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Opening Song: We Believe in the Name by Isaac Wardell, Liz Vice, Orlando Palmer, and Paul Zach Lyrics:We believe in the saving powerIn the saving powerOf the nameHis name is justiceA mighty fortressA balm for the wearyOur refuge and our strengthHis name is powerOur strong delivererWe believe in Jesus nameWe believe in the nameWe believe in the healing powerIn the healing powerOf the nameWhat's His NameJesusPassage: “This is my servant; I strengthen him,this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to the nations.2 He will not cry out or shoutor make his voice heard in the streets.3 He will not break a bruised reed,and he will not put out a smoldering wick;he will faithfully bring justice.4 He will not grow weak or be discourageduntil he has established justice on earth.The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.” 5 This is what God, the Lord, says —who created the heavens and stretched them out,who spread out the earth and what comes from it,who gives breath to the people on itand spirit to those who walk on it —6 “I am the Lord. I have called youfor a righteous purpose, and I will hold you by your hand.I will watch over you, and I will appoint youto be a covenant for the peopleand a light to the nations,7 in order to open blind eyes,to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.8 I am the Lord. That is my name,and I will not give my glory to anotheror my praise to idols.9 The past events have indeed happened.Now I declare new events;I announce them to you before they occur.” -- Isaiah Musical Reflection: O Lord, Hear My Prayer by Jacques BerthierReflection Notes: This song from the Taizé community contains a series of pleas: “O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer; when I call, answer me.” The repeated notes emphasize the insistence of the sung prayer, while the descending lines indicate a deep, almost despairing desire to connect. Prayer: Father, what we know not, teach us; what we have not, give us; what we are not, make us; for the sake of your Son our Savior. Amen. -Old Anglican Prayer

