Opening Acclamation

 Presider      In you, Father all-mighty, we have our preservation and our bliss. In you, Christ, we have our restoring and our saving. You are our mother, brother, and Savior.

              In you, our Lord the Holy Spirit, is marvelous and plenteous grace.

All           You are our clothing; for love you wrap us and embrace us.

Presider         You are our maker, our lover, our keeper.

All           Teach us to believe that by your grace 

                     all shall be well,

              and all shall be well,

              and all manner of thing shall be well.

--Dame Julian of Norwich