Thursday Theme – Discipleship
Before Prayer
The night has passed and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
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.
Amen
Opening Prayer. **
With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow before God most high?
This is what the Lord says;
this is what the Lord requires of you:
to do justice
to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with God.
Amen
The psalm of the day
suggested – 25, 27, 105, 128, 131.
‘Kyrie’ prayer
Lord, you tear down, only to build up again.
Lord, have mercy
You call us to walk blamelessly and do what is right.
Christ, have mercy
Lord, you know our hearts.
Lord, have mercy
You have chosen us to go and bear fruit.
Christ, have mercy
Collect / Affirmation of Faith ***
O Trinity of love,
You have been with us since the world’s beginning,
be with us at the world’s end.
You have been with us at our life’s shaping,
be with us at our life’s end
You have been with us at the sun’s rising,
be with us at the day’s end.
Amen
Scripture reading(s) for the day
Prayer of thanksgiving or prayer of concern. ****
Today, Lord,
may I live with open hands,
mourn what is broken,
serve with self respect,
use my power for good,
look with compassion,
walk in honesty,
reach past difference,
suffer for love,
and live fearlessly
following the way of radical love.
Amen
Blessing *****
Bless to us, O God,
the road that is before us,
the friends who are around us,
your love which is within us,
and your light which leads us home.
Amen
Acknowledgements:
** Adapted from Micah Chapter 6 verse 6.
*** Adapted from ‘A Simple Evening Liturgy’ in the Iona Community Worship Book.
**** From the 9beats collective. The Ninefold Path. https://9beats.org/
***** I think this adapted once more from a prayer in the Ioan Community Worship Book.
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