#MorningPrayer
Give us courage and strength, Lord,
to stand firm for your kingdom
even in the face of the world’s empires;
help us not to be sucked into
playing by the world’s rules,
but keep us true to you,
always bearing the fruit of the Spirit,
always showing your love to all.
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Friday, July 31, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 31st July 2020 - S Ignatius of Loyola
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Save us, Lord, from acting as if
we can have you under our control,
or thinking that we can demand
your response to our agenda.
Free us from our own egocentricity,
that we may
place ourselves at your disposal,
work to the agenda of your kingdom,
and live your love.
Save us, Lord, from acting as if
we can have you under our control,
or thinking that we can demand
your response to our agenda.
Free us from our own egocentricity,
that we may
place ourselves at your disposal,
work to the agenda of your kingdom,
and live your love.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 30th July 2020
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We are fallen creatures, Lord;
we see it in every temptation
to put greed above service,
in every situation where
peer pressure, groupthink or fear
makes us shout with the crowd
against you;
whenever ego trumps love.
Heal us, renew us
and set us free to serve you.
We are fallen creatures, Lord;
we see it in every temptation
to put greed above service,
in every situation where
peer pressure, groupthink or fear
makes us shout with the crowd
against you;
whenever ego trumps love.
Heal us, renew us
and set us free to serve you.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 29th July 2020 - Ss. Mary, Martha & Lazarus
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Help us, Lord, to be focused on you.
Like Martha,
may we be focused on serving you.
Like Mary,
may we be focused on learning from you.
Like Lazarus,
may we be focused on praising you
for the new life you give.
Keep us watchful and prayerful,
focused on your will.
Help us, Lord, to be focused on you.
Like Martha,
may we be focused on serving you.
Like Mary,
may we be focused on learning from you.
Like Lazarus,
may we be focused on praising you
for the new life you give.
Keep us watchful and prayerful,
focused on your will.
Monday, July 27, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Lord, you never leave us or forsake us;
your presence and provision are certain.
Help us to remain close to you,
both when times are easy
and when they are tough.
When our human weakness shows through,
remind us that nothing
can ever separate us
from your love.
Lord, you never leave us or forsake us;
your presence and provision are certain.
Help us to remain close to you,
both when times are easy
and when they are tough.
When our human weakness shows through,
remind us that nothing
can ever separate us
from your love.
Sunday, July 26, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 27th July 2020
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In your love for us
creator God,
you emptied yourself
to be one of us.
In your passion for us
redeemer God,
you gave your life
that we might live.
In your desire for us
sustainer God,
you come to dwell within us
that we may have servant hearts,
showing you to all.
In your love for us
creator God,
you emptied yourself
to be one of us.
In your passion for us
redeemer God,
you gave your life
that we might live.
In your desire for us
sustainer God,
you come to dwell within us
that we may have servant hearts,
showing you to all.
Saturday, July 25, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 26th July 2020 - 7th after Trinity
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Inhabit our lives, Lord;
may your Holy Spirit
dwelling within us
inspire us to be
kingdom people.
May our words be full
of your purposes and promises,
our serving full
of your care and concern.
May we open
the doors of our hearts
to one another,
to show your love.
Friday, July 24, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 25th July 2020 - St James, Apostle
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Declutter our souls, Lord,
that we might receive
you and your kingdom
in trust and simplicity of heart.
Help us to follow where you lead,
to work with whom you work,
to seek to identify ourselves
not against others,
but with you,
for you,
in you,
and in your love.
Declutter our souls, Lord,
that we might receive
you and your kingdom
in trust and simplicity of heart.
Help us to follow where you lead,
to work with whom you work,
to seek to identify ourselves
not against others,
but with you,
for you,
in you,
and in your love.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 24th July 2020
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Give us patience
and trust in you, Lord;
let us never be so focused
on what we think
should be happening,
that we try to force your hand
or take control ourselves.
Rather, let us be ready to see
where you have gone before us
to prepare the way,
that we may follow.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 23rd July 2020
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Keep us alert, Lord,
to the signs of your kingdom
around us and among us.
Help us to focus
on you and your activity,
not distracted by the concerns
of our day to day lives.
May we be first and foremost
people of your mission,
pointing to you
with all that we are.
Keep us alert, Lord,
to the signs of your kingdom
around us and among us.
Help us to focus
on you and your activity,
not distracted by the concerns
of our day to day lives.
May we be first and foremost
people of your mission,
pointing to you
with all that we are.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 22nd July 2020 - S Mary Magdalene
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Lord, your disciples,
the men and women
who were with you
in your incarnate ministry,
did three things:
they went where you went,
they proclaimed the kingdom with you,
and they offered what they had
to provide for your mission.
Help us today to do the same things.
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 21st July 2020
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Give us courage and confidence
in you Lord, and in your love for us.
Help us to put our trust
not in worldly things or systems,
but in your love for us
and your promises to us.
May we know profoundly
that nothing in all creation
can ever separate us
from your love.
Give us courage and confidence
in you Lord, and in your love for us.
Help us to put our trust
not in worldly things or systems,
but in your love for us
and your promises to us.
May we know profoundly
that nothing in all creation
can ever separate us
from your love.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 20th July 2020
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Lord, may our discipleship
be based not on show
but on substance.
Keep us from preoccupation
with how we look to others.
Keep our focus
on where we are with you:
on our inner reality,
not outward image.
Lead us from the heart,
that our hearts
may be close to yours.
#MorningPrayer Sunday 19th July 2020 - 6th Sunday after Trinity
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Make us always mindful, Lord,
of the unity we have in you.
May our identity
as brothers and sisters in Christ
be the foundation of our self-awareness.
Keep us from sibling rivalries;
help us focus on sharing your love.
May we proclaim it to the world
in all we are.
Make us always mindful, Lord,
of the unity we have in you.
May our identity
as brothers and sisters in Christ
be the foundation of our self-awareness.
Keep us from sibling rivalries;
help us focus on sharing your love.
May we proclaim it to the world
in all we are.
Friday, July 17, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 18th July 2020
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Keep us, Lord,
from treating the things of your kingdom
as philosophical debating points
and seeking to elevate
our meagre human intellects
above your unfathomable wisdom.
May our desire be
not to display our cleverness,
but to live out your call
in faith and love.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 17th July 2020
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You met the craftiness of the world
with the wisdom of the kingdom, Lord;
questions asked with evil intent
from the minds of fallen human beings
were answered with love
from the heart of God.
Fill our hearts and minds with that love;
help us show it in all we are.
You met the craftiness of the world
with the wisdom of the kingdom, Lord;
questions asked with evil intent
from the minds of fallen human beings
were answered with love
from the heart of God.
Fill our hearts and minds with that love;
help us show it in all we are.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 16th July 2020
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Save us, Lord
from putting our energies
into building empires of our own,
focusing on our own agendas,
feeding our own egos,
pursuing what we think
is best for ourselves.
Help us rather
to embrace your kingdom,
your will, your call.
Inspire us to be your disciples.
Save us, Lord
from putting our energies
into building empires of our own,
focusing on our own agendas,
feeding our own egos,
pursuing what we think
is best for ourselves.
Help us rather
to embrace your kingdom,
your will, your call.
Inspire us to be your disciples.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 15th July 2020
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Save us Lord,
from our fallen human desire
to judge everything,
to pin down explanations for everything,
to control everything;
instead may we love everyone,
rejoice in your mysteries
and be led by your Spirit.
Like Swithun and Bonaventure
give us humility and joy.
Save us Lord,
from our fallen human desire
to judge everything,
to pin down explanations for everything,
to control everything;
instead may we love everyone,
rejoice in your mysteries
and be led by your Spirit.
Like Swithun and Bonaventure
give us humility and joy.
Monday, July 13, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 14th July 2020
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Help us, Lord,
to recognise the things
that make for true peace:
not the world’s peace,
the Pax Romana
that squashes argument
by the force of might
and imposes itself
on the vulnerable,
but the Pax Christi
that floods our lives
with justice, mercy,
peace and love.
Help us, Lord,
to recognise the things
that make for true peace:
not the world’s peace,
the Pax Romana
that squashes argument
by the force of might
and imposes itself
on the vulnerable,
but the Pax Christi
that floods our lives
with justice, mercy,
peace and love.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 13th July 2020
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May we be ready, Lord,
to put all we are
and all we have
at your disposal,
that we may help to carry
the news of your kingdom
and the blessings of your love, to all.
May we offer ourselves
and our worship, to you:
not only when life is going as we want,
but always.
May we be ready, Lord,
to put all we are
and all we have
at your disposal,
that we may help to carry
the news of your kingdom
and the blessings of your love, to all.
May we offer ourselves
and our worship, to you:
not only when life is going as we want,
but always.
Saturday, July 11, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 12th July 2020 - 5th Sunday after Trinity
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May we be always ready
to give an account
of your transforming love,
your good news, Lord.
May we proclaim it
not only in what we say
but how we say it;
not only in what we do
but in how we do it.
May our character
reveal your kingdom
and your life in us,
to all.
Friday, July 10, 2020
#MorningPrayer Saturday 11th July 2020
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You give us so much, Lord,
not least the opportunities
that we encounter each day
to show your love,
to live out your good news,
to bless others as you bless us.
Help us to invest your love
in those you send us,
and never to bury it
in our own lives and interests.
You give us so much, Lord,
not least the opportunities
that we encounter each day
to show your love,
to live out your good news,
to bless others as you bless us.
Help us to invest your love
in those you send us,
and never to bury it
in our own lives and interests.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 10th July 2020
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Lord, may we ever be
eager to encounter you,
determined to see you,
delighted to welcome you,
willing to listen to you,
happy to be surprised by you,
ready to be changed by you,
amazed to be loved by you,
and excited to live for you,
as we share
and show
your love.
Lord, may we ever be
eager to encounter you,
determined to see you,
delighted to welcome you,
willing to listen to you,
happy to be surprised by you,
ready to be changed by you,
amazed to be loved by you,
and excited to live for you,
as we share
and show
your love.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 9th July 2020
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Lord,
you set your face for Jerusalem.
Despite your teaching
your disciples did not understand why.
Though confused,
they followed you willingly.
Help us,
when our journey of discipleship
finds us puzzled, bewildered,
or even hurting,
still to follow and trust you.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
#MorningPrayer Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Lord,
let us never prefer anything over you,
never let anything obscure
our knowing you,
hearing your call,
following you,
loving you:
not our possessions,
not our self-belief,
not our self-doubt,
nothing.
May all that we are and do,
be rooted in your love for us.
Monday, July 6, 2020
#MorningPrayer Tuesday 7th July 2020
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Remind us of your nature, Lord:
that we do not have to
persuade you to offer justice,
for you are nothing but just;
we do not have to
persuade you be merciful,
for you are nothing but mercy;
we do not have to
persuade you to love us,
for you are nothing but love.
Remind us of your nature, Lord:
that we do not have to
persuade you to offer justice,
for you are nothing but just;
we do not have to
persuade you be merciful,
for you are nothing but mercy;
we do not have to
persuade you to love us,
for you are nothing but love.
Sunday, July 5, 2020
#MorningPrayer Monday 6th July 2020
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Help us keep focus, Lord;
not on our own comfort or convenience,
not on our own position or status,
not on our own wealth or possessions,
not on our own plans or priorities,
not on our own cares or concerns,
but on your call,
on your kingdom,
on your love,
on you.
Help us keep focus, Lord;
not on our own comfort or convenience,
not on our own position or status,
not on our own wealth or possessions,
not on our own plans or priorities,
not on our own cares or concerns,
but on your call,
on your kingdom,
on your love,
on you.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
#MorningPrayer Sunday 5th July 2020 - 4th Sunday after Trinity
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On our journey, Lord,
remind us that our job
is not always to be the host,
but often to be the guest.
Teach us to meet people
on their ground,
in their context,
and receive their hospitality,
that we might bring
your presence to bear
on their lives
and situations.
remind us that our job
is not always to be the host,
but often to be the guest.
Teach us to meet people
on their ground,
in their context,
and receive their hospitality,
that we might bring
your presence to bear
on their lives
and situations.
#MorningPrayer Saturday 4th July 2020
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As we travel through life, Lord,
keep us aware of your activity
within and around us.
May we look each day
for where you are busy
blessing us, teaching us,
challenging us, calling us,
leading us, guiding us
and healing us,
that we may never forget
your love for us.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
#MorningPrayer Friday 3rd July 2020
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Lord, your ways are not our ways.
When we try to make sense of the world
without you,
we get it badly wrong;
but you are a lamp to our feet
and a light on our path.
Shine your light
for us, in us and through us,
that we may lead others to you
as we share your love.
Lord, your ways are not our ways.
When we try to make sense of the world
without you,
we get it badly wrong;
but you are a lamp to our feet
and a light on our path.
Shine your light
for us, in us and through us,
that we may lead others to you
as we share your love.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
#MorningPrayer Thursday 2nd July 2020
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Keep us attentive, Lord,
to those on the margins in life,
those for whom the status quo
is oppressive and painful.
Make us conscious
of the needs of those around us
and help us not to turn away,
but rather to move closer
that we may stand together
for your kingdom.
Keep us attentive, Lord,
to those on the margins in life,
those for whom the status quo
is oppressive and painful.
Make us conscious
of the needs of those around us
and help us not to turn away,
but rather to move closer
that we may stand together
for your kingdom.