Opening Meditation | There is no place
Where God is not;
Wherever I go, there God is.
Now and always He upholds
Me with His power,
And keeps me safe in
His love. |
Be Silent | remember the presence of God with you,
His love for you:
‘Be still and know that I am God.’ (Psalm 46) |
Prayer | (for the morning)
O God,
Give your Church light
That we may see clearly what we should do:
Give us strength
That we may have the courage and power to do it:
Give us love
That at all times and in all places
We may be patient and forgiving and trusting:
And so fill our lives with joy:
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(for the evening)
Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world may repose upon your eternal changelessness;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
Bible Reading | (possible source: daily Gospel reading on Sunday Bulletin) |
Your own Prayer | (in your own words)
Thanksgiving…for the gift of life…for the gift of redemption through Christ, who brings us back to God…for the gift of the Holy Spirit, who guides and comforts us…for all that enriches our lives.
Intercession…for our families, friends, colleagues…church…place of work…those in difficulties.
Offering of our lives to our Lord…our hopes, worries, fears, our sins for forgiveness and healing…our sorrows and hurts…all that we are |
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 trespasses
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory
For ever and ever. Amen |
Thanksgiving | Thanks be to you, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits and blessings which you have given to me, for all the pains and insults which you have borne for me, O most merciful Friend, Brother and Redeemer; may I know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly day by day.
Saint Richard of Chichester (died 1283) |
Closing Prayer | (for the morning)
Almighty and everlasting Father,
We thank you that you have brought us safely
To the beginning of this day.
Keep us from falling into sin or running into danger;
Order us in all our doings;
And guide us to do always what is right in your eyes;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(for the evening)
Abide with us, eternal Father, for the darkness is no darkness with you, but the night is as clear as the day.
Renew our hearts with your forgiveness, and our bodies with untroubled sleep,
That we may wake to use more faithfully your gift of life,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
