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 Seek him that made the Pleiades and Orion, that turneth deep darkness into the morning, and darkeneth the day into night;  that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out  upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his Name.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night,” darkness is not dark to thee, O Lord;  the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to thee  are both alike.

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

Confession of Sin

Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of Almighty God, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts  confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness by his  infinite goodness and mercy.

Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts,