Adapted from Psalm 103 (NRSVUE)

Leader: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,

People: As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like flowers of the field; for the wind passes over them, and they are gone, and their place knows them no more.

Leader: But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who…