{"id":510,"date":"2020-12-10T02:17:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T02:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/?p=510"},"modified":"2020-12-10T02:17:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T02:17:07","slug":"comfort-ye-comfort-ye-my-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/comfort-ye-comfort-ye-my-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye my People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prayer Service, Wednesday, 9 December 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Comfort ye, Comfort Ye My People<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83jCTO8N0K4\" width=\"1097\" height=\"617\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greeting &amp; Call to Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The blessing of the good news of Jesus Christ be with us all!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lift up your voice with strength,<br \/>\nO herald of good tidings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1The wilderness and the dry land shall rejoice,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>the desert shall blossom and burst into song.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2They shall see the glory of the Lord,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>the majesty of our God.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3Strengthen the weary hands,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>and make firm the feeble knees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4Say to the anxious, \u2018Be strong, fear not,<br \/>\nyour God is coming with judgement,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>coming with judgement to save you.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>and the ears of the deaf unstopped;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6Then shall the lame leap like a hart,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>and streams in the desert;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8The ransomed of the Lord shall return with singing,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>with everlasting joy upon their heads.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9Joy and gladness shall be theirs,\u00a0<em>\u2666<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Glory to the Father and to the Son<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nand to the Holy Spirit;<br \/>\nas it was in the beginning is now<br \/>\nand shall be for ever. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Lift up your voice with strength,<br \/>\nO herald of good tidings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Hymn Comfort ye, Every Valley, Gramophone Chorus w\/ Ebenezer ANTWI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/83jCTO8N0K4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/83jCTO8N0K4<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isaiah 40:25-31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>25\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cTo whom will you compare me?<br \/>\nOr who is my equal?\u201d says the Holy One.<br \/>\n<strong><sup>26\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:<br \/>\nWho created\u00a0all these?<br \/>\nHe who brings out the starry host\u00a0one by one<br \/>\nand calls forth each of them by name.<br \/>\nBecause of his great power and mighty strength,<br \/>\nnot one of them is missing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>27\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Why do you complain, Jacob?<br \/>\nWhy do you say, Israel,<br \/>\n\u201cMy way is hidden from the\u00a0Lord;<br \/>\nmy cause is disregarded by my God\u201d?<br \/>\n<strong><sup>28\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Do you not know?<br \/>\nHave you not heard?<br \/>\nThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0is the everlasting\u00a0God,<br \/>\nthe Creator\u00a0of the ends of the earth.<br \/>\nHe will not grow tired or weary,<br \/>\nand his understanding no one can fathom.<br \/>\n<strong><sup>29\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>He gives strength\u00a0to the weary<br \/>\nand increases the power of the weak.<br \/>\n<strong><sup>30\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Even youths grow tired and weary,<br \/>\nand young men\u00a0stumble and fall;<br \/>\n<strong><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>but those who hope\u00a0in the\u00a0Lord<br \/>\nwill renew their strength.<br \/>\nThey will soar on wings like eagles;<br \/>\nthey will run and not grow weary,<br \/>\nthey will walk and not be faint.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew 11:28-end<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>28\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cCome to me,\u00a0all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.\u00a0<strong><sup>29\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,\u00a0for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.\u00a0<strong><sup>30\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hymn: Wait for the Lord<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wait for the Lord, whose day is near.\u00a0 Wait for the Lord.\u00a0 Be strong, take heart. Taiz\u00e9<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Collect<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power<br \/>\nand come among us,<br \/>\nand with great might succour us;<br \/>\nthat whereas, through our sins and wickedness<br \/>\nwe are grievously hindered<br \/>\nin running the race that is set before us,<br \/>\nyour bountiful grace and mercy<br \/>\nmay speedily help and deliver us;<br \/>\nthrough Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,<br \/>\nto whom with you and the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\nbe honour and glory, now and for ever.<strong>Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hymn 493 O Come O Come Emmanuel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Lord says, \u2018I am coming soon.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May the Lord, when he comes,<\/p>\n<p>find us watching and waiting.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><strong>Amen. May it be so.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go in peace to love and serve The Lord<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the name of Christ Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer Service, Wednesday, 9 December 2020 Comfort ye, Comfort Ye My People Greeting &amp; Call to Prayer The blessing of the good news of Jesus Christ be with us all! Lift up your voice with strength, O herald of good tidings. 1The wilderness and the dry land shall rejoice,\u00a0\u2666 the desert shall blossom and burst [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blessing","category-meditation","category-praise","category-prayer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513,"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}