#MorningPrayer
Instil in us, Lord,
a proper humility
and a loving concern
for the welfare
and wellbeing
of others.
Let our calling
to care for our neighbour
never be overridden
by a preoccupation
with process.
Let our status
in your kingdom
never be usurped
by the demands
of ego.
#MorningPrayer
Lord, help us,
like Peter,
to remain open
to your calling,
challenging,
prompting
and guiding
day by day.
Save us from
the fixed mindsets
and stubborn hearts
that come from
our own ego,
our own preferences
and prejudices;
lead us into
your loving purposes
each day.
#MorningPrayer
Sow our
hearts and lives, Lord,
with the seeds
of your kingdom;
by your nurturing love,
bring them to life in us,
that we may
bring forth
a harvest
of compassion,
of justice,
of blessing
and of peace.
May we flourish
in the gifts
of your Spirit
and bear
much fruit.
#MorningPrayer
You tend and nurture us, Lord,
nourishing us in your ways,
pouring your life into us day by day.
Forgive our lack of openness
to your will,
our lack of fruitfulness
for your kingdom,
our slowness in sharing
your blessings.
Renew, refresh
and revive us
in your love.
#MorningPrayer
Help us, Lord,
ever to remember
that whatever
life brings our way,
whether calm or storm,
plain sailing or rough passage,
you call us to face it together,
with care and concern
for the wellbeing of each other.
Recall us to our shared humanity,
to love of neighbour.
#MorningPrayer
Lord,
attune our vision
and our perception,
that we may
notice, discern
and recognise
the signs of your kingdom,
and of your presence
and activity among us.
Give us a desire for
and a devotion to
your purposes,
your mission,
that through us,
your love
may be
shown.
#MorningPrayer
Lord,
help us to remember
that as you call
us into your service,
you call us
in our particular time,
in our particular place,
in our particular context,
with our particular gifts,
to be the particular disciple we are,
and do the particular things
you seek from us.
#MorningPrayer
Keep us alert, Lord,
to the signs,
the opportunities,
the challenges
and the encouragement
of your kingdom.
May we be ready
always to respond
with Christlike hearts
and lives open to your call.
May the promptings
of your Spirit
direct our paths
and guide our steps.
#MorningPrayer
Free us, Lord,
from the world’s
anxiety and obsession
to possess things.
Free us from
the hunger
to have more,
which can never
be satisfied,
for there is always
more to pursue.
Give us instead
contentment
with what we need,
and compassion
for those
who lack
basics.
#MorningPrayer
Make us hungry, Lord,
for treasure and gain:
not for the passing treasures
and material gains
of the world,
which do not endure,
but for the lasting treasures
and sure gains
of your kingdom.
May we be
wealthy in love,
rich in peace,
blessed
in the ways
you lead us.
#MorningPrayer
You, Lord,
know us
intimately
and deeply;
you are familiar
with every aspect
of our life
and character,
inside and out,
and love us
with a love
stronger than death.
In the confidence
of your love,
help us always
to stand
with you
and for you,
that all may
know you.
#MorningPrayer
In our journey
of discipleship,
our journey
through life, Lord,
help us always to focus
on your call upon us
to work for your kingdom,
to seek the wellbeing
of our neighbours,
whether friends
of our choosing
or strangers
to us and our land.
Help us offer
your love.
#MorningPrayer
Keep us, Lord,
from letting
our focus rest
on the externals
of image
and appearance,
status and position;
guide us rather
to focus within,
on our motivations
and mores,
the essence
and ethics
of our lives,
our closeness
to your way.
Let our hallmark
be your love.
#MorningPrayer
Open the eyes
of our souls, Lord,
that we may recognise
your presence among us
and respond
to your calling upon us.
Inspire us in our faith,
that we may
embrace your wisdom
and follow your way,
turning our hearts
to your love,
our lives
to your life
and your light.
#MorningPrayer
You nourish us, Lord,
with the Sacrament
of your Body and Blood;
offering yourself to us
day by day
as we make present
your once and for all
offering on the Cross.
As we are fed by you,
so help us truly to be
your Body, your Church,
united in you,
living your love.
#MorningPrayer
Keep us focused, Lord,
in all we are,
in all we say and do,
on bringing honour
to your name.
In the midst of a world
where many things
and many people
compete for our devotion,
may it be your kingdom
for which we strive
and your way we follow;
the way of your love.
#MorningPrayer
Apprehend us, Lord,
in the midst
of our world
of distraction
and busyness,
among all our
cares, concerns
and anxieties,
in the rush of life.
Still our hearts,
quieten our minds,
and centre
our souls
on you,
that we may
find and know
your love,
your way,
your peace.
#MorningPrayer
Fill our hearts, Lord,
with the love
that is your heart;
inspire us
to see others
as you see them.
Let us never see first
the ways in which people
are different from us,
but only that
we share your image,
see another who is
beloved of you,
a sibling
in your family.
#MorningPrayer
Give us, Lord,
a vision of your
glory and majesty;
inspire and challenge us
to live up to our calling
as your disciples.
Give us also
a knowledge
of the intimate love
which is at the heart
of your being,
and lead us to live it,
that we may model
unity in community.
#MorningPrayer
You desire, Lord,
that we may be one in you,
as you are one;
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
three persons yet one God
in the communion of perfect love.
Help us to find
the heartbeat of unity
in the harmonies of your love,
as we, like Barnabas,
encourage one another.
#MorningPrayer
Remind us, Lord,
that you send us
day by day
into the communities
and contexts
we inhabit,
that we may be
signs of your kingdom
to the people
and the world
around us.
Lead us to those
people of peace
who are open to you;
help us
to show
and share
your love
today.
#MorningPrayer
Lord,
as you set your face
for Jerusalem,
so may we set
our faces, minds,
hearts and wills
for your kingdom.
Inspire us in our
pilgrimage of discipleship,
that we may respond
to every situation
and person we meet,
with your love,
your hope,
your invitation
to life.
#MorningPrayer
Save us, Lord,
from that thinking
which makes our own
prestige and preoccupations
into obstacles for
your kingdom
and your mission;
align our wills with your will,
that we may know your heart,
understand your will,
follow your call,
and bless others
in your love.
#MorningPrayer
Lord, give us we pray,
glimpses of your glory;
not to overwhelm us,
but to inspire and encourage us
to draw others to you.
Show us daily
how your greatness is found
in humility and service.
Keep us from wanting to possess you,
that we may be possessed
by your love.
#MorningPrayer
You ask us, Lord,
as you asked
your first disciples,
“Who do you say that I am?”
May we answer
not just with our lips
but with our lives;
help us to respond
with all that we are,
as we shine your light
into the world,
and proclaim you as Christ
by the love we show.
#MorningPrayer
Mould us, Lord,
that we may be
fitting homes
for your Holy Spirit;
change us
by the power
of your love,
that our desire
may be not for
our own empire,
but for your kingdom;
not for our own
cleverness
but for your wisdom;
not for selfish gain,
but for your blessing.
#MorningPrayer
You send us, Lord,
to the places and people
of your world
to share the good news
of your love;
help us to let go
of our reliance
on what we can
build up and carry
ourselves,
and instead
to place our
faith and trust
in you,
who can turn
the little we have
into much.
#MorningPrayer
Lift our eyes, Lord,
to the perspective
of your kingdom;
help us to see
beyond the bounds
of our worldly
understanding,
to know that
even when
we reach the limits
of what we think
is possible,
your capacity
is limitless,
your power
unbounded,
your love
unstoppable.
#MorningPrayer
Lord,
as the pressures
of the world
and the conflicting
demands, desires
and directions
of daily life
try to pull us to pieces,
to tear us apart,
embrace us
with your love,
infuse us
with your peace,
and lead us
back to ourselves,
to integrity
and wholeness
in you.
