“Christmas Joy will last forever, Rejoice!” Phil. 4:4 & Psalm 85

Phil. 4:4 

Rejoice in the Lord | always;* again I will say, | Rejoice. 

Psalm 85 (antiphon v.2)

You forgave the iniquity of your people;
you covered all their sin. Selah

Lord, you were favorable to your land;
    you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

You forgave the iniquity of your people;
    you covered all their sin. Selah

You withdrew all your wrath;
    you turned from your hot anger.

Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
    and put away your indignation toward us!

Will you be angry with us forever?
    Will you prolong your anger to all generations?

Will you not revive us again,
    that your people may rejoice in you?

Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
    and grant us your salvation.

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
    for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints;
    but let them not turn back to folly.

Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that glory may dwell in our land.

10 

Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
    righteousness and peace kiss each other.

11 

Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
    and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12 

Yes, the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land will yield its increase.

Glory be to the Father and | to the Son* and to the Holy | Spirit; as it was in the be- | ginning,* is now, and will be forever. | Amen. 

You forgave the iniquity of your people;
you covered all their sin. Selah

COLLECT OF THE DAY 

Lord Jesus Christ, we implore You to hear our prayers and to lighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. 

COLLECT OF THE DAY 

Lord Jesus Christ, we implore You to hear our prayers and to lighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.  He descended into hell.  The third day He rose again from the dead.  He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life ☩ everlasting.  Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.  Amen.

Luther’s Morning Prayer

I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You.  For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things.  Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me.  Amen

Let us bless the Lord,  

Thanks be to God.   —  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you always.  AMEN