First Sunday in Lent
Watchword for the Week — Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. Psalm 25:8
Sunday, February 18 — Genesis 9:8–17; Psalm 25:1–10
1 Peter 3:18–22; Mark 1:9–15
Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The Lord, your God, is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. Zephaniah 3:16–17 (NIV)
Lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet. Hebrews 12:12–13
Shown by the rainbow after the flood, we know that you are our God of promise. In you we trust as you guide the way. In your name we pray. Amen.