![]() ![]() To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.’ NRSV Gospel Reading John 11: 32-44 Mourning and crying and pain will be no more,įor the first things have passed away.’And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.’ Then he said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See, the home of God is among mortals.Īnd God himself will be with them he will wipe every tear from their eyes. ![]() And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. Let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. ![]() This is the LORD for whom we have waited Lo, this is our God we have waited for him, so that he might save us. Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces,Īnd the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth,įor the LORD has spoken. The sheet that is spread over all nations The shroud that is cast over all peoples, Of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear. On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoplesĪ feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, Those who trust in him will understand truth,Īnd the faithful will abide with him in love,īecause grace and mercy are upon his holy ones,Īnd he watches over his elect. They will govern nations and rule over peoples,Īnd the Lord will reign over them for ever. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth,Īnd will run like sparks through the stubble. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good,īecause God tested them and found them worthy of himself like gold in the furnace he tried them,Īnd like a sacrificial burnt-offering he accepted them. For though in the sight of others they were punished, In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,Īnd their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction īut they are at peace. CW First Bible Reading Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9īut the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, CWĪs we rejoice in the faith of your saints, That you have prepared for those who truly love you That we may come to those inexpressible joys Grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints In the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritanceĬollect Prayer for the Day - Before we read we pray Please their parents, so we will want our lives to measure up, but we areĪlready God's, we are already saints because we call Him father.Īt this time of year we admire saints, we use them as role models toĮncourage ourselves that we can do better. We do not have to work hard trying to become God'sĬhildren, we already are! In the same way that a child might work hard to This is because we are already holy by virtue ofīeing God's children. We might not live such remarkable lives as Mother Theresa,īut we are still saints. This is all well and good but we need to also remember that you and I are Lives, separated from the grubbiness of usual daily living. We think of them as being holy, in the sense of living special godly Think of them and the way that they lived we are encouraged to be more like Special because their lives reflect the very best of human behaviour. We tend to think of people like Mother Theresa as saints. All Saints is a yearly celebration in which we are encouraged to remember ![]()
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