Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Old Testament
Genesis 18:1-10
1 Officiant: The Word of the Lord. The People: Thanks be to God.
Psalm
Psalm
15
*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 1:15-23
Officiant: The Word of the Lord. The People: Thanks be to God.
Gospel
Luke 10:38-42
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 38.
38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.' 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.'
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
Brothers and sisters, God has told us to be anxious for nothing but rather to make our requests known to Him in prayer. Therefore, let us bring our needs and the needs of the whole world before the Lord of all.
That the Church will glorify God in all She does.
Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.
That elected officials will enact laws that are just for all their people, especially the poor, the powerless and the unborn.
Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.
That we will remember the lonely, the hopeless, the poor and the forgotten and that they will find their purpose and rest in the God that loves them.
Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.
That we, like Abraham, will welcome strangers, for some have even entertained Angels.
Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.
That we, like Martha's sister Mary, will be more concerned with the things of God rather than the things of this world.
Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.
That we, like the Apostle Paul, will live sacrificial lives, caring for one another in love.
Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.
That those who mourn the loss of loved ones will be comforted by the promises of Christ.
Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.
Everlasting Father, You have been faithful to Your Word since before time began. Hear our prayer and give us the grace to be faithful to the leading of Your Holy Spirit. We ask this through Christ our Lord. AMEN