Morning Prayer: 

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

Declaration of faith

To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God. Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory.

Morning readings

Psalm 141:2-4, 8 ESV     Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!

But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!

Amos 3:3 ESV   “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?”

1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV   For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

Prayer

We hold before You, O Lord:

• those for whom life is very difficult; those who have decisions to make, and who honestly do not know what is the right thing to do.

We hold before You, O Lord:

• those who have difficult tasks to do and to face, and who fear they may fail in them; those who have difficult temptations to face, and who know only too well that they may fail to them, if they try to meet them alone.

We hold before You, O Lord:

• those who know they can be their own worst enemies.

We hold before You, O Lord:

• those who have difficult people to work with; those who have to suffer unjust treatment, unfair criticism, unappreciated work.

We hold before You, O Lord:

• those who are sad because someone they loved has died; and any who are disappointed in something for which they have hoped very much. (William Barclay)

Hymn: “O Lord Hear My Prayer” – Taize

Blessing

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, wherever He may send you. May He guide you through the wilderness, protect you through the storm. May He bring you home rejoicing at the wonders He has shown you. May He bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.

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

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Peanut Gallery: The Morning Prayer readings are from the Daily Office of the Northumbrian Community as available online here… and in the book form, Celtic Daily Prayer available on Amazon.com.

The website and prayer book are rich in prayer resources and I commend them to you. For our purpose here, I will limit my selections to the Morning Prayer resources.