Daily Prayer - Week 2
Sunday
Morning Prayer
God of love and compassion, your love is like the sun which
banishes the darkness. Each day the morning light reminds us
of your faithfulness and mercy. This day let us join our hearts
with those of all our brothers and sister in praising your goodness.
You who are our saving God, act once more to free your people
from the slavery of injustice, oppression, poverty and prejudice.
We ask this with confidence in your promises. Amen.
Evening Prayer
You, O God, have done great things for us. You give us all that
we need for life, and you sustain us on the path of Mercy to
which you have called us. May we always perceive your guiding
hand; may we welcome and encourage the companions you have given
us for our journey. In the end, may we be welcomed into your
embrace by all the members of our families and communities who
have gone before us. We ask this in the name of Jesus who walks
with us. Amen.
Monday
Morning Prayer
With longing hearts we cry out to you, God of all life. Let
mercy fall like gentle rain upon your suffering poor. Let your
healing waters bathe the wounds of those broken by disease, rejection
or self-hatred. The water of our baptism made us one with Christ
Jesus. May our lives witness the love made flesh in him. Amen.
Evening Prayer
You have called us, O God, to united us to yourself in the person
of your Son, Jesus. Through our reflections of his life, may
we come to know his spirit and to it reflect in our words and
actions. Thus will all people know of your constant love for
us. We make this prayer in a spirit of gratitude and praise.
Amen.
Tuesday
Morning Prayer
Generous God, we wait for you. You are our highest joy, our
deepest peace. As we go forth to this day's tasks, let us carry
your light within us. May our day begin in you and end in you
so that all may be done for your glory. May you and you alone
be the principal motive of our actions. We ask this in the name
of Jesus. Amen.
Evening Prayer
For you alone, O God, we go forward or stay back, our hearts
centered in you. May we find refreshment and security in you
and be animated and strengthened for the service to which you
call us. May the fruit of our ministry be union and charity among
your people. Thus we will build your reign on earth as it is
in heaven We ask this, confident in your never-failing help.
Amen.
Wednesday
Morning Prayer
Jesus, you emptied yourself, taking on human flesh that we might
know the depths of divine love. Empty our hearts of all desires
that are contrary to your heart. Let us never seek rewards for
our service or recognition for our accomplishments. Let our joy
be in knowing that we have given you our all, without any reserve.
Grant us this, our desire. Amen.
Evening Prayer
Gentle Shepherd, may the leaders of our church, our country,
our religious community, find in you the model of compassionate,
just and courageous leadership. Inspired by your example, may
they be an encouraging and nurturing presence among us. May we
challenge and support them in their efforts, so that, together,
we may be one holy people making our way to you. We ask this,
united in faith. Amen.
Thursday
Morning Prayer
Jesus, you walked among us and were moved to compassion for
your people. The lame and the leper came to you and found healing.
The tax collector and the prostitute came, and you believed in
them. No one was excluded from your love. Send us your spirit
of union and compassion that we may make a home in our hearts
for all the persons we meet. This day, O Jesus, give us hearts
that love. Amen.
Evening Prayer
We see how quietly you work, our good God. Night follows after
day, soundlessly and peacefully. May this gentle and consistent
succession remind us of your continuous watchfulness over our
lives. May we go to rest this night, confident that you hold
us in you loving care, now and forever. Amen.
Friday
Morning Prayer
God of healing and forgiveness, we come to you seeking your
mercy. We want to be true followers of Jesus, but our intentions
do not always find expression in our actions. strengthen us to
do good and enbolden us to proclaim the good news of salvation
with confidence. We ask this in the name of Jesus, remembering
his words: Ask and you shall receive. Amen.
Evening Prayer
Gracious God, at the close of this day, we remember all the
graces with which you sustain and nurture us. You have called
us, not to bestow gifts, but to bestow ourselves freely, relying
with unhesitating confidence on your providence. May we live
in this spirit of generosity, gladly sharing the goodness with
which you have blessed us. We ask this in the name of Jesus who
poured out his life for us. Amen.
Saturday
Morning Prayer
Blessed be your name, O God. You have filled the earth with
your gifts. Blessed are those who have believed in you. Blessed
are those who have sought to say "yes" to you. This
day we stand in union with all our sisters who have gone before
us and ask that we be strengthened to follow in the way of Mercy
which is their legacy. Like them may we see you face to face
in eternity, for Jesus has told us, "Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall see God!" Amen.
Evening Prayer
You have called us, God, to be members of your body. Grateful
for this sacred vocation, we pray to be your hand and feet, your
voice and your heart in our world. Through our ministry, may
your people know that you move among them today, hearing their
concerns and healing their sorrow. We pray this in the name of
Jesus who came among us to show us the way. Amen.
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