#MorningPrayer
Lord, keep us faithful to you
and focused on you.
Help us to keep your kingdom values
always as our own,
that we may cut through
the differing priorities
of the world’s systems.
Release us into the ways
of justice, mercy and peace,
that all may see your love in us.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 30th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Whatever we do in life Lord,
and however far off your way
we wander,
your love for us never wavers,
your desire to welcome us
into your arms
never lessens.
May we return your love,
and show it to others each day
as we build one another up
and let your kingdom grow.
Whatever we do in life Lord,
and however far off your way
we wander,
your love for us never wavers,
your desire to welcome us
into your arms
never lessens.
May we return your love,
and show it to others each day
as we build one another up
and let your kingdom grow.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 29th June 2020 - Ss Peter and Paul
#MorningPrayer
Save us Lord,
from putting our trust
in fixed ideas or fixed positions;
save us from thinking
that we already know the answers;
free our hearts and minds
to listen to your still, small voice
above the noise of our egos,
that we may truly serve
you and your kingdom.
Save us Lord,
from putting our trust
in fixed ideas or fixed positions;
save us from thinking
that we already know the answers;
free our hearts and minds
to listen to your still, small voice
above the noise of our egos,
that we may truly serve
you and your kingdom.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 28th June 2020 - 3rd Sunday after Trinity
#MorningPrayer
Lord, you call us to be Church, the crew of your ship.
Strengthen each of us to play our part,
to offer our gifts, talents and resources to your mission,
and to navigate both calm and storm together
as we catch the wind of your Spirit,
sharing your love and life.
Lord, you call us to be Church, the crew of your ship.
Strengthen each of us to play our part,
to offer our gifts, talents and resources to your mission,
and to navigate both calm and storm together
as we catch the wind of your Spirit,
sharing your love and life.
Friday, June 26, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 27th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Deepen our faith Lord,
that we might have
the courage and trust
truly to put all that we are
and all that we have
at your disposal.
Show us where we still put
other things ahead of you;
free us to love you fully,
and to live lives full of the taste
of your kingdom.
Deepen our faith Lord,
that we might have
the courage and trust
truly to put all that we are
and all that we have
at your disposal.
Show us where we still put
other things ahead of you;
free us to love you fully,
and to live lives full of the taste
of your kingdom.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 26th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Free us Lord,
from preoccupation
with ourselves
and our own priorities;
bring us back to focus
on you and your kingdom.
Help us to stand at the margins,
that we may draw to you
all who need to know they are loved
and precious in your sight,
as we share life in you.
Free us Lord,
from preoccupation
with ourselves
and our own priorities;
bring us back to focus
on you and your kingdom.
Help us to stand at the margins,
that we may draw to you
all who need to know they are loved
and precious in your sight,
as we share life in you.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 25th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Lord, inspire us
to keep our focus always on you,
and on how we can reveal your love
to the world around us.
Let us never be bogged down
in the comfort zones we have created,
nor hidebound
by the ways we have worked,
at the cost of stifling your kingdom
for others.
Lord, inspire us
to keep our focus always on you,
and on how we can reveal your love
to the world around us.
Let us never be bogged down
in the comfort zones we have created,
nor hidebound
by the ways we have worked,
at the cost of stifling your kingdom
for others.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 24th June 2020 - Birth of St John the Baptist
#MorningPrayer
Lord you formed us in the womb
with love and purpose,
that we may live out and share
your truth for the world.
Work through us
to make straight and level
the path by which people find you,
by which we know your love for us,
by which we hear your call
to follow you.
Lord you formed us in the womb
with love and purpose,
that we may live out and share
your truth for the world.
Work through us
to make straight and level
the path by which people find you,
by which we know your love for us,
by which we hear your call
to follow you.
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 23rd June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Lord help us never focus so much
on the keeping of rules
that it stifles our living of your love.
May we show,
in myriad acts of kindness,
the joy of your kingdom
and the depths of your heart.
May the seeds of your life in us
burst forth and flourish
for the world.
Lord help us never focus so much
on the keeping of rules
that it stifles our living of your love.
May we show,
in myriad acts of kindness,
the joy of your kingdom
and the depths of your heart.
May the seeds of your life in us
burst forth and flourish
for the world.
Sunday, June 21, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 22nd June 2020 - St Alban
#MorningPrayer
Lord, the faith and holiness
of one disciple
converted Alban,
and the faith and holiness
of Alban
converted others.
May we too be fruitful
in faith and holiness,
that our very lives may tell
of your love and your kingdom;
may we be beacons
that draw others to you.
#MorningPrayer Sunday 21st June 2020 - 2nd Sunday after Trinity
#MorningPrayer
As we follow you
on the pilgrimage of faith, Lord,
help us to become skilled navigators -
reading the winds of the Spirit,
and keeping ourselves focussed
on the true north of your love.
May we be ready to journey
where, and with whom, you lead us,
doing your will.
As we follow you
on the pilgrimage of faith, Lord,
help us to become skilled navigators -
reading the winds of the Spirit,
and keeping ourselves focussed
on the true north of your love.
May we be ready to journey
where, and with whom, you lead us,
doing your will.
Saturday, June 20, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 20th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
You bring peace into our hearts Lord,
the peace of reconciliation
and relationship with you.
Give us the courage
and the grace
to transform conflicts
between persons, peoples,
nations, systems;
put us to work
for reconciliation
and real relationship
at every level.
You bring peace into our hearts Lord,
the peace of reconciliation
and relationship with you.
Give us the courage
and the grace
to transform conflicts
between persons, peoples,
nations, systems;
put us to work
for reconciliation
and real relationship
at every level.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 19th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Let us live each day, Lord,
in the expectation that we will meet you,
for you have told us that we will:
in those around us,
in our neighbour,
in those who need your love
to be shown in us.
May we never ‘offer’ others your love
on our terms,
but only ever on yours.
Let us live each day, Lord,
in the expectation that we will meet you,
for you have told us that we will:
in those around us,
in our neighbour,
in those who need your love
to be shown in us.
May we never ‘offer’ others your love
on our terms,
but only ever on yours.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 18th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
As you keep our
hearts and minds aware
that the real treasure
is your love, your kingdom Lord,
keep us also alert to the fact
that we meet you in one another,
for we all bear your image.
Make us ready to respond
to your coming to us,
in those we are called to help.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 17th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
You pour your love
into the world, Lord,
and surround us
with your care and provision.
Release us from anxieties & worries,
especially those which cause us
to load anxiety & worry onto others;
take the restlessness from our hearts,
that we may find our rest in you.
You pour your love
into the world, Lord,
and surround us
with your care and provision.
Release us from anxieties & worries,
especially those which cause us
to load anxiety & worry onto others;
take the restlessness from our hearts,
that we may find our rest in you.
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 16th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Take from us, Lord,
our tendency to trust in material wealth,
in the security we can amass
and store up for ourselves;
let us instead see
where true wealth is to be found,
where the real store of treasure is -
in your love,
in your kingdom,
in your service,
in you.
Take from us, Lord,
our tendency to trust in material wealth,
in the security we can amass
and store up for ourselves;
let us instead see
where true wealth is to be found,
where the real store of treasure is -
in your love,
in your kingdom,
in your service,
in you.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 15th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
We rejoice, Lord,
that you know us
better than we know ourselves,
and care for us so deeply
that the hairs on our heads are numbered.
Give us the desire, the wisdom,
the courage and the strength
to acknowledge you before the world,
in thought, word and deed,
today.
We rejoice, Lord,
that you know us
better than we know ourselves,
and care for us so deeply
that the hairs on our heads are numbered.
Give us the desire, the wisdom,
the courage and the strength
to acknowledge you before the world,
in thought, word and deed,
today.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 14th June 2020 - 1st Sunday after Trinity
#MorningPrayer
Free our hearts for you, Lord,
that we may truly love you
with all that we are
and be open to your call upon us.
May we be ready
to go where you send us,
do what you ask us,
and love as you love us.
Whatever our
context or circumstance,
may your light shine in us.
Free our hearts for you, Lord,
that we may truly love you
with all that we are
and be open to your call upon us.
May we be ready
to go where you send us,
do what you ask us,
and love as you love us.
Whatever our
context or circumstance,
may your light shine in us.
Friday, June 12, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 13th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Preserve us Lord,
from becoming people
who load burdens onto others,
who see life in terms of
rules which must be kept
and a binary understanding
of what is good and bad.
Help us rather to follow you,
to focus on inner reality
not outward show;
to love as you love.
Preserve us Lord,
from becoming people
who load burdens onto others,
who see life in terms of
rules which must be kept
and a binary understanding
of what is good and bad.
Help us rather to follow you,
to focus on inner reality
not outward show;
to love as you love.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 12th June 2020 - S Barnabas (tfrd)
#MorningPrayer
Teach us Lord,
to sit light to what we possess,
that we may use all we have
and all we are,
in the service of your kingdom
and the building up of your body.
May we, like Barnabas,
be known for our encouragement
of one another
in our life together,
and in our faith.
Teach us Lord,
to sit light to what we possess,
that we may use all we have
and all we are,
in the service of your kingdom
and the building up of your body.
May we, like Barnabas,
be known for our encouragement
of one another
in our life together,
and in our faith.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 11th June 2020 - Corpus Christi
#MorningPrayer
Lord, you knit us together as your people,
and make us one body, one family, in you.
You build us into a temple of living stones
that we may proclaim your glory to the world,
in all that we are and do.
Help us to love one another
and be truly united, to your glory.
Lord, you knit us together as your people,
and make us one body, one family, in you.
You build us into a temple of living stones
that we may proclaim your glory to the world,
in all that we are and do.
Help us to love one another
and be truly united, to your glory.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 10th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Form and re-form
our understanding
of who you are, Lord,
that we may truly give you
the honour that is your due,
with every part of who we are.
May our thoughts, desires and wills
be so aligned with yours,
that we give you glory by our lives,
and reveal your love.
Form and re-form
our understanding
of who you are, Lord,
that we may truly give you
the honour that is your due,
with every part of who we are.
May our thoughts, desires and wills
be so aligned with yours,
that we give you glory by our lives,
and reveal your love.
Monday, June 8, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 9th June 2020
#MorninPrayer
Draw our attention to you Lord,
and keep our focus on you.
Let not the busyness of the day
distract us from
the business of your kingdom.
May our attention be held
by your call on us
to be your disciples,
to learn your way,
to live your truth
and to share your life.
Draw our attention to you Lord,
and keep our focus on you.
Let not the busyness of the day
distract us from
the business of your kingdom.
May our attention be held
by your call on us
to be your disciples,
to learn your way,
to live your truth
and to share your life.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 8th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Who is my neighbour?
Teach us, Lord,
to ask always who is most vulnerable,
who is most in need,
who ought to take priority
over our narrow self-interest?
To whom can we show your love
in our actions, our deeds,
and not just our words?
For whom should we care today?
Who is my neighbour?
Teach us, Lord,
to ask always who is most vulnerable,
who is most in need,
who ought to take priority
over our narrow self-interest?
To whom can we show your love
in our actions, our deeds,
and not just our words?
For whom should we care today?
Saturday, June 6, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 7th June 2020 - TRINITY SUNDAY
#MorningPrayer
Holy, Holy, Holy are you O Lord,
three persons and yet one God.
May your life inspire and infuse us,
and bring us to know
the depth of our community in you.
May we know deeply,
that we are all one in you,
and attend to one another always
in love, without prejudice.
Holy, Holy, Holy are you O Lord,
three persons and yet one God.
May your life inspire and infuse us,
and bring us to know
the depth of our community in you.
May we know deeply,
that we are all one in you,
and attend to one another always
in love, without prejudice.
#MorningPrayer Saturday 6th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Help us Lord,
to open our hearts to your Holy Spirit
that we may be taken past
our own wisdom and understanding
into the depths of your love and grace.
May we rejoice to know and be known by you,
drawing many to the joy of your kingdom,
the family of your children.
Help us Lord,
to open our hearts to your Holy Spirit
that we may be taken past
our own wisdom and understanding
into the depths of your love and grace.
May we rejoice to know and be known by you,
drawing many to the joy of your kingdom,
the family of your children.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 5th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Lord, give us each day
the faith and courage we need
to share your gospel,
to announce your kingdom.
Lead us to people of peace
who want to know more.
Help us to receive their hospitality with joy,
to be people of peace to others,
and to grow together in your love.
Lord, give us each day
the faith and courage we need
to share your gospel,
to announce your kingdom.
Lead us to people of peace
who want to know more.
Help us to receive their hospitality with joy,
to be people of peace to others,
and to grow together in your love.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 4th June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Inspire us Lord,
to prefer nothing whatever
to following you;
give us grace to see
that your kingdom, your love,
must rank ahead of our own views,
prejudices, attachments and comforts.
Help us know that
when we give you your proper place,
all else makes more sense.
Inspire us Lord,
to prefer nothing whatever
to following you;
give us grace to see
that your kingdom, your love,
must rank ahead of our own views,
prejudices, attachments and comforts.
Help us know that
when we give you your proper place,
all else makes more sense.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 3rd June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Lord, we know
that we are all too often
susceptible to things
that get hold of us,
that threaten to consume us.
Chief among them
are self-centredness and ego.
Free us
from wanting
to be the greatest,
and from wanting
everything on our terms.
Free us to follow you.
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 2nd June 2020
#MorningPrayer
Give us, Lord,
the determination and strength
to follow you wherever you lead;
to face the mountains
that are often before us,
and enter deeply into your prayer,
that we may see glimpses of your glory
and know ever more deeply
your love and your call on our lives.
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