Cambria: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

Cambria: May the God whom we glorify with one heart and voice enable us, through the Spirit, to live in harmony as followers of Christ Jesus, now and for ever. All: Amen. Scripture reading: Luke10:5-9 Reader: Let us listen to the words of the holy gospel according to Luke:

Peace to this house. The Lord said to the seventy-two: "Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this household.' If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God is at hand for you."'

Psalm 127: 1-5 R. The Lord will build a house for us. Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. R. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat for he grants sleep to those he loves. R. Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in ones youth. R.

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court. R

Blessing

OUTSIDE DOORWAY Cambria: Lord, bless this house and all who live in it. Hallow it with your presence and your peace. Fill it with joy and laughter. All: Let it be a place where love abounds and where hurts are healed, where sadness finds solace, where differences are reconciled, and where pardon is freely given.
INSIDE

Cambria: Bless this house from roof to floor, and from door to door. Bless those who live here and those who visit here, in their going out and their coming in, in their work and in their rest, in their eating and their sleeping, in silence and in speech. All: May it be to them home and castle,

sanctuary and haven, a place of joyous settings out and of safe returns.

KITCHEN

Cambria: Lord of the banquet and the feast, of lakeside breakfasts, of long-planned suppers, and unplanned feedings of thousands on remote hillsides, bless this kitchen. All: For few or for many, may it be a place of miracles; a place of skill and ingenuity, of joy and laughter; a place of many hands and light work.

LIVING ROOM

Cambria: Lord of all life, we give thanks for all that enriches our lives, stimulates our minds, fires our hearts, and binds us together in harmony with one another. All: blessing Here in this living room we ask your on this house as a home, and all that word implies.

BEDROOM

Cambria: Lord of joy and peace and rest and sleep, bless the bedroom. To those who enter here give joy of heart and peace of mind, bodily rest and untroubled sleep, All: May they wake each day refreshed to face the challenges of a new day.

Cambria: Lord, be close to your servants who live in this home and ask for your blessing. Be their shelter when they are at home, their companion when they are away,

and their welcome guest when they return. And at last receive them into the dwelling place you have prepared for them in your Father's house, where you live forever and ever. All: Amen

Ritual: Return to starting place. A cross is kissed by each person then presented to the family.

The Lord's Prayer

Closing Prayer

Cambria: May the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, and may the word of Christ in all its richness dwell in us, so that whatever we may do in word and in work, we will do in the name of the Lord. All:

Amen