Welcome to Holy Trinity Church and to our service of Morning Prayer. We’re continuing today with our Bible talks from the book of Nehemiah this week looking at Chapter 8.1-18. After the construction is complete, the real work begins. This passage from Nehemiah transitions readers from literal nuts and bolts to the components of another framework for living – worship. In these verses, we observe the people of God gathering just as we do week after week, eager for a fresh reading of holy Scripture, and finding strength and joy in the Word of the Lord.