Old Testament
Deuteronomy 8:1-3, 6-10
6 Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him. 7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.
1 Officiant: The Word of the Lord. The People: Thanks be to God.
Psalm
Psalm
65
*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
2 Corinthians 9:10-15
Officiant: The Word of the Lord. The People: Thanks be to God.
Gospel
Matthew 6:25-33
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 Matthew.
People: Glory to You, Lord Christ.
Deacon: We are reading from Matthew's Gospel chapter 6, beginning at verse 25.
25 Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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, with thanksgiving, let us glorify God, Who supplies all our needs. The Response is 'We Thank Thee O Lord' For the love God demonstrated to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. For the leadership of the Church. We Thank Thee O Lord
For our daily provisions. We Thank Thee O Lord
For family, friends, and neighbors. We Thank Thee O Lord
For the Word of God, the fellowship of other believers and the sacraments of the Church. We Thank Thee O Lord
For those who defend us at home and abroad. We Thank Thee O Lord
For all of God's creation. We Thank Thee O Lord
For access to the throne of God. We Thank Thee O Lord
For the Holy Spirit and His Gifts. We Thank Thee O Lord
For the promises of God. We Thank Thee O Lord
And for the Lord's coming and His coming again. Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your indescribable gift in Jesus.
Be glorified in our thanksgiving and multiply in us the fruit of Your righteousness.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. AMEN.