AN ORDER FOR
MORNING PRAISE AND PRAYER
(adapted from The United Methodist Hymnal 876)
- CALL TO PRAISE AND PRAYER
- O Lord, open our lips.
- And we shall declare your praise.
- MORNING HYMN
- PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
- New every morning is your love, great God of light,
- and all day long you are working for good in the world.
- Stir up in us desire to serve you,
- to live peacefully with our neighbors,
- and to devote each day to your Son,
- our Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord.
- Amen.
- SCRIPTURE
- Psalm 51, 63, or 95; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Isaiah 55:1-3;
- John 1:1-5, 9-14; Romans 12:1-2; or other readings.
- SILENCE
- May conclude with a short prayer or "Amen".
- SONG OF PRAISE
- Psalm 95, 100, 148, or 150; Exodus 15:1-21;
- Luke 1:68-79 (The Benedictus); or other reading.
- PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
- The following or other litany of intercession may be prayed,
- during which any person may offer a brief prayer of intercession or petition.
- After each prayer, the leader may conclude: Lord, in your mercy,
- and all may respond: Hear our prayer.
- Together, let us pray for
- the people of this congregation...
- those who suffer and those in trouble...
- the concerns of this local community...
- the world, its people, and its leaders...
- the church universal - its leaders its members, and its mission...
- the communion of saints...
- THE LORD'S PRAYER
- BLESSING
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
- and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- Amen.
- THE PEACE
- Signs of peace may be exchanged.
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