#MorningPrayer
“You are one of his disciples;
your accent betrays you!”
Lord, may the ‘accent’ of our lives:
the way we live your gospel,
show your love,
shine your light,
share your life,
mark us out undeniably as your disciples,
heralds of your kingdom,
ministers of your grace.
Friday, January 31, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 30th January 2020 - Charles, King & Martyr
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Keep us faithful and true to you Lord,
and committed to your paths
of love, peace, justice, mercy.
May we never be deflected
by impatience or ego,
but focused always
through your love,
in our humility,
on your kingdom.
By our lives
may we share your life
with all.
Keep us faithful and true to you Lord,
and committed to your paths
of love, peace, justice, mercy.
May we never be deflected
by impatience or ego,
but focused always
through your love,
in our humility,
on your kingdom.
By our lives
may we share your life
with all.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 29th January 2020
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When we are anxious or troubled,
fearful or uncertain,
may we come to you Lord,
in deep prayer.
When we rejoice and are glad,
excited or enthused,
may we come to you Lord,
in deep prayer.
Let nothing in our lives
ever get in the way
of the life you share with us.
When we are anxious or troubled,
fearful or uncertain,
may we come to you Lord,
in deep prayer.
When we rejoice and are glad,
excited or enthused,
may we come to you Lord,
in deep prayer.
Let nothing in our lives
ever get in the way
of the life you share with us.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 28th January 2020 - S Thomas Aquinas
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You bless us Lord,
preparing our hearts and lives
that we may sit and eat with you;
feeding us with yourself,
your body and blood,
that we may share your life.
Keep us true, keep us faithful,
and strengthen us
that we may own our faith
and share your love with all.
You bless us Lord,
preparing our hearts and lives
that we may sit and eat with you;
feeding us with yourself,
your body and blood,
that we may share your life.
Keep us true, keep us faithful,
and strengthen us
that we may own our faith
and share your love with all.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 27th January 2020
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Save us, Lord,
from knowing and caring
more about price than value;
may we never prioritise
financial cost over human cost,
pennies before people.
Instead, let us see
with the eyes of the kingdom,
so that we value people and use things,
not the other way round.
Save us, Lord,
from knowing and caring
more about price than value;
may we never prioritise
financial cost over human cost,
pennies before people.
Instead, let us see
with the eyes of the kingdom,
so that we value people and use things,
not the other way round.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 26th January 2020 - 3rd Sunday of Epiphany
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Encourage us Lord, to tell people about you;
but let us not speak of a subject we have studied,
a formula we have learned,
a set of propositions to which we assent,
or an abstract idea we’ve chosen to believe.
Let us speak instead of a person we know,
of your love.
Encourage us Lord, to tell people about you;
but let us not speak of a subject we have studied,
a formula we have learned,
a set of propositions to which we assent,
or an abstract idea we’ve chosen to believe.
Let us speak instead of a person we know,
of your love.
Friday, January 24, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 25th January 2020 - The Conversion of S Paul
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Keep us, Lord,
from placing our faith
in our own achievements,
our own status,
our own abilities and strength;
rather, let our focus be always
on you and your love.
May our relationship with you,
our participation in you,
our salvation through you,
be all in all.
Keep us, Lord,
from placing our faith
in our own achievements,
our own status,
our own abilities and strength;
rather, let our focus be always
on you and your love.
May our relationship with you,
our participation in you,
our salvation through you,
be all in all.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 24th January 2020 - S Francis de Sales
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You give each of us our gifts and abilities, Lord,
for we are all wonderfully made and unique.
Give us grace to be ready always
to employ them in your service,
for the growing of your kingdom
and the blessing of our communities
as we show your glory to all in love.
You give each of us our gifts and abilities, Lord,
for we are all wonderfully made and unique.
Give us grace to be ready always
to employ them in your service,
for the growing of your kingdom
and the blessing of our communities
as we show your glory to all in love.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Give us a deep understanding
of the roles and the tasks
to which you call us, Lord;
may we be
thorough in our discipleship,
attentive to its needs,
alert to your activity among us,
and ready to celebrate your presence
in our words, works and worship
day by day.
Give us a deep understanding
of the roles and the tasks
to which you call us, Lord;
may we be
thorough in our discipleship,
attentive to its needs,
alert to your activity among us,
and ready to celebrate your presence
in our words, works and worship
day by day.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 22nd January 2020 - S Vincent
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Keep us alert to your presence and your activity among us, Lord.
Keep us watching and keep us awake,
that we may see your image in each person,
know your guidance in each situation,
experience your peace in our hearts and minds,
show your love with all that we are.
Keep us alert to your presence and your activity among us, Lord.
Keep us watching and keep us awake,
that we may see your image in each person,
know your guidance in each situation,
experience your peace in our hearts and minds,
show your love with all that we are.
Monday, January 20, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 21st January 2020 - S Agnes
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Keep us true to you Lord,
that our hearts, minds and lives
may remain focused
on your kingdom, your love, your will;
let us not be distracted or led astray
by things that would turn us away from you,
in on ourselves,
or towards worthless goals or fleeting concerns.
#MorningPrayer Monday 20th January 2020 - S Sebastian
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Fashion us, Lord,
as living stones to be your Temple,
your dwelling-place
in and for your world.
May we sing your praise
with all that we are,
and share your love
with all that we do;
and may the doors of your house
be always open, accessible
and welcoming to all.
Fashion us, Lord,
as living stones to be your Temple,
your dwelling-place
in and for your world.
May we sing your praise
with all that we are,
and share your love
with all that we do;
and may the doors of your house
be always open, accessible
and welcoming to all.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 19th January 2020 - 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
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Keep us attentive and open Lord,
that we may never be too busy
to hear your call, your challenge,
your leading in our lives.
Make us ready to listen;
and listening, to hear you;
and hearing, to follow:
journeying with you,
knowing your love
and sharing it with all.
Keep us attentive and open Lord,
that we may never be too busy
to hear your call, your challenge,
your leading in our lives.
Make us ready to listen;
and listening, to hear you;
and hearing, to follow:
journeying with you,
knowing your love
and sharing it with all.
Friday, January 17, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 18th January 2020
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Grant us, Lord, the openness of heart
to love you above all things,
and with all that we are;
to show that love
in our worship, in our words,
in our thoughts and our deeds,
and in the ways we let your love flow
in us, through us and out
to others and to the world.
Grant us, Lord, the openness of heart
to love you above all things,
and with all that we are;
to show that love
in our worship, in our words,
in our thoughts and our deeds,
and in the ways we let your love flow
in us, through us and out
to others and to the world.
#MorningPrayer Friday 17th January 2020
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By your grace, Lord,
may our minds and hearts be fixed
not on the ways of the world,
but on the ways of your kingdom.
Keep us from holding our focus
on those things which matter
only in a worldly understanding,
and help us to see things
from a kingdom perspective.
By your grace, Lord,
may our minds and hearts be fixed
not on the ways of the world,
but on the ways of your kingdom.
Keep us from holding our focus
on those things which matter
only in a worldly understanding,
and help us to see things
from a kingdom perspective.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 16th January 2020
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Grant us humility Lord,
that we may never seek your kingdom
on our own terms, but on yours.
May we be ready and willing
to be clothed in your grace,
fitted for your glory.
As you scour the world seeking the lost,
so may we be open and welcoming to all
in your love.
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 15th January 2020
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Take from us our self-centredness, Lord,
the egoism that wants to make everything
about us and for us;
let us never profane
the things of your kingdom
with greed for our own comfort;
let us instead seek
the comfort of the Spirit
in knowing that we follow your call.
Take from us our self-centredness, Lord,
the egoism that wants to make everything
about us and for us;
let us never profane
the things of your kingdom
with greed for our own comfort;
let us instead seek
the comfort of the Spirit
in knowing that we follow your call.
Monday, January 13, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 14th January 2020
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Lord, we repent of the times when,
and the ways in which,
we have not been the church,
the disciples,
you call us to be.
May those parts of us
which do not bear the fruit of the kingdom
be renewed and reshaped,
or else wither away.
Make us who we truly are in you.
Lord, we repent of the times when,
and the ways in which,
we have not been the church,
the disciples,
you call us to be.
May those parts of us
which do not bear the fruit of the kingdom
be renewed and reshaped,
or else wither away.
Make us who we truly are in you.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 13th January 2020
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May we be ready and willing, Lord Jesus,
to proclaim your presence among us,
your love for us,
your cross and your resurrection -
not just in words when it suits us,
but constantly
through lives lived in your praise,
with all we have,
all we say and do,
all we are.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 12th January 2020 - The Baptism of Christ
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At your baptism Lord Jesus,
you were proclaimed as the Son
by the Father and the Spirit.
You were heralded as the Lamb of God
by John, the Baptist.
May we in our turn
declare to the world who you are,
not just in words
but in a common life
that lives out your love.
At your baptism Lord Jesus,
you were proclaimed as the Son
by the Father and the Spirit.
You were heralded as the Lamb of God
by John, the Baptist.
May we in our turn
declare to the world who you are,
not just in words
but in a common life
that lives out your love.
Friday, January 10, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 11th January 2020
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Call our attention, Lord,
to those things
on which our focus needs to be:
not image or appearance,
outward show or performance,
but the inner reality of our faith,
our relationship with you.
Let that drive all else,
and cause us to overflow
with your love,
to all.
Call our attention, Lord,
to those things
on which our focus needs to be:
not image or appearance,
outward show or performance,
but the inner reality of our faith,
our relationship with you.
Let that drive all else,
and cause us to overflow
with your love,
to all.
#MorningPrayer Friday 10th January 2020
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Give us grace, Lord,
to live out the message we proclaim:
to make our words, deeds and attitudes
match the prayers and worship
that we offer you.
May we never reduce our faith
to a list of rules that must be kept;
rather, may it inspire lives lived lovingly in you.
Give us grace, Lord,
to live out the message we proclaim:
to make our words, deeds and attitudes
match the prayers and worship
that we offer you.
May we never reduce our faith
to a list of rules that must be kept;
rather, may it inspire lives lived lovingly in you.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 9th January 2020
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Give us vision, Lord:
whether or not we see with our eyes,
may we perceive you
with our hearts, minds, souls and lives;
may we understand the truth of who you are
and who we are in you,
and know your guidance and calling
on our lives and our world
today and always.
Give us vision, Lord:
whether or not we see with our eyes,
may we perceive you
with our hearts, minds, souls and lives;
may we understand the truth of who you are
and who we are in you,
and know your guidance and calling
on our lives and our world
today and always.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 8th January 2020
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Embed in us, Lord,
a heart to serve
both you and our neighbour;
never to seek after selfish ends
of status, wealth or power,
nor to believe that we know best
and presume to serve you
in an advisory capacity;
but to be agents and heralds
of your kingdom, your love.
Embed in us, Lord,
a heart to serve
both you and our neighbour;
never to seek after selfish ends
of status, wealth or power,
nor to believe that we know best
and presume to serve you
in an advisory capacity;
but to be agents and heralds
of your kingdom, your love.
Monday, January 6, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 7th January 2020
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Through your grace, Lord,
we are counted worthy to serve you.
Put us to what you will;
give us glad and generous hearts
that rejoice to be where you would have us,
and share that joy with those to whom you send us.
May we be ever aware of your great gift of love.
Sunday, January 5, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 6th January 2020 - Epiphany
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Keep us mindful, Lord,
of our belonging to you
and to each other.
Keep us faithful in our prayers,
listening for your guidance and challenge,
holding before you
the people, places and situations
that you call us to care about,
remembering always our bonds of love.
Keep us mindful, Lord,
of our belonging to you
and to each other.
Keep us faithful in our prayers,
listening for your guidance and challenge,
holding before you
the people, places and situations
that you call us to care about,
remembering always our bonds of love.
Saturday, January 4, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 5th January 2020 - Christmas 2
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May we know, Lord
the indwelling presence of your Spirit
to lead us, guide us,
comfort us, renew us,
challenge us, inspire us, call us.
In the highs and in the lows of life,
keep us mindful of your presence
and full of your peace,
that we may show to all your love.
May we know, Lord
the indwelling presence of your Spirit
to lead us, guide us,
comfort us, renew us,
challenge us, inspire us, call us.
In the highs and in the lows of life,
keep us mindful of your presence
and full of your peace,
that we may show to all your love.
#MorningPrayer Saturday 4th January 2020
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Fill us with your Spirit, Lord, and renew us,
that we may be a loving and forgiving people.
Take from us all self-centredness
and fill us instead with compassion, kindness,
all the traits of your kingdom.
In our relationships
may we honour you
by the love we show.
Fill us with your Spirit, Lord, and renew us,
that we may be a loving and forgiving people.
Take from us all self-centredness
and fill us instead with compassion, kindness,
all the traits of your kingdom.
In our relationships
may we honour you
by the love we show.
Friday, January 3, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 3rd January 2020
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By your grace, Lord,
rid us of our attachment to earthly passions
which hold us back from your kingdom;
the desires to gratify and indulge the self;
instead fill us with your love
and give us a heart for your people,
your passions, your priorities,
a heart for you.
By your grace, Lord,
rid us of our attachment to earthly passions
which hold us back from your kingdom;
the desires to gratify and indulge the self;
instead fill us with your love
and give us a heart for your people,
your passions, your priorities,
a heart for you.
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 2nd January 2020 - Ss Basil & Gregory
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Grant us, Lord, the fullness of your grace,
that we may truly honour your name
in thought, word and deed:
committing ourselves
not simply to sets of rules or philosophies,
but to the reality of your love;
permeating all that we are,
inspiring all that we shall be.
Grant us, Lord, the fullness of your grace,
that we may truly honour your name
in thought, word and deed:
committing ourselves
not simply to sets of rules or philosophies,
but to the reality of your love;
permeating all that we are,
inspiring all that we shall be.
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