#MorningPrayer Thursday 31st October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪You command your disciples, Lord,‬

‪to love one another.‬

‪Help your church today‬

‪to hear that call and respond to it,‬

‪seeking the best for our fellow disciples,‬

‪serving willingly and lovingly,‬

‪deepening our relationships and mutuality,‬

‪honouring your image among us.‬

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 30th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Lord, the one to whom you gave a piece of bread, betrayed you.‬
‪“Go”, you told him, “and do what you must do”.‬
‪You share the bread of life with us day by day,‬
‪and we too fail you and betray you often.‬
‪Help us to do what we must do:‬
‪live out your love, and stay true.‬

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 29th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Remind us, Lord - day by day, hour by hour -‬
‪that you took off your robes, knelt down,‬
‪and washed the grime and filth of the day‬
‪from your disciples’ feet.‬
‪Give us such humility‬
‪that we may be ready to serve others‬
‪in the way that you served us,‬
‪in generous love.‬ ‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Remind us, Lord - day by day, hour by hour -‬
‪that you took off your robes, knelt down,‬
‪and washed the grime and filth of the day‬
‪from your disciples’ feet.‬
‪Give us such humility‬
‪that we may be ready to serve others‬
‪in the way that you served us,‬
‪in generous love.‬

#MorningPrayer Monday 28th October 2019 - Ss Simon & Jude

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪You call us, Lord,‬
‪to be your disciples,‬
‪to follow you day by day‬
‪and to show your love to the world.‬
‪Help us to hear also‬
‪your call to our particular ministries;‬
‪both our lifetime vocations,‬
‪and the tasks you have for us today,‬
‪as we seek to know and do your will.‬

#MorningPrayer Sunday 27th October 2019 - Last Sunday after Trinity

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Enable us, Lord,‬
‪to see the world and its people as you see them.‬
‪Let us always be ready to reach out to one in need,‬
‪and bring wholeness;‬
‪let us always be ready to serve‬
‪rather than expecting to be served;‬
‪let us always be ready‬
‪to welcome the least and the lost.‬

#MorningPrayer Saturday 26th October 2019 - S Alfred, S Cedd

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Remind us, Lord,‬
‪that we are an apostolic people,‬
‪your sent-ones,‬
‪commissioned to share the message‬
‪of your love and new life‬
‪with a world in need;‬
‪strengthen us for this task,‬
‪and help us share your gospel with all,‬
‪through all we are, all we do and all we say.‬

#MorningPrayer Friday 25th October 2019 - Ss Crispin & Crispinian

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Help us, Lord, to do what we know needs to be done‬
‪to honour your image in others.‬
‪Even when times seem dark, when night surrounds,‬
‪strengthen us to focus on your light, your promises.‬
‪In our serving, surprise us with your presence,‬
‪your new life, your dawning day.‬

#MorningPrayer Thursday 24th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪Lord, Joseph of Arimathea was ready to honour you‬

‪even when it seemed that all reason and hope was lost;‬

‪give us such love for you and for others‬

‪that we never write anyone off,‬

‪but remain willing and ready to do all we can‬

‪to honour your image in everyone we meet.‬

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 23rd October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪Give us the courage and strength‬

‪of the women who stayed by your Cross, Lord;‬

‪may we never forsake you or leave you.‬

‪As you tore the curtain in two from top to bottom,‬

‪so restore our hearts, we pray, from bottom to top,‬

‪and fill us with love for you and for others.‬

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 22nd October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Lord, may we truly acknowledge you‬
‪to be king in our own lives and in all there is;‬
‪honouring you in all that we are,‬
‪never denying or mocking you‬
‪by our choices and actions.‬
‪Give us willingness and strength‬
‪joyfully to carry our cross,‬
‪living the way of your love.‬

#MorningPrayer Monday 21st October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪Lord, help us to cultivate a deep passion for the truth,‬

‪that we may never simply shout with the crowd,‬

‪or act in a certain way to please the crowd,‬

‪but may always follow your way of truth and life,‬

‪standing for your kingdom and its values,‬

‪your vocation of love.‬

#MorningPrayer Sunday 20th October 2019 - 18th Sunday after Trinity

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪You pray Lord,‬
‪that we your disciples might be one,‬
‪as you are one.‬
‪You desire to gather us together‬
‪as a hen gathers her chicks‬
‪under the shadow of her wings.‬
‪Give us grace to seek always what unites us,‬
‪what builds up,‬
‪what fosters and strengthens relationship.‬

#MorningPrayer Saturday 19th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪Fill up our faith, Lord, by your grace;‬

‪so flood our lives with your love‬

‪that we cannot help but share it‬

‪and show our friendship with you.‬

‪Help us never to deny you‬

‪by our words, deeds or attitudes,‬

‪but always to witness to your glory‬

‪in all we say, do and are.‬

#MorningPrayer Friday 18th October 2019 - S Luke, Evangelist

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Give us confidence, Lord,‬
‪to share our story of your love,‬
‪tell of your grace,‬
‪and show in word and deed‬
‪what a difference you make to our lives and our world.‬
‪Free our tongues to tell of your work in our lives,‬
‪that others may meet you, know you and love you.‬

#MorningPrayer Thursday 17th October 2019 - S Ignatius the Martyr

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪Keep us, Lord,‬

‪from inner motives & outward actions‬

‪that do not match;‬

‪so fill us with your Spirit‬

‪that our outward life becomes the result‬

‪of an overflowing of your love,‬

‪which we cannot help but share.‬

‪Keep us true to you,‬

‪that we may be true to others & to self.‬

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 16th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Take from us Lord,‬
‪the tendency to place our faith in our own strength,‬
‪our own capacity, our own ego;‬
‪let our faith be in you,‬
‪and our desire be for your will to be done.‬
‪Even when that feels tough,‬
‪give us strength to stay and pray through‬
‪your call and promises.‬

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 15th October 2019 - S Teresa of Avila

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Lord, keep us always ready to welcome you into our lives:‬
‪not only through your indwelling Spirit,‬
‪but also through our hospitality to others,‬
‪in whom we are called to see you.‬
‪Nourish us in our life together,‬
‪as we break the bread & drink the wine of the kingdom.‬

#MorningPrayer Monday 14th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Give us such love for you, Lord,‬
‪that we are ready to use the precious things we have‬
‪in your service -‬
‪not just our time, talents and material resources,‬
‪but our very selves:‬
‪may we offer to you our hearts and minds‬
‪that you may make them more like yours each day.‬

#MorningPrayer Sunday 13th October 2019 - 17th Sunday after Trinity

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Take from your people, Lord,‬
‪all self-confidence, self-assuredness and self-reliance;‬
‪give us a spirit of humility and openness,‬
‪that we may find our confidence in you,‬
‪rely on you, be sure of you,‬
‪and let you mould us‬
‪into the pilgrim disciples‬
‪you call us to be.‬

#MorningPrayer Saturday 12th October 2019 - S Wilfrid

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪As we open our hearts and lives to you Lord,‬

‪keep us alert for the whisper of your voice,‬

‪that we may know your guidance‬

‪on our pilgrimage though life.‬

‪Keep our eyes open to see you at work,‬

‪our ears open to hear your call,‬

‪our hands open to share your love always.‬

#MorningPrayer Friday 11th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪When times are uncertain,‬
‪when there is anxiety about the future,‬
‪when so many yearn for peace;‬
‪open our eyes, Lord, to see your presence & your activity;‬
‪open our ears to hear your guidance & your call;‬
‪open our hearts to know your love, and our hands to share it.‬

#MorningPrayer Thursday 10th October 2019 - S Paulinus

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪May our focus, our goal, our desire, our motivation‬
‪be always you and your kingdom Lord.‬
‪Let us never be turned away by the false gods‬
‪that the systems of the world set up,‬
‪but rather let us always be ready to hear your call,‬
‪follow your guidance, and do your will.‬

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 9th October - S Denys

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Lord, we know that our faith should be‬
‪not in human achievements,‬
‪human structures,‬
‪or human systems,‬
‪but is to be in you.‬
‪Give us grace to look beyond‬
‪the things we construct for ourselves,‬
‪that we may see what you are building:‬
‪a kingdom of life, love, and peace.‬

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 8th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪However wealthy or poor we are in the world’s terms, Lord,‬

‪may we have such a relationship with you‬

‪that our faith is never merely outward show;‬

‪help us to know that all we are & all we have is gift from you,‬

‪and be generous & cheerful in giving back to your work.‬

#MorningPrayer Monday 7th October 2019

#MorningPrayer
Fill us with your Spirit, Lord,
that we may be enabled to love you
with every fibre and with all the fabric of our being;
let the outworking of that love for you,
be a deep love for your world and for all its people,
and a passion for your kingdom and its values.

#MorningPrayer Sunday 6th October 2019 - 16th Sunday after Trinity

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪In each of our choices, decisions and interactions, Lord,‬

‪we have an effect on the lives of others and of your creation;‬

‪fill us we pray with your love, and make our hearts like yours,‬

‪that the seeds we plant in others and in our world‬

‪may be seeds of your kingdom.‬

#MorningPrayer Saturday 5th October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Loving Lord,‬
‪you are God not of the dead, but of the living.‬
‪Help us to be aware of the great cloud of witnesses‬
‪whose prayers surround us as we journey on,‬
‪that we may be strengthened and encouraged in our faith,‬
‪and share your life, love and light with the world.‬

#MorningPrayer Friday 4th October 2019 - S Francis of Assisi

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Lord, you told us to ‬
‪‘Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s,‬
‪and to God the things that are God’s.’‬
‪Forgive us for the times when our selfish hearts say‬
‪‘no, it’s mine’, and share with nobody. ‬
‪Help us to remember that all is gift, and be generous.‬

#MorningPrayer Thursday 3rd October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Keep us Lord, from being infected‬
‪with a spirit of possessiveness,‬
‪whereby we start to think‬
‪that our church, our faith,‬
‪is ours to shape in our image.‬
‪Rather, keep us always open to your Spirit,‬
‪that we may be led in your way of love,‬
‪and shaped into your image.‬

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 2nd October 2019

‪#MorningPrayer‬

‪Keep us, Lord,‬

‪from worrying about the consequences for ourselves‬

‪when we seek to follow your call;‬

‪give us a commitment to your gospel, your truth,‬

‪for its own sake, come what may -‬

‪and let us be driven not by selfish interest,‬

‪but by love for you and for others.‬

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 1 October 2019 - S Remigius

‪#MorningPrayer‬
‪Lord, may we, your living temple,‬
‪always remain open and welcoming‬
‪to the stranger, the outcast,‬
‪the marginalised, and to all people;‬
‪may we never become focused inward on ourselves,‬
‪but always outwards to the world you call us to serve,‬
‪that we may show your love.‬