O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you
as the day rises to meet the sun.

Praise to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.

Come, let us bow down and bend the knee : let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

When our spirits fail, you know our paths : guide us, O Lord, as we stumble.

Psalm 142:1-2, 5-7
I cry to the Lord with my voice : to the Lord I make loud supplication.
I pour out my complaint before him : and tell him all my trouble.
I cry out to you, O Lord : I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Listen to my cry for help, for I have been brought very low : save me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name : when you have dealt bountifully with me, the righteous will gather around me.

When our spirits fail, you know our paths : guide us, O Lord, as we stumble.

1 Samuel 9:15-10:1
Acts 27:27-44