MORNING PRAYER A D V E N T 2 01 6 O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. Reveal among us the light of your presence that we may behold your power and glory. Blessed are you, Sovereign God of all, to you be praise and glory for ever. In your tender compassion the dawn from on high is breaking upon us to dispel the lingering shadows of night. As we look for your coming among us this day, open our eyes to behold your presence and strengthen our hands to do your will, that the world may rejoice and give you praise. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God for ever. The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day, so may the light of your presence, O God, set our hearts on fire with love for you; now and for ever. Amen.
A psalm is read or sung (lectionary overleaf) Between two readings a hymn may be sung. Now it is time to awake out of sleep, for the night is far spent and the day is at hand. Now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed, for the night is far spent. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light, for the day is at hand. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh, for the night is far spent and the day is at hand.
(from Romans 13) A time of informal prayer follows, then this or the collect for the day is used: Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Awaiting his coming in glory as our Saviour taught us, so we pray Our Father in heaven, hallowed be 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. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen. May the Lord, when he comes find us watching and waiting. Amen. Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
MORNING PRAYER LECTIONARY November 21 November 22 November 23 November 24 November 25 November 26
Psalm 96 Psalm 97 Psalm 112 Psalm 125 Psalm 139 Psalm 1 45
Isaiah 40.1-11 Isaiah 40.12-26 Isa 40.27-41.7 Isaiah 41.8-20 Isa 41.21-42.9 Isaiah 42.10-17
Rev 14.1-13 Rev14.14-15.end Rev 16.1-11 Rev 16.12-end Rev 17 Rev 18
November 28 November 29 St Andrew December 1 December 2 December 3
Psalm 50 Psalm 80 Psalm 19 Psalm 42 Psalm 25 Psalm 9
Isa 42.18-end Isa 43.1-13 Rom 10.12-18 Isa 44.1-8 Isa 44.9-23 Isa 44.24-45.13
Rev 19 Rev 20 Matt 4.18-22 Rev 21.9-21 Rev 21.22-22.5 Rev 22.6-end
December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9 December 10
Psalm 30 Psalm 56 Psalm 62 Psalm 54 Psalm 86 Psalm 42
Isa 45.14-end Isaiah 46 Isaiah 47 Isa 48.1-11 Isa 48 12-end Isa 49.1-13
1 Thess. 1 1 Thess. 2.1-12 1Thess 2.13-end 1Thess 3 1Thess 4.1-12 1Thess 4.13-end
December 12 December 13 December 14 December 15 December 16 December 17
Psalm 40 Psalm 70 Psalm 75 Psalm 76 Psalm 98 Psalm 71
Isa 49.14-25 Isaiah 50 Isa 51.1-8 Isa 51.9-16 Isa 51.17-end Isa 52.1-12
1Thess 5.1-11 1Thess 5.12-end 2 Thess 1 2 Thess 2 2 Thess 3 Jude
December 19 December 20 December 21 December 22 December 23 December 24
Psalm 146 Psalm 46 Psalm 121 Psalm 124 Psalm 130 Psalm 45
Isa52.13-53.end Isaiah 54 Isaiah 55 Isaiah 56.1-8 Isa 63.1-6 Isaiah 58
2 Pet 1.1-15 2 Pet 1.16-2.3 2 Pet 2.4-end 2 Peter 3 2 John 3 John