First week of Prayers, June 3 2019

The Message Psalms 146:1-10 Hallelujah! O my soul, praise God! All my life long I'll praise God, singing songs to my God as long as I live. Don't put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life. Mere humans don't have what it takes; when they die, their projects die with them. Instead, get help from the God of Jacob, put your hope in God and know real blessing! God made sky and soil, sea and all the fish in it. He always does what he says— he defends the wronged, he feeds the hungry. God frees prisoners— he gives sight to the blind, he lifts up the fallen. God loves good people, protects strangers, takes the side of orphans and widows, but makes short work of the wicked. God's in charge—always. Zion's God is God for good! HallelujaAmen

Thanksgiving
Almighty and everlasting King, we give you thanks and praise because in every situation you have proved yourself more than worthy of praise, we thank you for the grace you have bestow and the mercies you have shown us in the land of the living.

Indeed, if not for the Lord whom has been on our side, the enemies would have swallowed us but you oh Lord our good Shepherd has not forsaken nor abandoned us. Thank you for the month of May and the grace to be in this month of June, we owe It all to your loving kindness and great mercies.

Even in our days of rebellion and ignorance of your dealings you still did not forsaken nor denied us,thank you for the way you father us, thank you for looking after sinners like us, thank you for accepting us just the way we are.

In all that you are and all that you are doing for us, we cannot thank you enough but here we are in songs of everlasting praise to declare your faithfulness because it is only the living that can praise our God. Indeed when we walked through fire and waters you alone brought us to a place of abundance and set our feet on your holy hill. Praise be to the Lord whom has not forsaken us nor rejected us. Amen

Anglican Hymnal: A&M Revised 197

1. The King of love my shepherd is,

whose goodness faileth never;

I nothing lack if I am his,

and he is mine for ever.

2. Where streams of living water flow, 

my ransomed soul he leadeth,

and where the verdant pastures grow,

with food celestial feedeth.

3. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,

but yet in love He sought me,

and on his shoulder gently laid,

and home, rejoicing, brought me.

4. In death's dark vale I fear no ill

with thee, dear Lord, beside me;

thy rod and staff my comfort still,

thy cross before to guide me.

5. Thou spread'st a table in my sight;

thy unction grace bestoweth;

and O what transport of delight

from thy pure chalice floweth!

6. And so through all the length of days

thy goodness faileth never: 

Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise

within thy house for ever. Amen