Here is a saying that you can rely on: To want to be a presiding elder is to want to do a noble work. That is why the president must have an impeccable character. He must not have been married more than once, and he must be temperate, discreet and courteous, hospitable and a good teacher; not a heavy drinker, nor hot-tempered, but kind and peaceable. He must not be a lover of money. He must be a man who manages his own family well and brings his children up to obey him and be well-behaved: how can any man who does not understand how to manage his own family have responsibility for the church of God? He should not be a new convert, in case pride might turn his head and then he might be condemned as the devil was condemned. It is also necessary that people outside the Church should speak well of him, so that he never gets a bad reputation and falls into the devil’s trap.

In the same way, deacons must be respectable men whose word can be trusted, moderate in the amount of wine they drink and with no squalid greed for money. They must be conscientious believers in the mystery of the faith. They are to be examined first, and only admitted to serve as deacons if there is nothing against them. In the same way, the women must be respectable, not gossips but sober and quite reliable. Deacons must not have been married more than once, and must be men who manage their children and families well. Those of them who carry out their duties well as deacons will earn a high standing for themselves and be rewarded with great assurance in their work for the faith in Christ Jesus.

I will walk with blameless heart.

My song is of mercy and justice;
  I sing to you, O Lord.
I will walk in the way of perfection.
  O when, Lord, will you come?

I will walk with blameless heart.

I will walk with blameless heart
  within my house;
I will not set before my eyes
  whatever is base.

I will walk with blameless heart.

The man who slanders his neighbour in secret
  I will bring to silence.
The man of proud looks and haughty heart
  I will never endure.

I will walk with blameless heart.

I look to the faithful in the land
  that they may dwell with me.
He who walks in the way of perfection
  shall be my friend.

I will walk with blameless heart.

Alleluia, alleluia!
Our Saviour Jesus Christ abolished death
and he has proclaimed life through the Good News.
Alleluia!