Saturday, January 30, 2021

#MorningPrayer Sunday 31st January 2021 - Candlemas (tfrd)

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Give us both humility

and confidence in you, Lord,

that we may welcome

the callings you place on us

and the ministries you give us.

Help us,

as we seek the ways

of your kingdom,

not of the world,

to offer ourselves joyfully

in your service,

together as one in you.

#MorningPrayer Saturday 30th January 2021

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Equip us, Lord,

with your gifts,

that we might be

ready and willing

to take our part

in the work

of your kingdom.

Remind us always

of the unique role

you give each of us.

May we never seek

to be someone else,

but always to become

more the person

you call us to be.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

#MorningPrayer Friday 29th January 2021

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Fill us, Lord,

not with self-interest

but with passion

for the wellbeing of all.

Give us hearts that seek

the common good,

that cannot be satisfied

with our own comfort & fullness

in the face of others’

discomfort & hunger.

May we see as you see,

love as you love.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

#MorningPrayer Thursday 28th January 2021

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Lord, give us eyes to see your image

in every other person we encounter,

that we may see beyond those things

that appear to differentiate us,

whether gender, race,

disability, background,

orientation, age or shoe size.

May we love one another

as your works of art.

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 27th January 2021

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Inspire us, Lord,

to use the freedom you give us

in the service of your kingdom.

May our choices reflect your will,

our actions reflect your purposes.

In all we do,

may we seek the good of others

and the wellbeing of all,

so your love may be seen

in and through us.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 26th January 2021

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Fill us with such love for you, Lord,

that we do not fall for temptations

to make other gods.

Take from us the lure

of wealth, status, power;

of all that entices us

to compare ourselves with others.

Let us rest in your love

and our guaranteed place

in your heart.

Monday, January 25, 2021

#MorningPrayer Monday 25th January 2021

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Help us, Lord, to rejoice;

not in our own achievements

or accomplishments

but in what you have done

for us and for the world.

Give us such a delight

in your love and in your gospel,

that your kingdom infuses every part

of who we are and how we live,

contagiously.

Sunday, January 24, 2021

#MorningPrayer Sunday 24th January 2021 - 3rd Sunday of Epiphany

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Fill us, Lord,

with love for you

and for the light you shine

into our lives and our world.

Give us hearts full of desire

to share that light with others,

to draw them into your love,

to share your blessings

of abundant life;

not to judge

or condemn,

but to inspire.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

#MorningPrayer Saturday 23rd January 2021

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Lord,

give us a generosity of heart

that recognises all we have

as coming from you,

and understands that

we hold it on trust

for the work of your kingdom;

the work of blessing your servants,

of caring for those in need,

of enabling ministries,

of sharing your love.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

#MorningPrayer Friday 22nd January 2021

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Let our concern, Lord,

be always for one another

more than for our own

wants and desires.

May we be ruled

not by the passions and hungers

of our own bodies,

but by our love for one another,

flowing from your love for us.

May we be always

encouragers and enablers.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

#MorningPrayer Thursday 21st January 2021

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Let our first devotion

be to you and your kingdom, Lord,

that we may be filled

with your love and your life.

May that love and life flow

in us and through us,

into all our relationships

and into the communities we serve,

that all may be

blessed and enriched

by you.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 20th January 2021

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Inspire us, Lord,

to give of ourselves to one another,

and to give ourselves to you,

as you have given yourself for us.

Help us always

to seek to serve you

and your image in others,

before ever we seek

to serve ourselves.

May our desire be

to show your love to all.

Monday, January 18, 2021

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 19th January 2021

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Remind us always, Lord,

that we are all

members of your body,

knit together

and interdependent

in your love.

May this be the foundation

of our self-understanding,

and our humility one to another.

May we, together as one,

give you glory

as we show your love

to all.

Sunday, January 17, 2021

#MorningPrayer Monday 18th January 2021

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Help us , Lord,

to join in your prayer

that we, your disciples,

may be one

as you and the Father are one:

to join your prayer

not only with our lips

but with our lives,

our attitudes,

our actions.

Give us a yearning

for the unity of your Church,

your living Temple.

#MorningPrayer Sunday 17th January 2021 - 2nd Sunday of Epiphany

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Give us, Lord,

a deep sense

of our union with you.

Let our participation in you,

in your kingdom,

in your body,

be the source

of our identity

and self-understanding.

Help us remember

in all things

that we live

not just for you

but in you:

so may we give you glory.

Friday, January 15, 2021

#MorningPrayer Saturday 16th January 2021

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Lord, keep us from all arrogance and boasting,

from attitudes that show we think we know best.

Help us rather to sow seeds of humility and love,

the yeast of your kingdom, in all we do;

may they flourish and bear much fruit

in the transforming power of your Spirit.

Thursday, January 14, 2021

#MorningPrayer Friday 15th January 2021

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Keep us mindful, Lord,

that we seek your kingdom

and not our own;

give us humility of heart,

to willingly follow your leading,

willingly fulfil our calling

to be servants of yours

and of one another.

Let us never seek a coup

that places us

where only you should be.

#MorningPrayer Thursday 14th January 2021

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Lord, remind us

that however far

we think we have gone

in our discipleship,

none of us is really more

than a beginner in holiness.

May we yearn for spiritual food

that we may grow in your ways,

firm on your foundation,

living your love,

revealing your glory to all.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 13th January 2021

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As you give us life in you, Lord,

infuse our minds

with your wisdom and love,

that we begin

to think your thoughts,

to see with your vision,

to understand in your ways;

give us Christlike hearts,

guided always by your Spirit,

that our lives may show you to others. 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 12th Jan 2021

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Fill us, Lord, with your wisdom

and take from us our passion

for what we think of as our own.

Give us instead a passion

for the wisdom seen

in the foolishness of the Cross,

the strength seen

in the humility of your love,

the life found

in surrender to your Spirit.

Sunday, January 10, 2021

#MorningPrayer Monday 11th January 2021

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Keep us always mindful, Lord,

of your prayer that we may be one,

even as you and the Father are one.

Help us to share in your passion

for the unity of your people;

never let us privilege

what kind of Christians we are

over the fact that we are

Christians together.

#MorningPrayer Sunday 10th January - The Baptism of Christ

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Lord, help us recognise your presence

in our lives, our communities, in others

and in the gentle wind of your Spirit

moving in our world.

Give us courage

to point away from ourselves

and towards you,

and a passion

to immerse ourselves and all people

in your love.

Friday, January 8, 2021

#MorningPrayer Saturday 9th January 2020

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In your incarnation Lord,

love is born of love,

to bring your love to birth

in our hearts and lives.

Fill us with your grace,

that we may love one another

as you love us,

seeing your image in all people,

striving for justice

and the common good,

shining your light.

Thursday, January 7, 2021

#MorningPrayer Friday 8th January 2020

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We love, Lord,

because you first loved us;

so much that you were

born as one of us,

lived our life,

and were able to pray

‘not my will, but yours be done’

in the face of the cross.

Help us be ready

to put our own wants aside

for love of one another

and love of you.

#MorningPrayer Thursday 7th January 2021 (the morning after the insurrection in Washington DC)

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You call us, Lord,

away from sin and lawlessness

and towards love.

You call us to join with you

in bringing the peace and justice

of your kingdom

to the life of our world.

Guide us, as you did the Magi,

away from the lusts of Herods

and towards the love of Christ.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

#MorningPrayer Wednesday 6th January 2021

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Fill us with passion, Lord:

passion to deepen

our apprehension of who you are;

passion to deepen

our relationship with you;

passion to share that relationship

with others,

that together we may

be pointed towards

your kingdom,

your will for our lives,

and your love.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

#MorningPrayer Tuesday 5th January 2021

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Remind us daily, Lord,

that we are your temple,

a community of living stones

knit together to your glory.

Give us a passion

for the justice of your kingdom,

that we may stand against

oppression and abuse,

and root out injustice,

as we work for the blessing of all.

Sunday, January 3, 2021

#MorningPrayer Monday 4th January 2021

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Take from us, Lord,

any sense that

we haven’t much

to offer you.

Even when we feel

that our gifts are

meagre and ordinary,

help us offer them

joyfully to you,

that you may transform

what we think is just water,

into the rich wine

of your kingdom,

full of blessing.

Saturday, January 2, 2021

#MorningPrayer Sunday 3rd January 2021 - Epiphany Sunday

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Lord, teach us

that our own wisdom

ought to be humble before you;

help us remain open

to learning from you.

The Magi followed their own wisdom

in going to Herod,

though your star

was leading elsewhere.

Help us listen to your Spirit,

and never to think we know best.

#MorningPrayer Saturday 2nd January 2021

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With the excitement of a child

who is bursting to share a discovery,

Lord, may we share your gospel with others;

may we turn people’s attention

toward you, not ourselves,

and encourage all

to look to you,

listen to you,

learn from you

and live for you

in your love.

Friday, January 1, 2021

#MorningPrayer Friday 1st January 2021

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Lord,

you gave circumcision

as the sign of your

first covenant with your people,

and sealed your new covenant

in your own blood.

May your love

so mark and describe our lives,

that we might

manifest your glory,

shine your light,

and reveal your kingdom

to the world.