Morning Prayer: Sat, 20 Aug – Proverbs 4:25; 2 Peter 3:13-15 ~ keep looking forward

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through a belief in the Threeness, through a confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.

Morning Reading: Proverbs 4:25-27 (NLT)

Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

Morning Reading: 2 Peter 3:13-15 (NLT)

But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.

And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.

And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved.

Prayer

God’s gift was not a spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power and love, and self-control. With complete confidence we pray: Father, send us your Spirit.

+ Send us your Spirit – that Christ may be born again today in the hearts of all mankind.
+ Send us your Spirit – that we may open the eyes of the blind and proclaim the Good News of light and life.
+ Send us your Spirit – that we may live peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in your sight.
+ Send us your Spirit – that our homes be the pledge of a world redeemed.

Lord God: Keep our eyes focused on the new world filled with your righteousness that you have promised us, and may we live expectantly as children of the light. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

“Hallelujah” – Newsboys | Adoration Album w/ lyrics

Blessing

Christ with me, Christ in me.

Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left; Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down; Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me; Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me.

Christ with me, Christ in me.

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Morning Prayer: 23 July – 2 Peter 3:13-15 ~ wait patiently with diligence and peace

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you.

Morning Reading: 2 Peter 3:13-15 (NLT)

According to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him.

Prayer

God’s gift was not a spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power and love, and self-control. With complete confidence we pray: Father, send us your Spirit.

+ Praise be to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: in Christ you have given us every spiritual blessing.
+ By the power of the Holy Spirit, may Christ be born again today in our hearts.
+ May your Spirit lead us forward to open the eyes of the blind, to proclaim the Word of light, to reap together the harvest of life.
+ May our striving for your kingdom not fall short through selfishness or fear: may the universe be alive with the Spirit, and our homes be the pledge of a world redeemed.

All-powerful, eternal God, splendour of true light and never-ending day: at this return of the morning hour, chase away the night of sin and fill our minds with the glory of your coming. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

“Waiting Here For You” – Christy Nockels

Blessing

The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Morning Prayer: 06 February – 2 Peter 3:13-15 ~ live peacefully

Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you. (Ezekiel 36:26)

Morning Reading: 2 Peter 3:13-15 (NLT)

Peter Martyr Enjoins Silence. Fra Angelico. c.1441 Fresco inside a monk's cell, Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy. — Peter Martyr Enjoins Silence.
Fra Angelico. c.1441
Fresco inside a monk’s cell, Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy.

We are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.

And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.

And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved.

Morning Prayer

God’s gift was not a spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power and love, and self-control. Gracious God, send us your Spirit.

+ Father, send us your Spirit – that Christ may be born again today in the hearts of all mankind.
+ Father, send us your Spirit – that we may receive every spiritual blessing and thus reflect his presence.
+ Father, send us your Spirit – that we may open the eyes of the blind, proclaim the Word of light, and reap together the harvest of life.
+ Father, send us your Spirit – that the advancement of your kingdom may not fall short through our selfishness or fear.
+ Father, send us your Spirit – that the universe may be alive with the Spirit, and that our homes may be the pledge of a world redeemed.

Lord God, you are the source of our strength. Send us your Spirit that we may live courageously in Christ and persevere in faith to the end of our days. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

“Take my life and let it be”

Blessing

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!