You led your people to freedom by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. May we who walk in the light of your presence acclaim your Christ, rising victorious, as he banishes all darkness from our hearts and minds. All Blessed be God for ever. An opening hymn may be sung. Verses from Psalm 141 or from Psalm 104 may be said .
Silence is kept.
As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, so may your Spirit come down upon us to set us free to sing your praise for ever and ever. The appointed psalmody is said or sung. If there are two Scripture readings, the first may be read here, or both may be read after the New Testament canticle . Scripture Reading One or more readings appointed for the day are read. The reader may say This is the word of the Lord.