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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 10

Why do you stand so far off, O Lord, and hide yourself in time of trouble?

The wicked arrogantly persecute the poor, but they are trapped in the schemes they have devised.

The wicked boast of their heart's desire; the covetous curse and revile the Lord.

The wicked are so proud that they care not for God; their only thought is, "God does not matter."

Their ways are devious at all times; your judgments are far above out of their sight; they defy all their enemies.

They say in their heart, "I shall not be shaken; no harm shall happen to me ever."

Their mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression; under their tongue are mischief and wrong.

They lurk in ambush in public squares and in secret places they murder the innocent; they spy out the helpless.

They lie in wait, like a lion in a covert; they lie in wait to seize upon the lowly; they seize the lowly and drag them away in their net.

The innocent are broken and humbled before them; the helpless fall before their power.

They say in their heart, "God has forgotten; he hides his face; he will never notice."

Rise up, O Lord; lift up your hand, O God; do not forget the afflicted.

Why should the wicked revile God? why should they say in their heart, "You do not care"?

Surely, you behold trouble and misery; you see it and take it into your own hand.

The helpless commit themselves to you, for you are the helper of orphans.

Break the power of the wicked and evil; search out their wickedness until you find none.

The Lord is King for ever and ever; the ungodly shall perish from his land.

The Lord will hear the desire of the humble; you will strengthen their heart and your ears shall hear;

To give justice to the orphan and oppressed, so that mere mortals may strike terror no more.

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 10:12-22

English Standard Version

Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Therefore, my beloved, flee fr