Evening Prayer

Slide 1: Celtic Evening Prayer Christine Sine Music by Jeff Johnson

Slide 2: O Lord we come to the end of a busy day, As night falls we place ourselves in your hands, We find rest in you alone, Our hope comes from you Our hope is in the name of the God of life Our hope is in the name of the Christ of love Our hope is in the name of the Spirit of truth

Slide 3: Lord you are our strength & our rock You are our fortress & our deliverer God you are the One in whom we take refuge this night God we have set you always before us Because you are at our right hand we will not be shaken God you are the One in whom we take refuge this night

Slide 4: God we praise you because you are always counselling us Even when we are asleep you continue to instruct us God you are the One in whom we take refuge this night (Silence for lighting of candle)

Slide 6: As this candle lights the darkness May your presence light our lives As its flame burns bright before us May your spirit burn bright within us As its warm glow surrounds us May the warmth of your love be with us

Slide 7: Christ, as a light illumine & guide us. Christ as a shield overshadow & cover us. Christ be under us, Christ be over us. Christ be beside us, on left & on right. Christ be before us, Christ be behind us. Christ be within us, Christ be without us. Christ as a light, illumine & guide us.

Slide 8: The Lord will protect his people I look to the hills? Where will I find help? It will come from the Lord Who created the heavens and the earth The Lord is your protection And he won’t let you sleep or let you stumble The protector of Israel doesn’t doze or ever get drowsy The Lord is your protector, There at your right side to shade you from the sun You won’t be harmed by the sun during the day Or by the moon at night. The Lord will protect you And keep you safe from all dangers. The Lord will protect you now and always Wherever you go The Lord will protect his people Psalm 121 (Contemporary English Version)

Slide 9: I pray that according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you will be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, And that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3: 16-19

Slide 10: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread & forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever, Amen

Slide 11: God we commit our bodies, our souls and our spirits into your keeping this night Lord keep us safe and protect us forever. With all the hosts of heaven we place ourselves under your guarding this night O Christ. May your Cross shield us from harm and protect us as we sleep

Slide 12: The God of life with guarding hold you; The loving Christ with guarding fold you; The Holy Spirit, guarding mould you; Each night of life to aid, enfold you; Each day and night of life uphold you.

Slide 13: God shield us this night; God fill us with peace God keep us in safety God watch over our rest God bring us this night To the nearness of your love

Slide 14: The peace of the Creator of joy be yours The peace of the Christ of hope be yours The peace of the Spirit of grace be yours The peace of all peace be yours this night In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen