Morning Prayer: Thu, 16 Feb – Psalm 71:14-18; Genesis 12:1-5; 1 Peter 2:4-5 ~ leave… go… and bless

Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

I have come to seek You, O God, just as I am I come.

I will wait for You, O God. My soul waits, and in Your word do I hope.
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Reading: Psalm 71:14-18 (NLT)

I will keep on hoping for your help; I will praise you more and more. I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words. I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord. I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
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Reading: Genesis 12:1-5 (NLT)

The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”

So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan.
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Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-5 (NLT)

You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor.

And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
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Prayer:

Blessed be our God and Father: You hear the prayers of Your children. Thank You for sending us Your Son, Jesus Christ, the Beginning and End of our life’s journey.

+ Give us faith to venture into the unknown, keeping Him before our eyes.
+ Make wisdom our guide; help us walk in newness of life throughout this day.
+ Give us Your strength in our weakness: when we meet problems give us courage to face them.
+ Direct our thoughts, our words, our actions today, so that we may know, and do, your will.

Lord God, continue to work Your saving power in us and through us. Make us into living stones of Your spiritual temple through faith in Your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You, one God forever and ever. Amen.
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“I will never leave you” – Scripture Lullabies

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Blessing

When you no longer know how to be, may the Father take you on your deeper journey.
When you no longer know what to do, may the Spirit reveal to you your fitting task.
When all feels lost or foreign, may you know your home in Christ.

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

Morning Prayer: Wed, 15 Feb – Psalm 1:1-3; Hosea 10:12; John 15:1-5 ~ remain in me

Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

I have come to seek You, O God, just as I am I come.

I will wait for You, O God. My soul waits, and in Your word do I hope.
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Reading: Psalm 1:1-3 (NLT)

Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.

They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
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Reading: Hosea 10:12 (NLT)

I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’
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Reading: John 15:1-5 (NLT)

“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
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Prayer:

Christ, as a light illumine and guide me. Christ, as a shield overshadow me. Christ under me; Christ over me; Christ beside me on my left and my right.

This day be within and without me, lowly and meek, yet all-powerful. Be in the heart of each to whom I speak; in the mouth of each who speaks unto me. This day be within and without me, lowly and meek, yet all-powerful.

Christ as a light; Christ as a shield; Christ beside me on my left and my right.
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“Come To Me” – Jenn Johnson

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Blessing

When you no longer know how to be, may the Father take you on your deeper journey.
When you no longer know what to do, may the Spirit reveal to you your fitting task.
When all feels lost or foreign, may you know your home in Christ.

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

Morning Prayer: Tue, 14 Feb – Psalm 56:12-13; Ecclesiastes 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:8 ~ companions on the way

Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

I have come to seek You, O God, just as I am I come.

I will wait for You, O God. My soul waits, and in Your word do I hope.
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Reading: Psalm 56:12-13 (NLT)

I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help. For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.
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Reading: Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT)

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
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Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:8 (NLT)

He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
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Prayer: (Adapted from Dr. Louis H. Evans’ Marriage Prayer for Bride and Groom.)

Father in Heaven, thank You for our marriage and our commitment to be one in You. We pray that the future we build together may become even stronger because of our solid foundation in Jesus Christ.

+ Prayer for Husband: Bless this husband as provider and protector. Sustain him in all the pressures that come with the task of stewarding a family. May he so live that his wife may find in him the haven for which the heart of a woman truly longs.

+ Prayer for Wife: Bless this wife. Give her a tenderness that makes her great, a deep sense of understanding, and a strong faith in You. Give her that inner beauty of a soul that never fades, that eternal youth that is found in holding fast to the things that never age. May she so live that her husband may be pleased to reverence her in the shrine of his heart.

May we travel together as friends and lovers, brother and sister, husband and wife, father and mother, and as servants of Christ until He shall return or until that day when one shall lay the other into the arms of God. This we ask through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, the Great Lover of our souls. Amen.
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“Could I Have This Dance” – Anne Murray

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Blessing

When you no longer know how to be, may the Father take you on your deeper journey.
When you no longer know what to do, may the Spirit reveal to you your fitting task.
When all feels lost or foreign, may you know your home in Christ.

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

Morning Prayer: Mon, 13 Feb – Psalm 126:1-6; Amos 9:11; 1 Peter 5:10 ~ foundation restored

Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

I have come to seek You, O God, just as I am I come.

I will wait for You, O God. My soul waits, and in Your word do I hope.
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Reading: Psalm 126:1-6 (NLT)

When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.” Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!

Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.
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Reading: Amos 9:11 (NLT)

“In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory.
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Reading: 1 Peter 5:10 (NLT)

In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
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Prayer:

Gracious God: You have given us Your Son, Jesus Christ, to be the solid rock of our faith.

+ Restore in us the crumbling places that the evil one has eroded over time.
+ Support us with Your Spirit and make us patient, kind and gentle.
+ Strengthen us in love for You and for our neighbors.
+ Rebuild deep within us an altar of worship, love and service.

Merciful God: Guide us throughout the day that we may not wander off the sure foundation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who live and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God forever. Amen.
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“Jesus, Firm Foundation”

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Blessing

When you no longer know how to be, may the Father take you on your deeper journey.
When you no longer know what to do, may the Spirit reveal to you your fitting task.
When all feels lost or foreign, may you know your home in Christ.

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

Morning Prayer: Sat, 11 Feb – Psalm 37:34; Proverbs 19:20-21; Matthew 10:40-42 ~ welcomed as gifts of God

Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

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

Opening Sentence

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
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Reading: Psalm 37:34 (NLT)

Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.
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Reading: Proverbs 19:20-21 (NLT)

Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.

You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
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Reading: Matthew 10:40-42 (NLT)

“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me. If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
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Prayer:

Heavenly Father, give us the eyes of Jesus to see our neighbors and the strangers we meet as Your gifts to us. Teach us what it means to welcome them as we would welcome You. Forgive us our fears, our selfishness, our silence, our indifference towards the strangers who come to our communities. Teach us to love and care for them the way you do. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever. Amen
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“God I Look to You” – Jenn Johnson

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Blessing

You are the light of the world;
let your good deeds shine out for all to see,
so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

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

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