Opening Song: Fullness of Joy (Psalm 16) (https://open.spotify.com/track/4IlPpaVrdZnidglywIGQJj?si=9db450e9a3904563) by Caroline Cobb and Shane Barnard Lyrics: Preserve me O God For I find rest in You alone I say to the Lord You are my Lord I have no good Apart from You All sons and daughters Brothers sisters my delight Let's sing together No other gods shall satisfy God You satisfy In Your presence There is fullness Of joy of joy You give me counsel My heart instructs me In the night You are before me Because You're for me I'm alright it'll be alright At Your right hand There are pleasures Forevermore Forevermore My heart is glad and my soul rejoice My flesh it dwells secure Because You put on flesh Lived a blameless life My curse on the cross You bore Then You ripped the doors Off the City of Death And the chains fell to the floor Now the serpent's crushed It has been finished And You reign forever more You are my portion My cup and You make my lot secure The lines have fallen For me in pleasant places A beautiful inheritance Passage: 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. 7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. 10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. 11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:1–11 ESV) Musical Reflection: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 by J.S. Bach Reflection Notes: Bach’s well-known prelude spins out a series of modulations, almost imperceptible at first. The new harmonies continually unfold in a way that intrigues but never shocks. Prayer: Most loving Father, whose will it is for us to give thanks for all things, to fear nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on you who care for us: Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested to us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.