Wednesday 6th May Easter 4.. Collect Gospel Almighty God, John 12.44–end whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and the life: according to John. raise us, who trust in him, Then Jesus cried aloud: ‘Whoever believes from the death of sin to the life of in me believes not in me but in him who righteousness, sent me. And whoever sees me sees him that we may seek those things which are who sent me. I have come as light into the above, world, so that everyone who believes in where he reigns with you me should not remain in the darkness. I in the unity of the Holy Spirit, do not judge anyone who hears my words one God, now and for ever. and does not keep them, for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. First Reading The one who rejects me and does not Acts 12.24–13.5 receive my word has a judge; on the last A reading from Acts day the word that I have spoken will serve But the word of God continued to as judge, for I have not spoken on my advance and gain adherents. Then after own, but the Father who sent me has completing their mission Barnabas and himself given me a commandment about Saul returned to Jerusalem and brought what to say and what to speak. And I with them John, whose other name was know that his commandment is eternal Mark. life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just Now in the church at Antioch there were as the Father has told me.’ prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the ruler, and Saul. While they were Additional Collect worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Merciful Father, Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I good shepherd, have called them.’ Then after fasting and and in his love for us to lay down his life praying they laid their hands on them and and rise again: sent them off. keep us always under his protection, So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they and give us grace to follow in his steps; went down to Seleucia; and from there through Jesus Christ our Lord. they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also to assist them. .