Yeghegnadzor, Armenia
Opening Prayer
As for you, O God, your way is perfect; your word is proven. You are a shield to all who take refuge in you. For who is God beside you? And who is the Rock except you, our God? -Psalm 18:30-31 (silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible I say to God, my rock: But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.“He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food. -Job 34:15-16 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin We offer to you, Lord, the troubles of this day; we lay down our burdens at your feet. Forgive us our sins, give us your peace, May we walk in your ways, and be faithful witnesses. -Apprenticeship to Jesus Prayer (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him. -Mark 15:27-32 (Think deeply on the life and words of Jesus) Prayers for Ourselves and Others Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. -Romans 12:12 (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer Bring us O Lord, at our last awakening, into the house and gate of heaven, to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling but one equal light; no noise nor silence but one equal music; no fears no hopes but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings but one equal eternity, in the habitations of thy glory and dominion, world without end. Amen -John Donne (1571-1631) 
Yerevan, Armenia
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