7 Put your trust in God; *for I will yet give thanks to him,who is the help <strong>of</strong> my countenance, and my God.Priest:Let us pray. (Silence)Almighty and everlasting God, who in the <strong>Pascha</strong>l mysteryestablished the new covenant <strong>of</strong> reconciliation: Grant that allwho are reborn into the fellowship <strong>of</strong> Christ's Body may showforth in their lives what they pr<strong>of</strong>ess by their faith; throughJesus Christ our Lord.People:Amen.VIIITHE VALLEY OF DRY BONES: EZEKIEL 37:1-14<strong>The</strong> hand <strong>of</strong> the LORD came upon me, and he brought me outby the spirit <strong>of</strong> the LORD and set me down in the middle <strong>of</strong> avalley; it was full <strong>of</strong> bones. He led me all around them; therewere very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. Hesaid to me, "Mortal, can these bones live?" I answered, "O LordGOD, you know." <strong>The</strong>n he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones,and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word <strong>of</strong> the LORD. Thussays the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter32
you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will causeflesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and putbreath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I amthe LORD." So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as Iprophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and thebones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there weresinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin hadcovered them; but there was no breath in them. <strong>The</strong>n he said tome, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to thebreath: Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, Obreath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." Iprophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came intothem, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.<strong>The</strong>n he said to me, "Mortal, these bones are the whole house <strong>of</strong>Israel. <strong>The</strong>y say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost;we are cut <strong>of</strong>f completely.' <strong>The</strong>refore prophesy, and say tothem, Thus says the Lord GOD: I am going to open your graves,and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I willbring you back to the land <strong>of</strong> Israel. And you shall know that Iam the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up fromyour graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, andyou shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then youshall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and will act, says theLORD.Lector:People:<strong>The</strong> Word <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> LordThanks be to God! SILENT REFLECTION 33
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