Open a bible, light a candle beside it, and pray the gathering prayer based on Sirach 39.1-3 and John 8.32.
LEADER: Let us devote ourselves to the study of the law of God.
ALL: Wise and loving God, help us know the truth.
LEADER: Let us seek out the wisdom of the ancients, preserve their discourse, penetrate the subtleties of parables, find the hidden meaning of proverbs.
ALL: Wise and loving God, help us know the truth.
LEADER: Let us be at home with all God’s word leaves unsaid.
ALL: The truth will make us free.