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response reading 1. Psalm 1.
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Hymnal 446
1 I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine, can peace afford
I need Thee, O I need Thee; every hour I need Thee! O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.
2 I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby; temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh.
I need Thee, O I need Thee; every hour I need Thee! O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.
3 I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain; come quickly and abide, or life is vain.
I need Thee, O I need Thee; every hour I need Thee! O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.
4 I need Thee every hour, teach me Thy will; Thy promises so rich in me fulfill.
I need Thee, O I need Thee; every hour I need Thee! O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.


Deut. 33:1-12
1 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death.
2 He said: "The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.
3 Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction,
4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.
5 He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel.
6 "Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few."
7 And this he said about Judah: "Hear, O LORD, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!"
8 About Levi he said: "Your Thummim and Urim belong to the man you favored. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
9 He said of his father and mother, 'I have no regard for them.' He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.
10 He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11 Bless all his skills, O LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Smite the loins of those who rise up against him; strike his foes till they rise no more."
12 About Benjamin he said: "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."


Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors,
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. amen.