This version of the Morning Prayer is adapted from the Episcopal Book of Prayer and the Ionia Prayerbook.
This is the same text, absent the lectionary reading, I use when I lead Morning Services at a Convention.
There are references to "reader," "leader," and " people" within the text this is for when the services are done "in person." You are invited to read aloud those portions if you wish
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2nd Sunday after Pentecost -
(OPENING
RESPONSES)
leader: The world
belongs to God
all: The earth and all its
people
leader: How good it
is, how wonderful,
all: To live together in
unity
leader: Love and
faith come together,
all: Justice and peace join
hands
leader: If Christ's
disciples keep silent
all: These stones would shout
aloud
leader: Open our
lips, O God,
all: And our mouths shall
proclaim your praise
Leader: Holy God,
Maker of all
all: Have
mercy on us
Leader: Jesus
Christ, Servant of the poor
all: Have mercy on us
leader: Holy
Spirit, Breath of life
all: Have Mercy on us
leader: Let us in
silence confess our faults and admit our frailty
(A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SILENCE IS KEPT)
Leader: Before God,
with the people of God,
I confess to my brokenness:
to the ways I wound my life,
the lives of others,
and the life of the world.
ALL: May God forgive you, Christ
renew you,
and the Spirit enable
you to grow in love
Leader: Amen.
All: Before God, with the people
of God,
we confess to our
brokenness:
to the ways we wound our
lives,
the lives of others,
and the life of the
world
Leader: May God
forgive us, Christ Renew us,
and the Spirit enable us to grow in
love.
All: Amen
(PRAYER FOR GOD'S
HELP)
Leader: Move among
us, O God; give us life:
All: Let your people rejoice
in you
Leader: Make our
hearts clean within us:
All: Renew us in mind and
spirit.
Leader: Give us
again the joy of your help:
All: With your spirit of
freedom sustain us.
Leader: And now, as
Jesus taught us, we say:
ALL: Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed by Your name,
Your Kingdom come,
Your will be done on
earth as in heaven,
Give us today our daily
bread,
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who
sin against us,
Save us in the time of
trial
And deliver us from
evil,
For the kingdom, the
power
And the glory are yours,
Now and for ever. Amen.
(AFFIRMATION)
Leader: With the
whole church
All: We affirm
That we are made in
God's image,
befriended by Christ, empowered
by the Spirit.
Leader: With people
everywhere
All: We affirm
God's goodness at the
heart of humanity,
Planted more deeply than
all that is wrong.
Leader: With all
creation
All: We celebrate
The miracle and wonder
of life;
The unfolding purposes
of God,
Forever at work in
ourselves and the world.
Prayer for
Thanksgiving
Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
to you be praise and glory for ever.
As once you ransomed your people from Egypt
and led them to freedom in the promised land,
so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your risen Son.
May we, the first fruits of your new creation,
rejoice in this new day you have made,
and praise you for your mighty acts.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
to you be praise and glory for ever.
As once you ransomed your people from Egypt
and led them to freedom in the promised land,
so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your risen Son.
May we, the first fruits of your new creation,
rejoice in this new day you have made,
and praise you for your mighty acts.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Christ has been
raised from the dead: •
the first fruits of those who sleep.
For as by man came death: •
by man has come also the resurrection of the dead;
for as in Adam all die: •
even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
the first fruits of those who sleep.
For as by man came death: •
by man has come also the resurrection of the dead;
for as in Adam all die: •
even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
(PSALM: said responsively
- by one of the worshipers)
96 Cantate Domino
1 Sing to the Lord a new song; *
sing to the Lord, all the whole earth.
2 Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; *
proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations *
and his wonders among all peoples.
4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; *
he is more to be feared than all gods.
1 Sing to the Lord a new song; *
sing to the Lord, all the whole earth.
2 Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; *
proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations *
and his wonders among all peoples.
4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; *
he is more to be feared than all gods.
5 As for all the gods of the
nations, they are but idols; *
but it is the Lord who made the heavens.
6 Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! *
Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!
7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; *
ascribe to the Lord honor and power.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; *
bring offerings and come into his courts.
9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth tremble before him.
10 Tell it out among the nations: "The Lord is King! *
he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity."
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it; *
let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
12 Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy
before the Lord when he comes, *
when he comes to judge the earth.
13 He will judge the world with righteousness *
and the peoples with his truth.
but it is the Lord who made the heavens.
6 Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! *
Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!
7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; *
ascribe to the Lord honor and power.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; *
bring offerings and come into his courts.
9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth tremble before him.
10 Tell it out among the nations: "The Lord is King! *
he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity."
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it; *
let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
12 Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy
before the Lord when he comes, *
when he comes to judge the earth.
13 He will judge the world with righteousness *
and the peoples with his truth.
(Old Testament: Read by one of the worshipers)
Numbers 6:22-27 Revised Standard Version
(RSV)
The Priestly Benediction
22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Say
to Aaron and his sons, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say
to them,
24 The Lord bless you and keep you:
25 The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you:
26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
25 The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you:
26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
27 “So shall they put my name upon the
people of Israel, and I will bless them.”
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God. Epistle
Barnabas and Saul Commissioned & The Apostles Preach in Cyprus
13 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyre′ne, Man′a-en a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleu′cia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Sal′amis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But El′ymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. 9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
(READING FOR THE
DAY)
Leader: This
morning's reading comes from the Gospel of Luke
Listen now for the Word of God.
Listen now for the Word of God.
Luke 12:41-48
The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave
41 Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. 44 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will punish[a] him, and put him with the unfaithful. 47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating. 48 But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him Luke to whom men commit much they will demand the more.
The Word of the
Lord.
Thanks be to
God.
(a period of
silence is kept)
Leader: For the Word of God in
Scripture,
for the Word of God among us,
for the Word of God within us
ALL: Thanks be to God.
(Homily by leader)
(PRAYERS OF GRATITUDE AND CONCERN)
Leader. Let not the
needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
All: Nor the hope of the poor
be taken away.
Leader: Create in
us clean hearts, O God;
All: And sustain us with your
Holy Spirit.
Leader: For each of
our prayers, please add, aloud or silently,
your own concerns
Leader: Give
guidance and care for the needs of the world at large,
and for the life of Your church
God, in your mercy,
All: Hear our prayer
Leader: For the
concerns of our cities, towns and nations,
give guidance to our leaders and care
for their people
God, in Your mercy,
All: Hear our prayer
Leader: For the
concerns and comfort of those of us here, our families,
for those absent or those who are ill,
and in remembrance of those who are
gone,
God in your mercy,
All: Hear our prayer.
Leader: Remember
all those the world has forgotten,
Those without family, or those on the
streets,
Those who are damaged by drugs,
alcohol or their own minds.
Remember the unemployed, the widow,
the orphan,
and the prisoner.
God in your mercy,
All: Hear our prayer.
Leader: Living God, may we not fail
you,
All: Nor we fail them
Leader: O God, set
Your blessing on us
as we begin this day together.
Confirm us in the truth by which we
rightly live;
confront us with the truth from which
we wrongly turn.
We ask not for what we want,
but for what You know we need,
as we offer this day and ourselves for
You and to You,
Through Jesus Christ, our Savior.
ALL: Amen
A Prayer of
St. Chrysostom
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this
time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have
promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered
together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our
desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world
knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.
(CLOSING)
Leader: This is the
day that God has made;
All: We will rejoice and be
glad in it.
Leader: We will not
offer to God
All: Offerings that cost us
nothing.
Leader: Go in peace
to love and to serve;
All: We will seek peace and
pursue it.
Leader: In the name
of the Trinity of Love,
All: God in community, holy
and One.
Amen
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