Wittenberg, Germany
Opening Prayer
Having arisen from sleep, I fall down before Thee, O blessed One, and sing to Thee, O mighty One, the angelic hymn: Holy, holy, holy art Thou, O God! Amen -Eastern Orthodox Prayer (Silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible You O God save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down. For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. -Psalm 18:27-30 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! Hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness. -Psalm 130:1-4 (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. -John 15:1-5 (Think deeply on these life-giving words of Jesus) Prayers for ourselves and others In all my prayers for others, I always pray with Joy. -Philippians 1:4 (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer O Lord, reassure me with Your quickening Spirt; without You I can do nothing. Mortify in me all…worldliness, pride, selfishness, and resistance to God, and fill me with love, peace, and all the fruits of the Spirit…You are the same yesterday, today, and forever; and therefore, waiting on Thee, Lord, I trust that I shall at length renew my strength. Amen -William Wilberforce (1759-1833) 
Wallhausen, Germany
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