Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ\u2019s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genesis 17.1\u20137,15,16<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, \u2018I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. 2<\/sup>And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.\u2019 3<\/sup>Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, 4<\/sup>\u2018As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 5<\/sup>No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 6<\/sup>I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7<\/sup>I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15<\/sup> God said to Abraham, \u2018As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16<\/sup>I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark 8.31\u201338<\/p>\n\n\n\n 31<\/sup> Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32<\/sup>He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33<\/sup>But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, \u2018Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n 34<\/sup> He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, \u2018If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35<\/sup>For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. 36<\/sup>For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? 37<\/sup>Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? 38<\/sup>Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at almanac.oremus.org\/2021-02-28<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 28th February – The Second Sunday of Lent Collect Almighty God,you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,that they may return to the way of righteousness:grant to all those who are admittedinto the fellowship of Christ\u2019s religion,that they may reject those thingsthat are contrary to their profession,and follow all … <\/p>\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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