This is Ordinary Time, Proper 8, in the Church Calendar.
As always, our general order comes from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office and Scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. We’ll sing a retuned version of “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” by Frederick Faber, Stephanie Osorio, and me throughout today’s time of prayer. We’ll read Psalm 30 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Lesson is Mark 5:21-43. We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer.
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There’s a Wideness
Frederick W. Faber, Ben Ward, Stephanie Osorio
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
like the wideness of the sea
there’s a kindness in God's justice
which is more than liberty
There is welcome for the sinner
and more graces for the good
There is mercy with the Savior
there is healing in his blood
How wide, how high
How vast, everlasting enough
We'll never reach the border
Expanding like the universe
It's the heart of holy order
Mercy, kindness, overwhelming love
For the love of God is broader
than the measure of our mind
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind
If our love were but more simple
we should rest upon God's word
and our lives would be illumined
by the presence of our Lord
Prayer of Confession
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Psalm 30
1 I will exalt you, O Lord,
because you have lifted me up *
and have not let my enemies triumph over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you, *
and you restored me to health.
3 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; *
you restored my life as I was going down to the grave.
4 Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; *
give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, *
his favor for a lifetime.
6 Weeping may spend the night, *
but joy comes in the morning.
7 While I felt secure, I said,
“I shall never be disturbed. *
You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains.”
8 Then you hid your face, *
and I was filled with fear.
9 I cried to you, O Lord; *
I pleaded with the Lord, saying,
10 “What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? *
will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?
11 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; *
O Lord, be my helper.”
12 You have turned my wailing into dancing; *
you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy.
13 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; *
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
Mark 5:21-43 (NRSV)
When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that sh
