Week 1 Tuesday Evening

Hail, gladdening Light, / of His pure glory poured
Who is th'immortal Father, / heavenly, blessed
Holiest of Holies - / Jesus Christ our Lord!
Now as we come / to the sun's hour of rest
The lights of the evening / round us shine
We hymn the Father, / Son and Holy Spirit divine!
Worthiest art thou / at all times to be sung
With undefiled tongue / Son of our God, giver of life, alone:
Therefore in all the world / thy glories, Lord, they own.
Amen.

O LORD, I have called to you, come to me quickly! / Listen to my voice when I call to you.
Let my prayer be set before you like incense; / the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. / Keep the door of my lips.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. / As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.

My soul magnifies the Lord. / My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
For he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. / For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
For he who is mighty has done great things for me. / Holy is his name.
His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him. / He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. / He has put down princes from their thrones and has exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things. / He has sent the rich away empty.
He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy, / As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.
Amen.

Psalm 37: 1-17

Don’t fret because of evildoers, / neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, / and wither like the green herb.
Trust in the LORD, and do good. / Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
Also delight yourself in the LORD, / and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD. / Trust also in him, and he will do this:
he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, / and your justice as the noon day sun.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, / because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. / Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing.
For evildoers shall be cut off, /but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. / Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
But the humble shall inherit the land, / and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plots against the just, / and gnashes at him with his teeth.
The Lord will laugh at him, / for he sees that his day is coming.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, / to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. / Their bows shall be broken.
Better is a little that the righteous has, / than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, / but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Psalm 37: 18-40

The LORD knows the days of the perfect. / Their inheritance shall be forever.
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. / In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. / They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, / but the righteous give generously.
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. / Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
A man’s goings are established by the LORD. / He delights in his way.
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, / for the LORD holds him up with his hand.
I have been young, and now am old, / yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
All day long he deals graciously, and lends. / His seed is blessed.
Depart from evil, and do good. / Live securely forever.
For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, / but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
The righteous shall inherit the land, / and live in it forever.
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. / His tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart. / None of his steps shall slide.
The wicked watches the righteous, / and seeks to kill him.
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, / nor condemn him when he is judged.
Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. / When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
I have seen the wicked in great power, / spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. / Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, / for there is a future for the man of peace.
As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. / The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. / He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
The LORD helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, / Because they have taken refuge in him.

Psalm 119 Bet

How can a young man keep his way pure? /By living according to your word.
With my whole heart, I have sought you. / Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
I have hidden your word in my heart, / that I might not sin against you.
Blessed are you, the LORD. / Teach me your statutes.
With my lips, I have declared / all the ordinances of your mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, / as much as in all riches.
I will meditate on your precepts, / and consider your ways.
I will delight myself in your statutes. / I will not forget your word.

Lord, now you let your servant depart in peace / according to your word
For my eyes have seen / your salvation
Which you have prepared / before the face of all peoples
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles / and the glory of your people, Israel
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. / As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.

Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.  This is the first and great commandment.  The second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Lord, have mercy upon us and write both these your laws in our hearts, we beseech you.

Lord, have mercy upon us. / Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. / Let us pray.

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name.  Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.
Amen.

From all evil and mischief, from sin, and from the crafts and assaults of the Devil, / from your wrath and from everlasting condemnation,
Good Lord, deliver us
From all blindness of heart, from pride, vanity, and hypocrisy, / from envy, hatred and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord, deliver us
From all uncleanness in thought, word and deed, / and from all deceits of the world, the flesh and the Devil
Good Lord, deliver us
By the mystery of your holy Incarnation, by your holy Nativity, / by your Baptism, Fasting and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us
By your Agony and bloody Sweat, by your Cross and Passion, / By your precious Death and Burial,
Good Lord, deliver us
By your glorious Resurrection and Ascension, by your sending of the Holy Spirit, / by your heavenly Intercession and by your Coming again in glory,
Good Lord, deliver us
In all times of tribulation, and in all times of prosperity, / in the hour of death and in the day of judgement,
Good Lord, deliver us

May the peace of God which passes all understanding / keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of Christ.
Amen.