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Wednesday, February 18 |
| The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m |
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The Call to Prayer |
| Know this, The LORD himself is God;* he himself made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. |
| Psalm 100:2 |
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The Request for Presence |
| Open my eyes, that I may see* the wonders of your law. |
| Psalm 119:18 |
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The Greeting |
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| I restrain my feet from every evil way,* that I may keep your word. |
| Psalm 119:101 |
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The Refrain for the Midday Lessons |
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| Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,* nor withheld his love from me. |
| Psalm 66:18 |
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A Reading |
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| You have not seen him, yet you love him; and still without seeing him you believe in him and are already filled with a joy that is so glorious that it cannot be described; and you are sure of the goal of your faith, that is, the salvation of your souls. |
| I Peter 1:8–9 |
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The Refrain |
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| Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,* nor withheld his love from me. |
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The Midday Psalm |
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We Flourish like a Flower of the Field |
| Our days are like the grass;* we flourish like a flower of the field; When the wind goes over it, it is gone,* and its place shall know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the LORD endures for ever on those who fear him,* and his righteousness on children’s children. |
| Psalm 103:15–17 |
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The Refrain |
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| Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,* nor withheld his love from me. |
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The Small Verse |
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| Create in me a clean heart, O God,* and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence* and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again* and sustain me with your bountiful spirit. |
| Psalm 51:11–13 |
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The Lord’s Prayer |
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| Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
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The Prayer Appointed for the Week |
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| O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into my heart your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you. Grant this for the sake of your only Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. † |
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The Concluding Prayer of the Church |
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The Privilege is Ours to Share in the Loving |
| Almighty God, our heavenly Father, the privilege is ours to share in the loving, healing, reconciling mission of your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, in this age and wherever we are. Since without you we can do no good thing: May your Spirit make us wise; May your Spirit guide us; May your Spirit renew us; May your Spirit strengthen us; So that we will be: Strong in faith, Discerning in proclamation, Courageous in witness, Persistent in good deeds. This we ask through the name of the Father. |
| Church of the Province of the West Indies |
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