The Tew Benefice

Hymns A & M Rev.

372 Immortal, invisible

444 Loving shepherd of thy sheep

400 Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour

171 For the beauty of the earth

 Confession
Deacon Seeing we have a great high priest, who has passed into the heavens, Jesus Christ the Son of God, let us in confidence confess our sins.

Deacon:   God our Father, you raise the dead to new life,

Lord have mercy
All              Lord have mercy

Deacon:    You bring pardon and peace to the sinner

Christ have mercy
All              Christ have mercy

Deacon:   You bring light to those in darkness.

Lord have mercy
All              Lord have mercy

 Collect

Almighty God, whose will it is that the earth
should bear its fruits in their seasons:
bless the labours of those who work on the land, that they may employ the resources of nature
to your glory, for our own well-being,
and for the relief of those in need; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

First Reading

Deuteronomy 28: 1 – 14

¹ If you will only obey the LORD your God,
by diligently observing all his commandments
that I am commanding you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth;
² all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the LORD your God:
³ Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
⁴ Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb,
the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your livestock, both the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock.
⁵ Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading-bowl.

⁶ Blessed shall you be when you come in,
and blessed shall you be when you go out.
⁸ The LORD will command the blessing upon you in your barns, and in all that you undertake;
he will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
⁹ The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways.
¹¹ The LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground in the land that the LORD swore to your ancestors to give you.
¹² The LORD will open for you his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all your undertakings.

¹³ If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am commanding you today, by diligently observing them.

Alleluia, Alleluia, I am the way, the truth and the life saith the Lord. Alleluia

 In this passage love and obedience go hand in hand. For, without love

full obedience is well-nigh impossible! Again it seems that Jesus knew

how feeble that love might prove to be for there is the wonderful promise

of an Advocate. The Greek word used is ‘paraclētos’ – literally meaning

‘One called to help’. Wycliffe translated it as Comforter which means

Someone who strengthens (from the Latin ‘fortis’ – strong). All these

different shades of meaning give us something of the nature of the gift

of the Holy Spirit.

Gospel

John 14:15-21

¹⁵”If you love me, you will keep my commandments. ¹⁶And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. ¹⁷This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.¹⁸”I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. ¹⁹In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. ²⁰On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. ²¹They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”

 The Blessing:

May God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who is the source of all goodness and growth,

pour his blessings upon all things created,

and upon his children, that we may use them to his glory, and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

be among you and remain with you always.

During last verse of Recessional Hymn please process outside for The Blessing of the Village.

Blessed are you Lord God of all Creation, In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,

and the heavens are the work of your hands, to dispel the darkness of our night, you sent forth your Son, the first-born of all creation.

He is our Christ the Light of the World,

and him we acclaim, as all creation sings to you

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

All          Blessed be God for ever.

May God, who clothes the lilies and feeds the birds of the air,

Who leads the lambs to pasture, and changed the water into wine,

lead us, feed us, multiply us;

and change us to reflect the glory of our Creator

through all eternity; May he +bless, +guard, +guide and +keep all who live and work here;

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