fault.

(All) How good it is to thank you, Lord

To sing your love at dawn

Give us hearts of flesh, O God, That we may serve you

(A) I'm going to gather you from all over, and bring you back to your own land.

(B)I'll pour pure water over youand scrub you clean. I'll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you.

(A)I'll remove the stone heartfrom your body and replace it with a heart that's God-willed, not self-willed.

(B)I'll put my Spirit in you

and make it possible for you to do what I tell you

and live by my commands.

You will be my people! I will be your God!

(All)Give us hearts of

flesh, O God, That we may

serve you

Scripture Reading Colossians 1: 16-18

For by Him all things were created,

in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible—

all things have been created through Him and for Him.

He is before all things,

and in Him all things hold together.

He is also head of the body, the

church;and He is the beginning,

the firstborn from the dead.

IntercessionsJesus you call us to complete the work you have begun on earth;(All)- teach us to put no limits on the power of your Spirit in our lives

Those who have seen you have seen God;(All)- do not let the familiarity of your Gospel blind us to seeing you as you are, son of Mary, son of God.

You fed your people bread in the wilderness;(All)- nourish our hungry minds and hearts, open our hearts to share our riches with others.You showed yourself to your disciples and their eyes were opened;(All)- Open our eyes to know you in those we meet so that our meeting may change lives for the better.In faith and trust we pray (All) - Our Father

Concluding Prayer

Loving God, your light is eternal.

Grant that we may draw new faithfulness

from the hope you give us so that the

victory of Christ will be our joy. We ask this in the name of

Jesus who is Lord forever and ever.

(All)Amen

St Vincent

and Blessed Frederic interced

e for us

Praising God for the Gift of Today