<html><body style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div><font size="3">Collect for 3 Lent:</font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Let us pray:</font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">God of all creation,</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">especially of fig trees.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">When we are impatient,</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">you urge us to wait for the nurturing time.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Then you will bless us,</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">as we sit under our own fig tree</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">in peace, security and forgiveness,</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">through Jesus Christ our Lord, </font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, </font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">one God for ever and ever. Amen</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">For reflection on 3 Lent go to > </font><a href="http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/"><font size="3">http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/</font></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Bob Eldan</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Lander, Wyoming</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">USA<br /></font> <br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></body></html>