Almighty God,
you gave the law to guide our lives:
grant that we may never shrink
from your commandment,
but, as we are taught by your Spirit,
may fulfil your law in perfect love;
through Christ our Lord and Master,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
Grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

God of tender care,
in this eucharist we celebrate your love for us and for all people.
May we show your love in our lives
and know its fulfilment in your presence.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

1st Reading Deuteronomy 30: 15–20 [Pr18C]
206 Come, let us to the Lord our God
56* Lord, as I wake I turn to you
591* O happy day that fixed my choice
597* Take my life and let it be

Alternative Sirach 15: 15–20
1st Reading 206 Come, let us to the Lord our God
56* Lord, as I wake I turn to you
591* O happy day that fixed my choice
597* Take my life and let it be

Psalm Psalm 119: 1–8 [Pr26B*/5–1]
630* Blessed are the pure in heart
649* Happy are they, they that love God
601* Teach me, my God, and King

2nd Reading 1 Corinthians 3: 1–9
481* God is working his purpose out as year succeeds to year
42* [Good is the Lord, our heavenly King]
43* [Holy is the seed–time, when the buried grain]
303* Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing
438* O thou, who at thy eucharist didst pray
526 Risen Lord, whose name we cherish
47* [We plough the fields and scatter]

The Gospel Matthew 5: 21–27
402 Before I take the body of my Lord
550* ‘Forgive our sins as we forgive’
520 God is love, and where true love is, God himself is there
421* I come with joy, a child of God
589 Lord, speak to me that I may speak