Opening Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts
of your faithful., and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your spirit, Lord, and they shall
be created., and you shall renew the face of the earth.
O God, who by the light of the Holy
Spirit did instruct the hearts of your faithful; grant that in the same Spirit
we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in your consolation through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Romans 8:12-17
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we
have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it.
For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the
Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who
are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received
does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit
you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba,
Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s
children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs
with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also
share in his glory. TNIV
Adopted
O what a blessing, how can I
express it?
Out of the fullness of rapture I
sing,
Now by the Father received and
adopted,
I am a child and an heir of a King.
I am adopted, O wonderful
love,
Heir to a heritage purchased
above;
Tell it, my soul, and
joyfully sing,
I am a child and an heir of
a King.
O what a Father, how tenderly
gracious,
O what a Savior to make me His
care;
Tho’ I have slighted, rejected, and
grieved Him,
Still He permits me His kingdom to
share.
O the unsearchable riches He
giveth,
Riches increasing from day unto
day;
Treasures in value all others
excelling,
Treasures that never will rust nor
decay.
When I have finished the work He
appoints me,
When I have ended my journey below,
Then to my Father and Jesus my
Savior,
Home to a beautiful palace I go.
—Fanny
Crosby, 1820-1915
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