#MorningPrayer
With joy,
Elizabeth’s child leapt in her womb
at your approach, Lord Jesus,in Mary’s.
May our hearts leap with joy
as we recognise your image
in one another and in all people;
for we are your brothers and sisters,
called to live out Mary’s Magnificat
for everyone.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Saturday, May 30, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 31st May 2020 - PENTECOST
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Fill us, Lord, with your Holy Spirit.
May this be our prayer
not just for Pentecost,
but for every day,
every moment.
May the indwelling
of your Holy Spirit
animate our souls,
draw us ever closer to you,
and strengthen us in your service,
as we live out your love.
Fill us, Lord, with your Holy Spirit.
May this be our prayer
not just for Pentecost,
but for every day,
every moment.
May the indwelling
of your Holy Spirit
animate our souls,
draw us ever closer to you,
and strengthen us in your service,
as we live out your love.
Friday, May 29, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 30th May 2020
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Help us to travel light, Lord;
help us not to burden ourselves
with things that make us feel insulated
from having to place our trust in you.
May we know,
in the depths of our hearts,
that our daily bread is enough for us,
and you can do much with it
if we let you.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 29th May 2020
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Whether we are at our initial point of need,
or have reached the end of our tether,
Lord, remind us to reach out for you
and lay hold of your promise
to fill us with your love and life,
your wholeness and peace.
May we take your hand
and hear your words of hope.
Whether we are at our initial point of need,
or have reached the end of our tether,
Lord, remind us to reach out for you
and lay hold of your promise
to fill us with your love and life,
your wholeness and peace.
May we take your hand
and hear your words of hope.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 28th May 2020
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Lord, we all fall prey
to things that get a hold on us,
whether it’s something destructive
to our own wellbeing, to others,
or just the way we see life.
Fill us with your Spirit,
and drive far from us
those things which imprison us;
free us to love
as you love us.
Lord, we all fall prey
to things that get a hold on us,
whether it’s something destructive
to our own wellbeing, to others,
or just the way we see life.
Fill us with your Spirit,
and drive far from us
those things which imprison us;
free us to love
as you love us.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 27th May 2020
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In all the storms of life, Lord,
may we place our faith and trust
in you and your great love for us,
knowing that you are with us,
and that nothing can overwhelm you.
May we both follow your guiding light,
and also shine that light for others,
to draw them to you.
Monday, May 25, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Tend the ground of our souls, Lord,
that we may be
neither hard and crusty,
nor shallow,
nor distracted from
the things of your kingdom;
let us instead be
ready and receptive to your word,
the love that you implant in our lives,
that it may grow and flourish in us.
#MorningPrayer Monday 25th May 2020 - St Bede the Venerable
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‘One who has been forgiven much, loves much;
one who has been forgiven little, loves little’.
Remind us Lord,
that we have been forgiven much,
for whatever we have to be forgiven,
you have forgiven 100%.
May our hearts be filled with your love,
that may we live it.
‘One who has been forgiven much, loves much;
one who has been forgiven little, loves little’.
Remind us Lord,
that we have been forgiven much,
for whatever we have to be forgiven,
you have forgiven 100%.
May our hearts be filled with your love,
that may we live it.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 24th May 2020 - 7th Sunday of Easter
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Lord, in your incarnation
you made your home among us,
and now through the promised Holy Spirit,
you make your home within us too.
Lead us to the living water
of your love and your will,
that we may drink deeply of it
today and every day,
and live in your fullness.
Friday, May 22, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 23rd May 2020
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You call us, Lord,
to participate in your great work
of blessing our communities
and bringing your kingdom to bear
on the life of the world.
You begin with us,
by pouring your love into our lives
and bringing transformation in us.
Help us to know it
and to show it.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 22nd May 2020
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So often, Lord,
we see things
from the perspective
of what we lack,
and fail to notice
the many blessings
with which you surround us.
Nevertheless,
you meet us
at our points of need
and bring us
hope and assurance
in our worries.
Help us to see life
with your eyes.
So often, Lord,
we see things
from the perspective
of what we lack,
and fail to notice
the many blessings
with which you surround us.
Nevertheless,
you meet us
at our points of need
and bring us
hope and assurance
in our worries.
Help us to see life
with your eyes.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 21st May 2020 - Ascension Day
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As we believe you
to have ascended into heaven,
Lord Jesus,
so may our hearts be open
to the Holy Spirit;
may we know
your presence with us always.
Inspire and empower
your Church
with your love
that we may share your risen life
with all, as we pray
#ThyKingdomCome
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Lord, may our trust in you
be as much a part of who we are
as the blood in our veins
and the beat of our hearts.
May we simply know
your presence, peace and love,
as a baby know it is safe
in the arms of its mother.
Fill us with the life and light
of your kingdom.
Lord, may our trust in you
be as much a part of who we are
as the blood in our veins
and the beat of our hearts.
May we simply know
your presence, peace and love,
as a baby know it is safe
in the arms of its mother.
Fill us with the life and light
of your kingdom.
Monday, May 18, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Let us never think, Lord,
that we understand
the world or your kingdom
in our own strength,
on the shifting sands
of our own resources.
Let us always seek
to build our lives,
our relationships,
our work,
and our understanding
upon the firm, sure rock
of your love.
Let us never think, Lord,
that we understand
the world or your kingdom
in our own strength,
on the shifting sands
of our own resources.
Let us always seek
to build our lives,
our relationships,
our work,
and our understanding
upon the firm, sure rock
of your love.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 18th May 2020
#MorningPrayer
May we be agents of your love, Lord;
not only to those who love us in return,
but to all people
and to the world itself.
May we meet all things with your love,
working always in and for
the ways of your kingdom,
seeking your will.
Fill us with your light and life.
May we be agents of your love, Lord;
not only to those who love us in return,
but to all people
and to the world itself.
May we meet all things with your love,
working always in and for
the ways of your kingdom,
seeking your will.
Fill us with your light and life.
Saturday, May 16, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 17th May 2020 - 6th Sunday of Easter
#MorningPrayer
You transform our lives, Lord,
with the new life of resurrection
and you promise to be with us
by your Spirit
to the ages of the ages.
As we journey
through this day and every day,
may we always be aware
of your presence,
your leading,
your love
and your peace.
You transform our lives, Lord,
with the new life of resurrection
and you promise to be with us
by your Spirit
to the ages of the ages.
As we journey
through this day and every day,
may we always be aware
of your presence,
your leading,
your love
and your peace.
Friday, May 15, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 16th May 2020
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Help us, Lord,
always to remember
that we are your disciples
because you chose us
and called us by name,
that we may be
agents of your kingdom
as you turn the world
the right way up.
May we find
your blessings
this day;
not where the world looks,
but where you are.
Help us, Lord,
always to remember
that we are your disciples
because you chose us
and called us by name,
that we may be
agents of your kingdom
as you turn the world
the right way up.
May we find
your blessings
this day;
not where the world looks,
but where you are.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 15th May 2020
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Fill us, Lord,
with the passions, the desires,
the motives, the impulses
and the spirit
of your kingdom.
Let us be kingdom people
through and through.
May we never become
so concerned with
‘keeping the rules’
that we fail to live out
the love that lies behind them.
Fill us, Lord,
with the passions, the desires,
the motives, the impulses
and the spirit
of your kingdom.
Let us be kingdom people
through and through.
May we never become
so concerned with
‘keeping the rules’
that we fail to live out
the love that lies behind them.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 14th May 2020 - St Matthias
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Help us, Lord,
to focus our lives and our will on you,
and your promise of life in your love.
Give us a passion for being your people
that transcends all else -
and as much as we long to be together,
enable us now
to be your Church in lockdown,
for the good of all.
Help us, Lord,
to focus our lives and our will on you,
and your promise of life in your love.
Give us a passion for being your people
that transcends all else -
and as much as we long to be together,
enable us now
to be your Church in lockdown,
for the good of all.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 13th May 2020
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Help us to know, Lord
that the most important thing
we need to have right
is our relationship with you;
that the greatest healing you bring
is the restoration of that relationship,
in forgiveness and love.
Make us right with you,
and bring us to life
in your light.
Help us to know, Lord
that the most important thing
we need to have right
is our relationship with you;
that the greatest healing you bring
is the restoration of that relationship,
in forgiveness and love.
Make us right with you,
and bring us to life
in your light.
Monday, May 11, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 12th May 2020
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If we get tired and discouraged, Lord,
by what is not possible
in our own strength,
make us aware of your presence
and your call on us
to follow your will,
to fish where you tell us,
that we might see
what is possible in your wisdom
and be blessed as we follow you.
If we get tired and discouraged, Lord,
by what is not possible
in our own strength,
make us aware of your presence
and your call on us
to follow your will,
to fish where you tell us,
that we might see
what is possible in your wisdom
and be blessed as we follow you.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 11th May 2020
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You bring us healing, Lord;
and whether it involves cure or not,
it brings us into your shalom,
your wholeness and peace.
Give us such joy and assurance
in your love for us,
that we cannot help
but serve you and one another,
opening up our lives
to your call on us.
You bring us healing, Lord;
and whether it involves cure or not,
it brings us into your shalom,
your wholeness and peace.
Give us such joy and assurance
in your love for us,
that we cannot help
but serve you and one another,
opening up our lives
to your call on us.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 10th May 2020 - 5th Sunday of Easter
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You give life, Lord,
in all the fullness of your love.
You take the dry bones
of our hearts and minds,
and breathe your life into us
day by day.
May we know
that you are as close to us
as the air we breathe -
and,
of your oxygen for the soul,
may we breathe deeply.
You give life, Lord,
in all the fullness of your love.
You take the dry bones
of our hearts and minds,
and breathe your life into us
day by day.
May we know
that you are as close to us
as the air we breathe -
and,
of your oxygen for the soul,
may we breathe deeply.
Friday, May 8, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 9th May 2020
#MorningPrayer
Lord,
the coming of your kingdom
and its values
is a challenge to many
of the powers and forces
in this world.
When the essence
of our cultures and systems,
our groupthink and peer-pressure,
try to pull us away
from living out your love,
remind us that love wins.
Lord,
the coming of your kingdom
and its values
is a challenge to many
of the powers and forces
in this world.
When the essence
of our cultures and systems,
our groupthink and peer-pressure,
try to pull us away
from living out your love,
remind us that love wins.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 8th May 2020
#MorningPrayer
Release us, Lord,
from those things
which prevent us
from following you
fully and joyfully
each day.
Help us to see and understand
the world and ourselves
with your eyes,
free from those things
which oppress and cloud
our understanding,
free to love
as you love us.
Release us, Lord,
from those things
which prevent us
from following you
fully and joyfully
each day.
Help us to see and understand
the world and ourselves
with your eyes,
free from those things
which oppress and cloud
our understanding,
free to love
as you love us.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 7th May 2020
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Lord, in the liminal times of life,
when we’re not where we were
but we’re not where we’re going either,
help us to stay true to you,
to rely on your leading,
to resist the temptation
to find identity and strength
just in ourselves.
May our ego submit to your love.
Lord, in the liminal times of life,
when we’re not where we were
but we’re not where we’re going either,
help us to stay true to you,
to rely on your leading,
to resist the temptation
to find identity and strength
just in ourselves.
May our ego submit to your love.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Father, at Jesus’ baptism you said,
‘You are my Son, the Beloved;
with you I am well pleased.’
Help us to know
that this is your default position on us, too.
May we know that you look at us and say
“You are my beloved child”.
May we go into each day in that love.
Father, at Jesus’ baptism you said,
‘You are my Son, the Beloved;
with you I am well pleased.’
Help us to know
that this is your default position on us, too.
May we know that you look at us and say
“You are my beloved child”.
May we go into each day in that love.
Monday, May 4, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Lord, you call us to follow you
amidst the realities of life today,
with our feet on the ground.
Help us to know
how best to make straight
the paths of the kingdom
in our contexts,
and to call your people to walk them,
that your love may be seen
in action among us.
Lord, you call us to follow you
amidst the realities of life today,
with our feet on the ground.
Help us to know
how best to make straight
the paths of the kingdom
in our contexts,
and to call your people to walk them,
that your love may be seen
in action among us.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 4th May 2020
#MorningPrayer
Inspire us, Lord,
to be your Temple,
your Church of living stones,
in which all ages
can flourish in their faith,
in which the voices of young & old
are heard in dialogue,
in which the prophetic leadership
of every generation
is welcomed,
that all may be treasured.
Inspire us, Lord,
to be your Temple,
your Church of living stones,
in which all ages
can flourish in their faith,
in which the voices of young & old
are heard in dialogue,
in which the prophetic leadership
of every generation
is welcomed,
that all may be treasured.
Saturday, May 2, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 3rd May 2020 - 4th Sunday of Easter
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Help us to remember, Lord,
that when we live through testing times,
we do so with you;
your presence never leaves us,
your love never stops enfolding us.
May we open our hearts to your peace,
and our wills to your resolve,
that we may meet every issue
with faith.
Help us to remember, Lord,
that when we live through testing times,
we do so with you;
your presence never leaves us,
your love never stops enfolding us.
May we open our hearts to your peace,
and our wills to your resolve,
that we may meet every issue
with faith.
#MorningPrayer Saturday 2nd May 2020 - St Athanasius
#MorningPrayer
“he was called Jesus,
the name given by the angel
before he was conceived in the womb”.
Lord, thank you
that you know each of us
even before we are formed in the womb;
that we are wonderfully made;
created in love,
called to live love,
whoever and wherever we are.
“he was called Jesus,
the name given by the angel
before he was conceived in the womb”.
Lord, thank you
that you know each of us
even before we are formed in the womb;
that we are wonderfully made;
created in love,
called to live love,
whoever and wherever we are.
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