28th January 2022
Trust in the Lord and be doing good; dwell in the land and be nourished with truth.
Let your delight be in the Lord and he will give you your heart’s desire.
Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:3-5
You Lord are the bread of life;
feed us with your wisdom.
Our meat is to do the Father’s will.
guide us in all we do
Whenever we eat or drink
Let it be to the glory of God.
Reading
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
Mark 4:3-8
Pause for reflection
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
So may we store water for when and for whoever needs it,
and safeguard those living with the threat of flooding.
As the earth brings forth and sprouts,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
So may we harvest what is needed,
sharing the bounty so no one goes hungry.
so shall God’s word be that go forth; it shall not return empty,
but it shall accomplish that which is purposed
and succeed in the thing for which it is sent.
May we pay attention to God’s word,
following the ways of wisdom that God desires
for the wellbeing of all creation.
For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
May we protect the fertility of the soil,
not polluting it with chemicals nor stripping it of nourishment.
And as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
May we treasure those who tend and farm the land,
paying fair wages and sharing profits.
So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations:
May we welcome God’s kingdom with all our being,
following God’s law with hands, hearts and voices.
Based on Isaiah 55:10,11 and 61:11
The Grace is said together
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