Genesis 2:7; Psalm 42:1-2; Luke 1:46-48

So Yahweh fashioned an earth creature out of the clay of the earth, and blew into its nostrils the breath of life. And the earth creature became a living being.”  

Like a stag, a doe, longing for streams of cool water, my whole being longs for you, my God. My soul aches with thirst for God, for a god that lives! When can I go and see God face to face?

“My soul proclaims your greatness, O God, and my spirit rejoices in you, my Savior. For you have looked with favor upon your lowly servant, and from this day forward all generations will call me blessed.”

One: This is the Word of God for the whole world.

All: Thanks be to God.