Opening Prayer (for the Presentation of Our Lord)
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, for you have sent us your salvation. Inspire us by your Holy Spirit to see with our own eyes him who is the glory of Israel and the light for all nations, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
READINGS: Isaiah 54:1-10 (11-17); Galatians 5:1-15; Mark 8:27-9:1; Luke 2:22-40
LORD'S PRAYER
APOSTLES' CREED
Martin Luther's Morning Prayer:
I thank you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son,
that you have kept me this night from all harm and danger.
I ask you to keep me this day, also, from sin and every evil,
that my thoughts, words, and deeds may serve and please you.
Into your hands I commend my body and soul and all things.
Let your angel be with me,
that the evil one have no power over me. Amen
OR -
Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
I thank you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son,
that you have gracious kept me this day.
I ask you to forgive me my sins and the wrong I have done,
and graciously to keep me this night.
Into your hands I commend my body and soul and all things.
Let your angel be with me,
that the evil one have no power over me. Amen
