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b'(Eph.2:19-22;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.19:2-5;\\xa0\\xa0 Lk.6:12-16) \\xa0 \\u201cYou are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.\\u201d \\xa0 And whom is this building founded upon but our Lord Jesus Christ; He is the cornerstone by which the apostles and prophets are set in place, and we are built upon this firm foundation, all integrated as one \\u201choly temple in the Lord.\\u201d\\xa0 This Church is \\u201cthe dwelling place for God in the Spirit.\\u201d\\xa0 Alleluia! Oh that blessed night Jesus spent \\u201cin communion with God\\u201d!\\xa0 Praise God for the mountain on which He prayed!\\xa0 For that night, in that place, in these prayers was conceived the foundation stones of His holy temple: in the Spirit that night the essential structure of the Church was given birth in the names of these poor apostles, these simple human beings. And at daybreak He called them forth by name.\\xa0 Upon them His favor rested.\\xa0 And though one \\u201cturned traitor\\u201d and had to be replaced, yet here are the pillars on which the Church rests.\\xa0 And to this day their descendants, their blessed successors remain with us, holding up the Church despite their frailties \\u2013 yes, the power of the Spirit continues to go forth from their call.\\xa0 \\u201cDay pours out the word to day, and night to night imparts knowledge.\\u201d\\xa0 Nothing can stem the passage of this Word to the ends of the earth, for it is founded in the silent communion with God. Who can touch this silence?\\xa0 Who can tear down this oneness in the presence of God?\\xa0 No one can hold the wind in his hands and no one can restrain the power of the Spirit.\\xa0 It indeed goes forth.\\xa0 Yes, \\u201cthe whole structure\\u201d continues to be \\u201cfitted together\\u201d in the Lord\\u2019s Name, and no persecution can stop its growth, can prevent its inevitable coming to fullness in the eternity of heaven.\\xa0 And so, let us thank God for His blessed apostles and prophets and martyrs today.\\xa0 Let us pray we shall be found worthy to be one with them in the House they build.\\xa0 And let us come to know the Lord even more, who is at the heart of us all. \\xa0 Written, read & chanted by James Kurt; produced by Carie Fortney. \\xa0 Music by Carie Fortney; used by permission. \\xa0 ******* O LORD, may we be built into your House with all your holy apostles.\\xa0 YHWH, let us become your dwelling place; let us make our home in your Spirit as you make your home in us.\\xa0 Let us be firmly founded in your apostles with Jesus as our cornerstone.\\xa0 Then through us, too, your Word will go out to the ends of the earth.\\xa0 Then we will be one with your apostles. Into your household let us be built, O LORD, with all your saints in Heaven.\\xa0 Let Heaven and earth declare your glory \\u2013 truly let us be your handiwork.\\xa0 As your Son chose the Twelve by your hand upon Him, so let us be chosen and formed in their image to serve you faithfully in this land, to make this land as your kingdom. Let our words not be spoken in vain, LORD, our prayers not fall short of your glory; let us rather speak only in the Spirit that your light we might bring to this place.\\xa0 Though our cause seem hopeless, though darkness beset us, yet let us look to you and find refuge in the prayers of your apostles, of all the holy ones in your Temple.'