Sunday, March 3, 2013 - Third Sunday in Lent

Is. 55:1-9; Ps.63:1-8; 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9

Worship: 8 & 10:45 am; Adult Forum 9:30: "The Exodus From a Different           Perspective", Earl Schwartz

Food Shelf Sunday

Keep me, O God,
from all things which come to nothing,
            out of which in your kingdom nothing can proceed,
            or that count for less or worse than nothing upon earth;
                        Keep me, O God.

From absorptions which bear no fruit,

            thoughts that are empty,
            and hasty compliances with evil;
            from fantasies and obsessions,
            and all baseness to my own soul;
                        Keep me, O God.

From laziness and intolerance of mind;

            all impulses and schemes of vainglory;
            from self-complacency;
                        Keep me, O God.

Let this be both my ambition and my peace:

            to walk in your light,
                        that I might become a child of your light;
            to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit,
                        that I may grow into your likeness;
            and to abide in your love,
                        who first loved me;
                        who loves to the end,
                                    without end.   Amen

(Dean Eric Milner-White)