Wittenberg, Germany
Opening Prayer
O Lord, prepare me for all the events of the day; for I know not what a day may bring forth. Give me grace to deny myself; to take up my cross daily, and to follow in the steps of my Lord and Master. -Matthew Henry (1662-1714) (silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, then you shall see and be radiant. -Isaiah 60:1-5 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin God our Father, I come in need and with trust confessing my sin. Thank you that in Christ, your fullness dwells, and through him you choose to reconcile all things to yourself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. -Colossians 1:19-20 (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus And the soldiers led him away inside the palace, and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him. -Mark 15:16-20 (Think deeply on the life and words of Jesus) Prayers for Ourselves and Others Help us to help each other, Lord, each other's cross to bear, let each his friendly aid afford, and feel his brother's care. -Charles Wesley (1707-1788) (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer O God, our Father, help your people to have this mind among ourselves, which is ours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. -Philippians 2: 5-8 
Holy Island, UK
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