Sunday 15 August 2021 (re-upload)

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost COLLECT Lord Jesus Christ, you are the living bread: nourish us with your life, that we will understand your truth, and recognize your presence among us; for you live and reign with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Reading Ephesians 5: 15-20 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts. THE GOSPEL according to John 6: 51-58 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" 53 So Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; PRAYER IN THE TIME OF COVID Author of life, Saviour of the nations COVID is humbling, your grace is sufficient. The deaths, we mourn; For the recoveries, we give thanks; The compassionate care, we applaud; For the vaccines, we are grateful; For compliance, we plead; For the common good, we pray; In the healing name of Jesus. Amen © Rodney Whiteman BLESSING Go out, nourished by the bread of heaven, and take care to walk in the ways of wisdom. Discern carefully between right and wrong. Understand what the will of the Lord is. Feed on Christ and be filled with the Spirit. And may God give you a wise and discerning mind; May Christ Jesus fill you with life in all its fullness; and may the Holy Spirit overflow in you in songs of joy and praise forever. COMMISSIONING Go in peace with courage, to love and serve the Lord. Amen, Amen, Amen In the name of Christ. Amen. Amen, Amen.