he rescued me from those who attack me and trust your care said the lord and he will support you i confess to almighty god and to you my brothers and sisters that i have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words and what i have done and what i have failed to do through my fault our sins and bring us into everlasting life lord have mercy rice have mercy lord have mercy let us pray we may ever grow in your love through lord jesus christ your son who lives and who raise with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god for ever and  a reading from the book of deuteronomy moses said to the people today i have set before you life and prosperity death and doom if you obey the commandments of the lord your god which i enjoin you on you today loving him and walking in his ways and keeping his commandments statues and decrease you will live and grow numerous and the lord your god will bless you in the land you are entering to accept if however you turn away your hearts and will not listen but are led astray and adore and serve other gods i tell you now that you will certainly perish and you will not have a long life on the lamb that you are crossing the jordan to enter and occupy i have set before you life and death the blessing and the curse choose life then and you and your descendants may live by loving the lord your god his voice and holding fast to him for that will mean for you a long life to live on the land that the lore swore he would give to your fathers abraham isaac and jacob the lights in the law of the lord and meditates on his law day and night less that are they who hope in the lord he is like a tree planted near running water that yields its fruit into season and who leaves never fit whatever he does prospers listed are they who called in the lord not so the wicked not so they are like chaff which the wind drives away for the lord watches over the way of the just but the way of the wicked vanishes listed are they who hold in the lord anyone wishes to come after me he was deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me wherever wishes to save his life will lose it but whatever loses his life for my sake will say that what profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet to lose or for for himself the gospel of the lord e gives this is we begin this season of lent opportunity once again to choose to follow jesus as jesus says in the gospel to take up our cross each day and follow in his footsteps but not for toony for us too in a  as one for us an opportunity to for us to make that choice to become truly blessid in guys faces and love listed as we in that hope of the lord that hope of his resurrection gives us the opportunity as it did for a sense that we celebrate each day to reflect the very love he has for all let us pray to the lord the service say those people have asked for our prayers those who have a variety of sicknesses and diseases and cancer in addictions for the for this day for those who do go before us in faith those in our families are relatives are precious and friends ourselves and finding in him the fullness of life and faith for ever and ever that is together stand and pray that my sacrifice in yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father lord be with you let us lift up our hearts that a skiff thanks to the lord our god it is truly right in just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord holy father almighty any to know god for you have given your children a sacred time for the renewing in purifying of their hearts that fed from disordered affections holy holy holy lord god of hosts heaven and earth are full of your glory in the highest lest is he who comes in the name of the lord was on a in the highest you are indeed holy oh lord the fount of all holiness make holy there for these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit upon the like to do for all that they may become for us the body and the blood of o lord jesus christ at the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion he took bread and giving thanks broke it he gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you covenant which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins and do this in memory of me the mystery of faith save us savior of the world for by your cross and resurrection you have set us free therefore as we celebrate the memorial of his death and sisters of fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy welcome them into the bite of your face have mercy on us all we pray that with a pleasant virgin mary the mother of give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil deliver us lord we pray from every evil graciously grant peace in our day that by the help of your mercy we may always be free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessid hope in coming of our were jesus christ who said to your apostles peace and leave you my peace i give you look at not on our sins look on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace immunity in accordance with your will live and reign for ever and ever the peace of the lord be with you always with us or for each other a sign of peace his body of christ the body of christ the body of christ