Cantica Gaudia

Season of Easter: Friday Compline

Confession: Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life.  Lord have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you forgive us our sins.  Christ have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you feed us with the living bread.  Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.

Psalm: We your servants bless you, O God,
As we stand by night in your house.
We lift up our hands towards the holy place,
And give you thanks and praise.
Bless us from all the places where you dwell,
O God, creator of the heavens and the earth.

Reading: Remember, God, that we are the plants in your fields, so connected to the earth that you know what would happen if you did not rain upon us.  And if your light ceased to lift us from the ground and craft our bodies, how might we near you like the suns?

Remember, God, to love us in a way our souls can taste and rejoice in.

The Lord’s Prayer: Seed and source,
Far in the distance and in our souls,
You are holy and make us whole.
May we perceive your divine will
That loved us into being
Help us to join your creative force
And let it prosper here.
Give us what we need to survive,
And release us from our transgressions
As we release others from theirs.
Keep us away from paths of destruction
And from those who would ruin what you have made,
For you are the matrix of life, love and wisdom,
Now and forever.  Amen.

Prayer: Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.

Going Forth:  God's mercy and love accompany us into dreams.