Today Is: Proper 10

Collect for: Proper 10
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament
Deuteronomy 30:9-14

9 The LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the LORD will again rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, 10 if you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 11 For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' 14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

1 Officiant: The Word of the Lord.
The People: Thanks be to God.

Psalm
Psalm 25

4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. 5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me: For You are the God of my salvation.

6 Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old. 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me: For You are the God of my salvation.

8 Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He teaches sinners in the way. 9 The humble He guides in justice, And the humble He teaches His way.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me: For You are the God of my salvation.

10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. 11 For Your name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me: For You are the God of my salvation.

12 Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. 13 He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me: For You are the God of my salvation.

14 The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.

*At the end of the Psalms this is sung or said
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

New Testament
Colossians 1:13-20

13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

Officiant: The Word of the Lord.
The People: Thanks be to God.

Gospel
Luke 10:25-37

Introduction to the Gospel:
Deacon:The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you. Or And with your spirit
Deacon: May the Lord be on our minds, on our lips, and on our hearts as we hear His Holy Gospel. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke.
People: Glory to You, Lord Christ.
Deacon: We are reading from Luke's Gospel chapter 10, beginning at verse 25.

25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, 'Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?' 26 He said to him, 'What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?' 27 So he answered and said, ' 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.' ' 28 And He said to him, 'You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.' 29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, 'And who is my neighbor?' 30 Then Jesus answered and said: 'A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.' 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?' 37 And he said, 'He who showed mercy on him.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'

After the Gospel reading, the deacon elevates the book and says:
Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, Lord Christ.

Prayers of the People

Prayers of the People for: Proper 10

Brothers and sisters, keeping our eyes on Jesus, let us lift up our needs and those of the whole world before God, the Father of us all.

That the Church will boldly preach 'the Kingdom of God is at hand'.
Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer.

That the people of God will carry out the great command to love one another as Christ has loved us.
Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer.

That governments will acknowledge that their authority and the people's basic human rights come from God and not man.
Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer.

That we, like the Good Samaritan, will exemplify the compassion of Christ toward the poor, the sick, and the helpless.
Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer.

That Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, ordained to proclaim the Gospel, will never hesitate to speak out against evils in society.
Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer.

That we, like Epaphras, will be faithful ministers of Christ and servants to His people.
Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer.

That those who are searching for their purpose in life will find it through a meaningful relationship with Jesus.
Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer.

Merciful Father, You are the God of our salvation. Hear our prayer and give us the grace to be transformed into the image of Your Son, and it's in His name we pray.AMEN