<html><body style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div><font size="3">Collect for Proper 5:</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 class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">God of the living,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">you sent your son</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">fortified with compassion,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">raising the dead.</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">We pray that we may live into the same compassion,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">so that we too may raise to new life</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">those who are slumped down</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">by the pitfalls of our times.</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">one God for ever and ever. Amen</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">For reflection on Proper 5 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 class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Bob Eldan</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Lander, Wyoming</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">USA</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font><br /><br /><br /></p></div></body></html>