A God who heals | |
Opening Responses | |
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Reader | Come to the Lord all you who are troubled and sad |
ALL | COME TO OUR LORD WHO IS TENDERNESS AND COMPASSION |
THE GOD WHO HEALS EVERY ONE OF YOUR ILLS. | |
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Reader | Come to the Lord, all you who are weary and overburdened |
ALL | COME TO OUR LORD – SHARE HIS YOKE AND LEARN FROM HIM |
FOR HE IS GENTLE AND HUMBLE | |
AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOUL. | |
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Reader | Come to the Lord, all you whose spirits are cast down |
whose hopes and dreams have been bruised by the power of sin | |
ALL | COME TO OUR LORD WHO DOES NOT QUENCH THE WAVERING FLAME |
OR BREAK THE CRUSHED REED | |
but who faithfully brings justice – pardon – and peace | |
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Reader | Come all you who are afraid or haunted by guilt |
ALL | COME TO OUR LORD WHO BIDS US NOT TO BE AFRAID |
FOR HE HAS REDEEMED US – | |
COME TO OUR GOD WHO HAS CALLED US BY NAME | |
IN WHOSE EYES WE ARE PRECIOUS | |
AND HONOURED | |
AND LOVED. | |
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First Reading | Isaiah 58: 6-10 |
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Sung Response | |
Gospel | Matthew 11: 28-30 |
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Reflection | . |
Closing Responses | |
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Reader | Watch now, dear Lord, |
with those who wake | |
or watch | |
or weep tonight, | |
and give your angels charge | |
over those who sleep. | |
ALL | TEND YOUR SICK ONES, O LORD CHRIST, |
REST YOUR WEARY ONES, | |
BLESS YOUR DYING ONES, | |
SOOTHE YOUR SUFFERING ONES, | |
PITY YOUR AFFLICTED ONES, | |
SHIELD YOUR JOYOUS ONES, | |
AND ALL FOR YOUR LOVE’S SAKE. | |
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Reader | Now may the God of hope fill us |
with all joy and peace in believing, | |
that we may abound in hope | |
in the power of the Holy Spirit | |
ALL | AMEN |
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