Holy Saturday

O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you
as the day rises to meet the sun.


Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.


Come, let us bow down and bend the knee: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.


Psalm 31:1-5


¹ In you, LORD, I have taken refuge;
   let me never be put to shame;
   deliver me in your righteousness.
² Turn your ear to me,
   come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
   a strong fortress to save me.
³ Since you are my rock and my fortress,
   for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
⁴ Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,
   for you are my refuge.
⁵ Into your hands I commit my spirit;
   redeem me, LORD, my faithful God.


As you hovered over the darkness that covered the earth at the beginning of time, may your Spirit move among us in the silence of this day, preparing us for a new life. Amen.


(Taken from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals)