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Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us pray.
Celebrant: Almighty and everlasting God, grant to this home the grace of your presence, that you may be known to be the inhabitant of this dwelling, and the defender of this household; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Scripture Lesson: Matthew 6:25-33
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord
People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Celebrant: Let the mighty power of the Holy God be present in this place to banish from it every unclean spirit, to cleanse it from every residue of evil, and to make it a secure habitation for those who dwell in it; in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dweller: Behold, I stand at the door and knock, says the Lord. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come into the house, and eat with you, and you with me.
Celebrant: The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in:
People: From this time forth and forever more.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
Sovereign Lord, you are the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end: Send your servants out from this place on many errands, be their constant companion in the way, and welcome them upon their return, so that coming and going they may be sustained by your presence, O Christ our Lord. Amen.
In a Study, Library, or Den
Dweller: Teach us, O Lord, where wisdom is to be found, and show us the place of understanding.
Celebrant: Seek the Lord your God, and you will find him:
People: Search for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
O God of truth, eternal ground of all that is, beyond space and time yet within them, transcending all things yet pervading them: Show yourself to us, for we go about in ignorance; reveal yourself to us, for it is you that we seek, O Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
In a Workroom or Workshop
Dweller: Many there are who rely upon their hands and are skillful in their own work.
Celebrant: Prosper, O Lord, the work of our hands:
People: Prosper our handiwork.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
O God, your blessed Son worked with his hands in the carpenter shop in Nazareth: Be present, we pray, with those who work in this place, that, laboring as workers together with you, they may share the joy of your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dweller: Guide was waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping, that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
Celebrant: I lie down and go to sleep:
People: I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
O God of life and love, the true rest of your people: Sanctify to your servants their hours of rest and refreshment, their sleeping and their waking; and grant that, strengthened by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, they may rise to serve you all the days of their life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dweller: I will sprinkle you with clean water, and you will be cleansed.
Celebrant: Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering:
People: Having our bodies washed with pure water.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
O holy God, in the incarnation of your Son our Lord you made our flesh the instrument of your self-revelation: Give us a proper respect and reverence for our mortal bodies, keeping them clean and fair, whole and sound; that, glorifying you in them, we may confidently await our being clothed upon with spiritual bodies, when that which is mortal is transformed by life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dweller: The living God gave you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.
Celebrant: He brings forth food from the earth, and wine to gladden our hearts:
People: Oil to make a cheerful countenance, and bread to strengthen the heart.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
Blessed are you, O Lord, King of the universe, for you give us food and drink to sustain our lives: Make us grateful for all your mercies, and mindful of the needs of others; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dweller: You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the Name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you.
Celebrant: The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord:
People: And you give them their food in due season.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
O Lord our God, you supply every need of ours according to your great riches: Bless the hands that work in this place, and give us grateful hearts for daily bread; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dweller: Oh, how good and pleasant it is, when God’s people live together in unity!
Celebrant: Above everything, love one another earnestly:
People: For love covers many sins.
Celebrant: Let us pray. (Silence)
Give your blessing, Lord, to all who share this room, that they may be knit together in fellowship here on earth, and joined with the communion of your saints in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dweller: The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness tranquillity and trust forever. My people will abide in secure dwellings and in quiet resting places.
Celebrant: Unless the Lord builds the house:
People: Their labor is in vain who build it.
Celebrant: Let us pray (Silence)
People: Visit, O blessed Lord, this home with the gladness of your presence. Bless those who live here with the gift of your love; and grant that they may manifest your love to each other and to all whose lives they touch. May they grow in grace and in the knowledge and love of you; guide, comfort, and strengthen them; and preserve them in peace, O Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen.
Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People: And also with you.
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