Liturgical Evening Prayer - Day 3

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Welcome to evening prayers

God is Jehovah Jireh, ‘the Lord will provide’. We approach God tonight remembering he provides for us. On this Sabbath day, we can trust him to give us rest, to look after our work until the Sabbath is over and to remind us that he delights in us even as we delight in him.

Together we pray

Calm me, O Lord, as You stilled the storm.
Still me, O Lord, keep me from harm.
Let all the tumult within me cease.
Enfold me, Lord, in Your peace.

Look over the day, asking God to bring clarity and understanding. Review the day through the lens of gratitude. Think of every detail for which you can be thankful; for the things that bring you joy, thank him. For the things that bring sadness or have been challenging, thank him that you had that opportunity to trust him.

Pause to pray

Together we pray

God we thank you that you are generous and your resources are unlimited. Whatever we needed today you supplied. We rejoice that you delight in us even as we delight in you.

Now we have the opportunity to become aware of how we are feeling. Try to name that emotion and give it to the LORD.

Pause to pray

Together we pray

Thank you, God, that today you provided us strength to work, kindness to bear one another’s burdens, ways out of temptation, paths of justice, and purification from sin. We ask now that you will provide each one of us with good rest.

Now choose a feature of today, maybe it’s a joy or it could be a burden or something that he has provoked in you due to the things we have been discussing today. Talk to the Lord about it.

Pause to pray

Psalm 61:1-5 (NIV)

Hear my cry, O God;
     listen to my prayer.

2 From the ends of the earth I call to you,
     I call as my heart grows faint;
     lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

 

3 For you have been my refuge,
     a strong tower against the foe.

4 I long to dwell in your tent forever
     and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.

 

5 For you, God, have heard my vows;
     you have given me the heritage
     of those who fear your name.

Finally, as we look towards tomorrow, consider what is coming up. Through the lens of hope, trust and expectation, offer up all you will do, trusting him to be involved and for his will to be done.

Pause to pray

Together we pray

May God shield me;
may God fill me;
may God keep me;
may God watch me;
may God bring me this night
to the nearness of His love.

The peace of the Father of joy,
the peace of the Christ of hope,
the peace of the Spirit of grace,
the peace of all peace
be mine this night.

Amen.

Acknowledgements: 

The opening prayer is taken from the Northumbria Community Wednesday Compline: https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/offices/wednesday-the-felgild-compline/

The final prayer is taken from the Northumbria Community Saturday Compline: https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/offices/saturday-the-patrick-compline/

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