It was
forty days before he thought he could leave them.
He wasn’t ready and neither were they.

Jesus,
put your Gospel in our hearts too,
as you put it in theirs;
and also within our
 minds and
souls.

Let us
take your Word to every living creature,
in daylight and in the dark of night,
from housetops, pulpits and
within every
town.

Consecrate us in your truth:
as you are one in love
with the Father
and the Spirit,
make us
one in
your
 love.

Amen