MORNING PRAYER E P I P H A N Y 2 0 16 O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. Your light springs up for the righteous and all the peoples have seen your glory. Blessed are you, Sovereign God, king of the nations, to you be praise and glory for ever. From the rising of the sun to its setting your name is proclaimed in all the world. As the Sun of Righteousness dawns in our hearts anoint our lips with the seal of your Spirit that we may witness to your gospel and sing your praise in all the earth. 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.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him. Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is King. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Tell out his salvation from day to day. Let the whole earth tremble before him. Declare his glory among the nations and his wonders among all peoples. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him.
(from Psalm 96)
A time of informal prayer follows, then this or the collect for the day is used: Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Believing the promises of God, 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 Christ, who sends us to the nations, give us the power of his Spirit. Amen. Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
MORNING PRAYER LECTIONARY Jan 4 Jan 5 Epiph. Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 9
Psalm 89:1-37 Psalm 48 Psalm 72:10-15 Psalm 99 Psalm 46 Psalm 148
Ruth 3 Ruth 4:1-17 Isaiah 60:1-6 Jer 23:1-8 Jer 30:1-17 Jer 30:18-31:9
Colossians 3:12-4:1 Colossians 4:2-end Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew 20:1-16 Matthew 20:17-28 Matthew 20:29-end
Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16
Psalm 2 Psalm 9 Psalm 20 Psalm 21 Psalm 67 Psalm 33
Genesis 1:1-19 Matthew 21:1-17 Genesis 1:20-2:3 Matthew 21:18-32 Genesis 2:4-end Matthew 21:33-end Genesis 3 Matthew 22:1-14 Gen 4:1-16,25-26 Matthew 22:15-33 Genesis 6:1-10 Matthew 22:34-end
Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23
Psalm 146 Psalm 132 Psalm 81 Psalm 76 Psalm 27 Psalm 122
Gen 6:11-7:10 Gen 7:11-end Genesis 8:1-14 Genesis 8:15-9:7 Genesis 9:8-19 Genesis 11:1-9
Matthew 24:1-14 Matthew 24:15-28 Matthew 24:29-end Matthew 25:1-13 Matthew 25:14-30 Matthew 25:31-end
Paul Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30
Psalm 67 Psalm 36 Psalm 46 Psalm 47 Psalm 65 Psalm 68
Acts 9:1-22 Gen13:2-end Genesis 14 Genesis 15 Genesis 16 Genesis 17:1-22
Matthew 19:27-end Matthew 26:17-35 Matthew 26:36-46 Matthew 26:47-56 Matthew 26:57-end Matthew 27:1-10
Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6
Psalm 1 Psalm 5 Psalm 119:1-32 Psalm 15 Psalm 19 Psalm 23
Genesis 18:1-15 Gen 18:16-end Gen19:1-3,12-29 Genesis 21:1-21 Genesis 22:1-19 Genesis 23
Matthew 27:11-26 Matthew 27:27-44 Matthew 27:45-56 Matthew 27:57-end Matthew 28:1-15 Matthew 28:16-end