The Collect for Sunday, March 22: Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. These are the lectionary readings for this coming Sunday, March 22: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Psalm 23 And here is a link to the readings themselves: the Scriptures for the fourth Sunday in Advent . My own background has deep roots in the Scottish Presbyterian portion of the church, and that's OK because the American Episcopal Church owes its existence to the Scottish church as much as to the English. The old Orthodox Presbyterian hymnal was a favorite of mine, and it included a lot of hymns which trace back to the Welsh revival of about 120 years ago (we Celts have to stick together). Here are a couple of powerful hymns which relate to the times