A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
A QUOTE
“In moods of discouragement or despair,
never forget that the sunshine will ultimately come back,
that it’s absence never is permanent.
Hang onto your faith, knowing that soon
you will rise into the sunshine again.”
~Norman Vincent Peale~
A TEXT
When he came to Nazareth, where he had been
brought up, he went to the synagogue on the
sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to
read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given
to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place
where it was written:
‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’
And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the
attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the
synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say
to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in
your hearing.’
Luke 4: 16–21
AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come. By your merciful protection awaken us to the
threatening dangers of our sins, and keep us blameless until the coming of your new day,
for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen