Passage:

32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Song:

This is My Father’s World by Franklin Sheppard and Maltbie Babcock, sung here by Fernando Ortega

Lyrics:

This is my Father's world
And to my list'ning ears
All nature sings and 'round me rings
Music of the spheres

This is my Father's world

I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees of skies and seas
His hand the wonders wrought

This is my Father's world

The birds their carols raise
The morning light the lily white
Declare their Maker's praise

This is my Father's world

He shines in all that's fair
In the rust'ling grass I hear Him pass
He speaks to me ev'rywhere

This is my Father's world

O let me ne'er forget
And though the wrong seems oft so strong
God is the Ruler yet
And though the wrong seems oft so strong
God is the Ruler yet

This is my Father's world

Why should my heart be sad
The Lord is King let the heavens ring
God reigns let the earth be glad
The Lord is King let the heavens ring
God reigns let the earth be glad

The Lord is King let the heavens ring

The Lord is King let the heavens ring (3X)
God reigns
God reigns
God reigns
God reigns

Prayer:

This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.