A QUOTE by JB Phillips, A TEXT from St Mark’s Gospel, AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
A QUOTE
God may thunder His commands from Mount Sinai and men may fear, yet remain at heart exactly as they were before. But let a man once see his God down in the arena as a Man – suffering, tempted, sweating, and agonized, finally dying a criminal’s death–and he is a hard man indeed who is untouched. J. B. Phillips
A TEXT
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:30-31
AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people to seek more eagerly the help you offer,
that, at the last,
they may enjoy the fruit of salvation;
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Remember, O Lord, what thou hast wrought in us and not what we deserve; and as thou hast called us to thy service, make us worthy of our calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Prayer Book as proposed in 1928