Opening Song: This is the Day (https://open.spotify.com/track/7irqgbDHvcg4hQwhIR260Y?si=8a22741c58b248cf) by Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, and Tiarne Tranter Lyrics: This is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice as we lift His name This is the day that the Lord has made Come and rejoice we will rejoice and be glad in it Whether the sun will shine Whether the skies will rain I know that You are good And this is the day You made Whether in life or death Whether in joy or pain I know this truth remains That this is the day You made Now I can walk in faith You will protect my way Your every work is good And this is the day You made I am a child of Yours You are the One who saves I am redeemed by love And this is the day You made This is the day Come and sing your praise For the Lord now reigns On the throne of grace Soon is the day He will bring us home And we have this hope For we are His own Passage: 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because[a] the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[b] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. God's Everlasting Love 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be[c] against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.[d] Musical Reflection: Bless the Lord, My Soul by Jacques Berthier Reflection Notes: A contribution to the Taizé tradition, this tune by Berthier provides a reverent foundation for the text: “Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life.” Prayer: May the power of God preserve us. May the wisdom of God instruct us and the way of God direct us. May the hand of God protect us and the host of God guard us against the snares of evil and the temptations of the world. -Patrick