Our Sacred Roots: The Priesthood of All Believers

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T he S eason of L ent

Petitions and Supplications, Ending with the Lord’s Prayer Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

~ Matthew 6.9-13 (KJV)

Doxology (and/or closing song) Praise God fromwhom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. Departing to Serve

Benediction We beseech Thee, our most gracious God, preserve us from the cares of this life, lest we shoudl be too much entangled therein; also from the many necessities of the body, lest we should be ensnared by pleasure; and fromwhatsoever is an obstacle to the soul, lest, being broken with troubles, we should be overthrown. Give us strength to resist, patience to endure, and constancy to persevere; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. ~ Thomas á Kempis, A.D. 1379, in Selina Fitzherbert Fox, A Chain of Prayer Across the Ages: Forty Centuries of Prayer, 2000 B.C.-A.D. 1916. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. p. 217. Affirmation for the Day Wednesday (Ash Wednesday): Let us confess our sins to God, and receive his forgiveness and mercy for what we’ve done. Thursday: We ask God’s forgiveness on the basis of his goodness and grace, and not our ability to earn his favor.