PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray,

O God our defender, storms rage around and within us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear, and preserve us in the faith of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.  Amen.

FIRST READING:             1 KINGS 19:9-18

 PSALM 85:8-13

SECOND READING: ROMANS 10:5-15

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 14:22-33

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