Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896

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Holy Communion
1 Kings 21.17-end
Psalm 51.1-9
Matthew 5.43-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 73
Judges 9.1-21
Luke 15.11-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 74
Job 28
Romans 12.1-8

Collect

Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
and whose power we cannot comprehend:
show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
until we may look upon you without fear;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Additional Collect

God our saviour,
look on this wounded world
in pity and in power;
hold us fast to your promises of peace
won for us by your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.