Service for March 22, 2026

1 Timothy 6:17-19  NIV   Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,  which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,  who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.  Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,  and to be generous and willing to share.  In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves  as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.