<p> Psalm 71</p><p>Responsive Reading - Psalm 71</p><p>Leader: In you, O Lord, I take refuge. People: Let me never be put to shame. Leader: In your righteousness, deliver me and rescue me. People: Incline your ear to me and save me. Leader: Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. People: You are my rock and my fortress. Leader: Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel. People: For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, my refuge even from my youth. Leader: Upon you I have leaned from my birth. People: It was you who delivered me from my mother’s womb. Leader: In you, O Lord, I take refuge. People: My praise is continually of you.</p><p>Responsive Reading from Jeremiah 1:4, 8 and Psalm 71:1-6</p><p>Leader: The Word of the Lord came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you.” People: In you, O Lord, I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame. Leader: In your righteousness, deliver me and rescue me. Incline your ear to me and save me. People: Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. Leader: Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel. People: For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, my refuge even from my youth. Leader: Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who delivered me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you. People: In you, O Lord, I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.</p><p>Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.</p><p>Suggestions: Hymns – “A Mighty Fortress” “The Solid Rock” “Rock of Ages” “Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand” Chorus – “You Are My All in All” (Jernigan) Anthem – “God Is Our Refuge” (Allen Pote)</p>