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Jesus Christ, you are the light of the world. >> [singing] >> Stay with us now for it is evening and the day [singing] is almost over. Let your light scatter the darkness and shine within your [singing] people [singing and music] of God's own face.

You Sing creation [singing and music] story shine on every landing [music] calls [singing] around us. We shall praise ourselves to you. God of day [singing and music] shadow light our hearts on you.

The stars in the blazing son of [singing] you the light [music] of peace of wisdom. We can hear your quiet song. Love [singing] that fill the night with [music] that [singing] a weary soul.

First all chains us. Set us [singing] free and make [music] a soul. You made the heavens, every dancing star of make us shine [singing] with gentle justice reflect your light.

Mighty God of all creation, gentle [music] Christ who lights your way. Loving of salvation, lead us to endless day. May God be with you all.

Let us sing our thanks to God. It is right to give God thanks and praise. Blessed are you [singing] of the universe.

From old you have led your people by night [singing] and day. May the light of your Christ [singing] make our darkness bright. For your word [singing] and your presence are the light of our pathways.

And you are the light and life of all creation. Amen. Let my prayer rise [singing] all my incense before you lift up [music] my hands as an offering to you.

Oh God, [singing] I call to you. Come to me now. [singing] My voice.

>> Let my prayer rise [singing] up like incense before you. The lifting up of my heart as an offering to you. Be within me, God.

[singing] Deep in [music] my heart. May the light of your [singing] love be burning up. My prayer rise [singing] up like incense before [music] you.

The lifting up of my hand as an offering to you. All praise to the God of all, [singing] all praise be to Christ and the [music] sit of love. Let my prayer rise [singing] up [music] like incense before you.

The lifting up of my hands as an offering to you. God and may your presence surround and fill us so that in union with all creation we might sing your praise and your love in our lives >> for these Lenton Wednesdays. Join me as we join those first four disciples sitting with a teacher on the mountain and listening for the first time to the teachings of what he intends that we become.

From the sermon on the mount, Matthew chapter 6 beginning in the 21st verse. Therefore, the master tells us, "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Look at the birds of the air. They neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of much more value than they?

And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the liies of the field, how they grow.

They neither toil nor spin nor gather into barns. Then I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God clothed the grass of the field, which is alive today, and tomorrow is gathered into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

Therefore, do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat, or what will we drink, or what will we wear? Where does the Gentiles who strive for all these things? And indeed, your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow. For tomorrow will bring worries of its own.

Today's trouble is enough for today. Here is the master's teaching. The light shines in the darkness.

The angel went from God to a town [singing] called Nazareth to a woman whose name was Mary. The [singing] angel [music] said to her, "Rejoice so highly [singing] favored, for God is with you. >> You shall bear a child and his name shall be Jesus, [music] the chosen one of God." And [music] Mary said, "I am [singing] the servant of my God.

I live to do your will. My soul proclaims [music and singing] your greatness, oh God, and my spirit rejoices [singing] in you. You have looked with [singing] love on your serant and blessed [singing and music] me all my life through.

Great [singing and music] and mighty are you, oh holy one, strong is your kindness ever. [music] How [singing] you favor the we can holy one [singing] coming up mighty down from death and uplifted the [music] humble above. You are filled hungry with [singing] wonderous things [music] and lefty no [singing] great and mighty are you oh faithful is your [music] justice your love as you [singing] promised to Sarah and Abraham Kindness forever [singing] soul proclaims [singing and music] your greatness.

Oh God, my spirit rejoices in you. You have looked with love on your serant and blessed me all my [music and singing] life. [music] God, [singing and music] hold us in love.

In peace, in [singing] peace we pray to you. God of mercy, hold us in love. God of mercy hold us in love [singing and music] for peace between nations for peace between [music and singing] peoples.

God of mercy, hold [singing] us [music] in love. >> God of mercy, hold us up. For all [singing] of your servants who live out your gospel, God have mercy on us in [music and singing] God, hold us in [music] for all those who labor [singing] in service to others.

God of mercy, [singing] hold us in love. >> God of mercy, hold us in love. >> [singing] >> Keep watch on our loved ones and keep us from danger.

mercy us [singing and music] all of our days. Keep us hold us, >> source and ground of all goodness and life. Give to your people the peace that passes all understanding and the will to live your gospel of mercy and justice through Jesus Christ our Lord.

>> God remember us in your love and teach us to pray. Our Father, >> be your name. >> Your kingdom come.

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.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

Let us bless our praise and thanks to you. May God creator bless us and keep us. May Christ [singing] be ever light for our lives.

[music] May the [singing] spirit of love be our guide and path for all [singing] of our days. Amen.