Morning Prayer

MORNING WORSHIP

Call To Worship

Open my lips, O Lord,  and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.  (Psalm 51:16)

Confession of Sin (Psalm 51:9-12)

“Lord, Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God,  and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.  In Jesus name. Amen.“

May Almighty God grant forgiveness of sins, and the grace and comfort of his Holy Spirit.  Amen.

A Reading from Holy Scripture  (Choose a Psalm; a Proverb; an OT & NT Chapter)

At the end of the reading of Scripture the reader says, The Word of the Lord.

Response:        Thanks be to God.

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
 on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Pray either the Song of Zechariah or the Song of Mary

Benedictus   – The Song of Zechariah (Luke 1:68-79)

” Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been since the world began, That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant, The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

” And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;  For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Magnificat  – The Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55)

“My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.”

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Family Prayer

O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, you have brought us safely to the beginning of this day: Defend us by your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin nor run into any danger; and that guided by your Spirit, we may do what is righteous in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Pray A Closing Benediction

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. (2 Corinthians 13:14)

May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(Romans 15:13)

PRAYERS TO HELP IN MORNING WORSHIP

Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive  far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to thee, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly thine, utterly dedicated unto thee; and then use us, we pray thee, as thou wilt, and always to thy glory and the welfare of thy people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

MORNING PURITAN PRAYER
Almighty God, as I cross the threshold of this day
I commit myself, soul, body, affairs, friends, to Thy care.
Watch over, keep, guide, direct, sanctify, bless me. Incline my heart to thy ways.
Mold me wholly into the image of Jesus, as a potter forms clay. May my lips be a well-tuned harp to sound Thy praise.

Let no evil this day soil my thoughts, words, hands. May I view all things in the mirror of eternity, waiting for the coming of my Lord, listening for the last trumpet call, hastening unto the new heaven and earth.

May I speak each word as if my last word, and walk each step as my final one. If my life should end today, let this be my best day. Amen.

PSALM 5
Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning
Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you
and watch. For you are not a God who delights
in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you.
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.  Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies; make your way straight before me. For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is destruction;
their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.  But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
For you bless the righteous, O LORD;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.

LAMENTATIONS 3

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.