#MorningPrayer
Give us always, Lord,
a heart for each other,
a heart for our neighbour,
whether friend or stranger,
whether near or far.
Keep us from having
such a focus on ourselves,
that we neglect
to share your blessings
with all those among whom
we travel the journey of life.
#MorningPrayer
Inspire in us, Lord,
the humility,
confidence,
trust and love
that allows us
to place ourselves
in your hands,
under your authority,
into your service.
Give us the wisdom
to harness our power
to the work
of your kingdom,
to the blessing
of all people,
all creation.
#MorningPrayer
Guide us, Lord,
to approach life
not in a spirit
of self-service
and self-centredness,
but with a desire
for community,
for a shared wellbeing
in which all are
honoured and valued,
as people made
in your image
and in your love.
Help us to know
and to show
your way.
#MorningPrayer
Help us learn, Lord,
the lessons we can
from those who have
gone before us;
keep us from stumbling
into the problems and pitfalls,
the idolatries and injustices,
the dangers and difficulties,
that their history
warns us to avoid.
Teach us instead
your way of love.
#MorningPrayer
Give us the humility, Lord,
to try to appreciate
the perspectives of others,
by putting ourselves
in their position,
by seeking to understand
their cares and concerns,
their challenges
and circumstances.
Help us to see, to listen,
to respect and to respond
in love.
#MorningPrayer
Give us a yearning, Lord,
for the joys of mutuality,
of community,
of togetherness,
of commonwealth.
Shake from us the fallacy
that we can truly win
by beating down others,
oppressing others,
dominating others;
help us to see that
we succeed together
or not at all.
#MorningPrayer
Help us, Lord,
to find our confidence
not in what we have,
nor the position we hold,
nor the adulation of others,
nor the power we wield,
but always in your love for us,
which you call us
to share with all people,
that we may rejoice together
in the life you offer.
#MorningPrayer
Inspire us, Lord,
to trust not in the idols
that the world sets before us,
but in your way of love;
to seek not status, but service;
to seek not power over others,
but to use our power
for the good of all;
to find joy not in hoarding wealth,
but in blessing others.
#MorningPrayer
Lord, open our
hearts and minds,
that they may be
nourished and nurtured
by the principles
and priorities
of your kingdom,
not the anxieties
and affectations
of the world.
Help us build
relationships
that spring from
mutuality and love,
never selfishness
and greed.
#MorningPrayer
Infuse, Lord,
our relationships
of all kinds,
with your love.
Inspire in us
a faithfulness,
a commitment,
a generosity of spirit
that echoes the depths
of your love for us,
and reveals the gentleness,
kindness, patience,
justice and compassion
to which you call us.
#MorningPrayer
Guide us, Lord, and challenge us
with your call to live out your love.
In a world where the stroke of a pen
can make legal and celebrate
the manifestation of hate,
strengthen our resolve
to live your kingdom values
of justice, mercy, and peace.
Lead us in your way.
#MorningPrayer
You call us, Lord,
to true community
in your name,
in your fellowship,
in your love.
Your prayer is that
we might be one,
as you are one.
Give us a deep desire
for that unity,
and a commitment
to one another
which transcends
difference, diversity,
and denomination.
#MorningPrayer
Lord,
on our journey through life,
enable and inspire us to look
for those places, people,
occasions and opportunities,
which offer glimpses
of your kingdom.
Nurture our passions
to engage with them
to reveal more of your
love, peace, justice and hope
to the world.
#MorningPrayer
Encourage, empower
and enable us, Lord,
to be what you call us to be:
the leaven of your love,
the catalyst of your kingdom,
the yeast of your ‘yes’ to us.
May our living and our loving
show and share
the abundant life you offer,
and draw others
to know your peace.
#MorningPrayer
You share with us, Lord,
the revealing of your kingdom,
the mission of your love;
may our passion be
to honour that call
in all we are and do,
to honour your image
in each other,
to honour each opportunity
to show your love,
to shine your light,
to share your life.
#MorningPrayer
You call us, Lord,
to be built together
as living stones
in the temple of your glory,
living out your love
in and for the world.
Refresh and renew in us each day
the foundation of that love;
inspire us to live and labour
in the Christlike character
of your kingdom.
#MorningPrayer
In a world that so often
sees wisdom
as self-promotion,
self-service and
self-aggrandisement,
Lord,
nurture, nourish,
and normalise in us
the wisdom
of love, of peace,
of justice, of hope.
Give us the gift
of discernment,
that we may know
and follow
your way
today.
#MorningPrayer
Guide us and help us, Lord,
to proclaim the wisdom of your love,
through lives of service to others,
of compassion in community,
of care for your creation;
inspire us by your example
to offer ourselves
in living out that love
which transforms all
and fosters peace.
#MorningPrayer
Remind us each day, Lord,
of who we are,
as people made in your image,
and of whose we are,
as disciples on your way.
Remind us that all people
bear your image;
lead us to treat
others accordingly.
Remind us of your call
to be Christlike;
lead us to live your love.
#MorningPrayer
Lord,
in accepting John’s baptism
you showed your commitment
to your mission of love,
to your solidarity with us.
Help us to live out
our baptism into you;
may your grace
lead us and inspire us;
may solidarity
in your love for all people
be a hallmark of our lives.
#MorningPrayer
It is too light a thing, Lord,
that we should talk the talk
of love, of community,
of mutual wellbeing,
of neighbourly care,
for you call us
to put our words
into practice,
to walk the walk
of your kingdom,
and live the love
we proclaim.
Help us travel
in your way.
#MorningPrayer
Divert our desires, Lord,
from the idols that can
so easily consume us;
from the love of
money and power,
from the lust
to possess or control others.
Fill our hearts rather with desire
for mutual wellbeing,
openness to serve one another,
for community in your love.
#MorningPrayer
Manifest in us, Lord,
in the lives we live,
in the choices we make,
in the words we speak,
in the paths we take,
the love which you offer,
which you call us to show
to one another and to the world.
Instil in us a yearning
for the good of our neighbour,
near or far.
#MorningPrayer
Expand our hearts, Lord,
and fill them with the love
that you call us
to show one another.
Let love define our
attitudes and actions,
our care for
one another’s wellbeing,
our concern for
the good of all.
Let love shine its light
on all we are,
and show us the way.
#MorningPrayer
Fill us with your wisdom, Lord,
and inspire us with your Spirit;
may we grow
in the Christlike character
to which you call us,
that our lives may be full
not just of the thoughts and words
of your kingdom,
but also of your love in action
as we seek the good of all.
#MorningPrayer
Lord, you led the Magi
by the shining of a star,
to encounter and embrace you.
May we, as your disciples,
be like a galaxy of stars
shining your light of hope
into the shadows of the world
and manifesting your love
for all to see,
that all may find
new life in you.
#MorningPrayer
Lord, you entrust us
with your message of hope,
the good news of your kingdom;
you call us to proclaim it
by the way we live,
the words we speak,
the choices we make,
the challenges we embrace,
the community you create among us.
So may we manifest your love to all.
#MorningPrayer
You seek, Lord,
to rejoice with us,
to share with us the gifts
of your creation and your kingdom,
to show us life in all its fullness.
Help us offer what we have to you,
even when we feel it is little,
that you might bless,
transform and use it
for the good of all.
#MorningPrayer
Heal us, Lord,
from the prejudices
that cloud our vision
and our understanding,
that close off our minds
to the good
you want us to enjoy,
that dull our delight
in the richness of diversity
in your world.
Help us to see one another
as you see us,
with eyes of love.
#MorningPrayer
Give us, Lord,
faith like John the Baptist,
ready always
to reveal your presence,
to help others see you;
give us faith like Andrew,
ready to draw people
to encounter you,
to embrace your love.
May your love work
in us and through us
to bring peace
and hope to all.
#MorningPrayer
Lord, you call us
to live out your law of love,
not just in our words
but also in our ways;
not just in our policies
but also in our practices.
As you call us by your name
and guide us with your grace,
inspire us with your intent
to bring justice and peace for all.
