Sunday, 1      Seventh Sunday of Easter
(Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14,16-17; John 17:20-26)

Hannah made a vow, saying, ‘Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life.’
1 Samuel 1:11 NIV

Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
Luke 1:57-58