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Prayer

Lord God, help us this day to remember
the sacrifice of the first ANZACs,
Australiand and Kiwid,
the generations of men, women and children who have died
in the cause of liberty and peace.
Help us to remember those who still bear the physical and mental scars of their service.
Help us to remember the widows, girlfriends, parents and orphans
and all those who waited in vain for the return of a loved one.
Help us to remember the mateship, agony, courage and compassion of war service,
but save us from ever glorifying the horror and tragedy of war.
Lord God, help us to remember.
Amen.

Gospel Reading - I am the resurrection and the life

¹⁷When they arrived at Bethany, they were told that Lazarus had already been in his tomb for four days. ¹⁸Bethany was only a couple of miles down the road from Jerusalem, ¹⁹and many of the Jewish leaders had come to pay their respects and to console Martha and Mary on their loss. ²⁰When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed at home.

²¹Martha said to Jesus, “Sir, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. ²² And even now it’s not too late, for I know that God will bring my brother back to life again, if you will only ask him to.”

²³Jesus told her, “Your brother will come back to life again.”

²⁴“Yes,” Martha said, “when everyone else does, on Resurrection Day.”

²⁵Jesus told her, “I am the one who raises the dead and gives them life again. Anyone who believes in me, even though he dies like anyone else, shall live again. ²⁶He is given eternal life for believing in me and shall never perish. Do you believe this, Martha?”

²⁷“Yes, Master,” she told him. “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one we have so long awaited.”

. . . . .John 11:17-27

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
     hallowed be your name,
     your kingdom come,
     your will be done,
          on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
     as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
     and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
     now and for ever.
Amen.