FOURTH WEEK.—TUESDAY. — Evening

ALMIGHTY God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our God and Father in and through Jesus Christ, we draw near to the throne of thy grace in his name. Thou, O God, art rich in mercy. Thou desirest not the death of the sinner, but that he should turn from his way and live; and therefore Thou didst give thine only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

O God, for his sake we pray Thee to pardon all our sins; to justify us freely by faith in Him; to give us peace with Thee, through Him who is our peace. We beseech Thee to adopt us into thy family; to make us thy children; to give us a good hope through grace; yea, for his sake to receive us graciously and love us freely.

We acknowledge before Thee our ignorance. Of ourselves we understand not heavenly things. O Lord, open Thou our eyes, that we may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Send upon us thy Holy Spirit, that Christ may be revealed in us, that the things of Christ may be shown unto us, that our faith and love may be strengthened, that we may be filled with joy and peace in believing, and abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost.

We bless Thee for our great High Priest and Intercessor at thy right hand, the Advocate whose pleading always prevails with Thee. We bless Thee that He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. May we be enabled through Him to come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. We bless and glorify thy name that He ever liveth, and is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto Thee by Him. O Lord Jesus, our High Priest, save us, or we perish.

Nor for ourselves only would we plead, but also for all men, that like blessings may be bestowed on them. Thou art our Father, and we are all thy offspring. Oh, let the time speedily come, when both Jews and Gentiles shall be brought to enjoy the fulness of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ; when thy kingdom shall come, and thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. O God, pour out abundantly of thy Spirit, that thy Word may mightily prevail, and be glorified. Let the day dawn when they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, but when all shall know Thee, from the least to the greatest.

We ask all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, we ascribe everlasting glory. Amen.