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Opening

Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Come, let us worship God our King.
Come, let us worship Christ, our King and our God.
Come, let us worship Christ among us, our King and our God.

Holy God,
holy and mighty,
holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us. (3x)

Glory be to the + Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

From Psalm 51

Open my lips, O Lord, *
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, *
and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from your presence *
and take not your holy Spirit from me.

Give me the joy of your saving help again *
and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.

Glory be to the + Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

A Psalm

Psalm 5

Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.

Hearken to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I make my prayer to you.

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you.

For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, and evil cannot dwell with you.

Braggarts cannot stand in your sight; you hate all those who work wickedness.

You destroy those who speak lies; the bloodthirsty and deceitful, O Lord, you abhor.

But as for me, through the greatness of your mercy I will go into your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.

Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness, because of those who lie in wait for me; make your way straight before me.

For there is no truth in their mouth; there is destruction in their heart;

Their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall, because of their schemes.

Because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

But all who take refuge in you will be glad; they will sing out their joy for ever.

You will shelter them, so that those who love your Name may exult in you.

For you, O Lord, will bless the righteous; you will defend them with your favor as with a shield.

Glory be to the + Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

The Readings

1 Corinthians 7:35-8:7

English Standard Version

I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.

If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I th