#MorningPrayer Sunday 1st September 2019 - 11th Sunday after Trinity

#MorningPrayer

Give us a passion for you and your kingdom, Lord -

let us never be indifferent, insipid, uninterested;

instead, fill us with the fire of your love,

refine us with your grace, inspire us by your Holy Spirit.

May we listen for your knock, be open to you, and rejoice.

#MorningPrayer Saturday 31st August 2019 - S Aidan

#MorningPrayer

Keep us close Lord,

as the winds of change

and the choppy waters of uncertainty

surround us.

In the storms of life, keep us safe;

in the anxieties around us, bring your peace.

WIth S.Aidan may we walk with you, stay by you,

and live our faith in you for all to see.

#MorningPrayer Friday 30th August 2019 - John Bunyan

#MorningPrayer

Lord even when your kingdom takes root in tiny ways,

it grows and spreads like the mustard tree,

for nothing is off limits to your love.

Help us, in our pilgrimage with you,

to notice the seeds of your kingdom,

to nurture them, witness to them, & share their fruit.

#MorningPrayer THursday 29th August 2019 - The Beheading of S John the Baptist

#MorningPrayer

You call us Lord,

to be sometimes sower and sometimes soil.

Help us to prepare the ground

in our hearts and communities,

and to scatter the seeds of your kingdom

liberally, widely, generously.

May we receive that seed ourselves, as good soil,

and grow your kingdom.

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 28th August 2019 - S Augustine of Hippo

#MorningPrayer

You call us, Lord, to be your family -

brothers and sisters together in the kingdom of God,

to sing together the song of your love.

Bring us harmony,

that all our voices may be heard,

that all may contribute and make the music better,

that none may be drowned out.

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 27th August 2019 - S Monica

#MorningPrayer

You call us, Lord, to journey with you and to be led by you.

You call us and appoint us to different ministries,

that we may announce your kingdom,

shine your light, show your love and share your life,

each in the ways that you set before us.

Help us to follow you.

#MorningPrayer Monday 26th August 2019

#MorningPrayer

Tune our hearts, Lord,

to the frequency of your love,

that we may never put our rules and regulations,

our customs and practices,

our human understanding,

in the way of your will, your compassion, your mercy.

Keep us open to your leading,

ready to walk in your way.

#MorningPrayer Sunday 25th August 2019 - 10th Sunday after Trinity

#MorningPrayer

Thank you, Lord,

that you take us as we are

and bring us into your kingdom,

making us a royal priesthood to serve you for ever.

Help us always to listen for your word to us,

your challenge to us, your call upon us,

that we may truly be your church, your disciples. 

#MorningPrayer Saturday 24th August 2019 - S Bartholomew, Apostle

#MorningPrayer

Help us Lord, 

to see you and to know ourselves seen by you;

to hear you and to know ourselves heard by you;

to know you, to know ourselves known by you;

to love you and to know ourselves loved by you;

to follow your call on our lives and invite others to meet you.

#MorningPrayer Friday 23rd August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Give us Lord, we pray, 

an awareness of and attention to 

your presence and activity among us 

in our communities. 

May we work together 

to be where you are, 

to receive your call to wholeness, 

to accept your work in us, 

and to tell the world of your love and welcome.

#MorningPrayer Thursday 22nd August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Prompt us Lord, 

to seek out those times and places 

when we can be still with you 

and listen for your word to our hearts and lives, 

your calling for the coming day. 

May we be ever responsive to that call, 

that we may share 

your healing and reconciling love 

with all.

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 21st August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Give us ears to hear 

and hearts to receive 

your teaching, Lord, 

that we may be guided on the path of life by your wisdom 

and steered by your Holy Spirit; 

may nothing within us stand in your way: 

cleanse us of anything 

that would hinder your mission 

in and through us.

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 20th August 2019 - S Bernard of Clairvaux

#MorningPrayer 

May we always be attentive to your word, Lord, 

and ready to respond to your call. 

When you say to us ‘follow me’, 

may we be prepared to leave our nets, 

the things that preoccupy us, 

and follow; 

learning and growing 

as we walk the way that you set before us in love.

#MorningPrayer Monday 19th August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Help us, Lord, to make straight your path 

into the lives and hearts of those around us; 

fill us so full of your life that it overflows, 

so full of your love that we cannot help but share it, 

so full of your light that we can do no other than shine, for all to see.

#MorningPrayer Sunday 18th August 2019 - 9th Sunday after Trinity

#MorningPrayer 

Through all the storms of life, Lord, 

the ups and downs of each day 

and the winds that blow hither and yon, 

keep our eyes fixed firmly on you and your will for us. 

Give us a solid foundation, a clear course, 

and a heart that rests in you, 

that we may know and follow your call.

#MorningPrayer Saturday 17th August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Guide us and strengthen us, Lord, 

as we seek the pilgrim way you set before us. 

As we go, let us not focus solely on the destination, 

but keep us attentive and alert to the present. 

Help us to see what you have to teach us today; 

to journey well, and to journey together.

#MorningPrayer Friday 16th August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

You call us, Lord, 

to follow your will and work to your calling; 

grant that we may never be so full of our own plans 

that we fail to hear your plans for us, 

never so full of our own busyness 

that we fail to do business with you. 

May your dreams fill ours and lead us.

#MorningPrayer Thursday 15th August 2019 - The Assumption of Our Lady

#MorningPrayer 

As we celebrate Mary today, Lord, 

stir up in us a faith like hers: 

a faith ready to say yes to your call, 

ready to welcome the presence of Christ within us 

that we may show you to the world; 

a faith that keeps us close to you always; 

a faith that shines with love.

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 14th August 2019 - S Maximilian Kolbe

#MorningPrayer 

Take from us 

all self-centredness and jealousy, Lord, 

that we may be filled with your love for others; 

guard our thinking and our speaking, 

that we may use our words wisely, 

to be constructive and not destructive, 

to build and not to destroy, 

to share your grace.

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 13th August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Lord, give us the gift of a lively, living faith in you; 

a faith which manifests itself 

not just in things we believe, 

or the feelings we have, 

or a sense of duty - 

but in the way we live, 

the things we do and say, 

and how we greet your image in others, 

day by day.

#MorningPrayer Monday 12th August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Lord, you know each of us intimately, 

and make no distinctions based on 

status, wealth or position - 

for in your sight we are all your children, 

equally precious. 

Help us to see all people with your eyes, 

to see the image of Christ in each, 

and to love accordingly.

#MorningPrayer Sunday 11th August 2019 - 8th Sunday after Trinity

#MorningPrayer 

As we look for your coming, Lord, 

whether in the work of today or at the parousia, 

give us an eagerness to greet you 

that means we are ready and willing to do your will 

wherever, whenever and in whomever we find it, 

and the patience to wait always upon your timing.

#MorningPrayer Saturday 10th August 2019 - S Laurence

#MorningPrayer 

Guide us, Lord, 

that we may be followers 

not of the temptations of this world to wealth and power, 

but of your word of love and life. 

May we truly be doers of your word, not just hearers, 

and seek out the treasures of your kingdom 

where the world sees only poverty.

#MorningPrayer Friday 9th August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Bless us, Lord, with treasure that lasts: 

not the passing wealth of money, possessions or power 

which wither and fade like the morning mist, 

but eternal treasures of love, wisdom, compassion, joy. 

May we be full of new life in you Lord, 

and shine your light on all.

#MorningPrayer Thursday 8th August 2019 - S Dominic

#MorningPrayer 

Help us, Lord, to examine ourselves, 

to reflect on our journey with you, 

to ponder on our progress as disciples. 

Guide us and help us, 

to recognise those things we need to address, 

to reject those things which draw us away from you, 

and to rejoice in your love always.

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 7th August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

With St Paul, Lord, let us boast: 

not of ourselves or our own achievements, 

but of your great love 

and your desire to draw us all into your family; 

of your manifesting your love and power 

in our human weaknesses; 

and of your grace in showing the world your image in us.

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 6th August 2019 - The Transfiguration of Our Lord

#MorningPrayer 

Father, you have made us in your image 

and you call us and count us your children. 

As you revealed your glory and majesty in Jesus 

on the mountain top, 

so reveal yourself in us 

as you enable us to be more and more like him, 

in our love for you and for others today.

#MorningPrayer Monday 5th August 2019 - S Oswald

#MorningPrayer 

In your name Lord, 

may we be a blessing and not a burden to others. 

Like #Oswald, whom we commemorate today, 

may we seek to bring unity 

of faith, spirit and purpose 

to your people, 

and spread abroad your love, 

that many may find their true home and identity 

in you.

#MorningPrayer Sunday 4th August 2019 - 7th Sunday after Trinity

#MorningPrayer 

Lord, you stooped to share our humanity 

that we may be raised up to share the life of your divinity.

Encourage us in faith, goodness, knowledge, 

self-control, endurance, godliness, 

mutual affection and love; 

help us to be the Church you call us to be, 

for the world.

#MorningPrayer Saturday 3rd August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

Lord God, 

you welcome us into your family 

and give us the honour 

of being called your sons and daughters. 

Give us boldness to proclaim 

the wonders of your grace, 

with a proper humility about ourselves; 

for though unworthy, you count us worthy, 

you who are love.

#MorningPrayer Friday 2nd August 2019

#MorningPrayer 

You challenge us, Lord, to be generous: 

not only with our possessions 

but in our attitudes 

to each other (and ourselves). 

Help us to place 

all that we have and all that we are 

at your disposal, 

and liberally to spread 

the seeds of your kingdom, 

always and everywhere.