#MorningPrayer Guide our understanding, Lord, with the wisdom of your discernment, that we may see clearly what is of you and your kingdom, and what is not. Lead our hearts and minds to better apprehend your mission, your presence and your calling, that we may follow you closely.

#MorningPrayer Bless us, Lord, as your disciples, and as your church, that we may bear the harvest of your love. Take from us all desire to serve ourselves at the expense of others; give us your heart for the wellbeing of all, that we may bear your fruit of forgiveness and peace.

#MorningPrayer Let us hear anew, Lord, the message of your angels: “do not be afraid”. May we know that we are held in your love and in your arms, defended from all that would assail or hurt our souls. Keep us true to your calling, that we may, like your angels, follow your will.

#MorningPrayer Lord, as we seek your way, let us never be so hidebound by the letter of your commandments, or held fast by the rigidity of our rules, that we lose sight of the spirit of your law of grace. Grant that our lives may be led by your love, and our words by your wisdom.

#MorningPrayer Lord, give us vision to know your presence, your working in us and among us. Give us courage and confidence to call out to you and call upon you for your peace and healing, for your forgiveness and love, for your call upon our lives, that we may live in your grace.

#MorningPrayer Help us to seek greatness, Lord; not the greatness of individuality, but rather the greatness that comes with serving you. Lead us to the greatness of service, of forgiveness, of justice, and of peace. Grant at our legacy in the world, may be the gift of your love.

#MorningPrayer Grant to us, Lord, such a dedication and devotion to your mission in this world, that we may give ourselves to one another and to you, in all that we do, all that we say, and all that we are, that all whom we encounter, and all who encounter us, may know your love.

#MorningPrayer Release us, Lord, from our attachment to the fleeting wealth of status, power, possessions, and all that anaesthetises us to the call of your kingdom, to the cherishing of one another, to the pursuit of mutual justice and peace; that we may live your love, for all.

#MorningPrayer Grow in us, Lord, an integrity to the way of your love; bring to fruition in us a faithfulness and commitment in our relationships, that echoes your fidelity to us. As we share our love in families, friendships and with neighbours near and far, keep us true to you.

#MorningPrayer Root our hearts in your wisdom, Living Word; in the gift of your Gospel, in the leading of your love, in the call of your kingdom. Stir our souls to yearn for your grace, that our faith may be fed and our discipleship deepened as we encounter and embrace you today.

#MorningPrayer Grant us, Lord, to join today with the innumerable host who surround you with their prayers and praises, sustained by your life and love. Keep us from all that diverts our faithfulness and draws us away from you. Inspire us to shine the light of your love, for all.

#MorningPrayer Lord, help us to see that our value, and the value of every human being, lies not in the status we achieve, or the possessions we have, or the power we wield, or the heritage which we bear, but in our being made in your image, cherished in the fulness of your love.

#MorningPrayer Release and defend us, Lord, from all that seeks to divert or distract our following of your way; from the propaganda and politics of division and hatred, from all that promotes self at the expense of others. Fill us instead with your love, and help us to share it.

#MorningPrayer Lord, help us recognise your presence with us, and honour the experiences of your grace that you give us; but let us not relax into the experience of the mountain top when you call us to go again with you on the way of your mission, carrying the cross of your love.

#MorningPrayer Help us, Lord, to apprehend your love and grace, the foundation of your kingdom; keep us from allowing our human understanding and worldly priorities to obscure your wisdom and calling. Let not a pursuit of status, power, ideology or wealth divert us from your way.

#MorningPrayer Open the eyes of our hearts, Lord. Open the eyes of our understanding of your will for our lives and for the world. Open the eyes of our compassion that we may love others as you love them and us. Open our eyes as disciples, that we may see your way, and follow it.

#MorningPrayer Help us, Lord, to experience the generosity of your love for us; not only in what you do for us day by day, and the peace you bring us as we walk with you, but in the glory of your cross, as you open your arms wide, as if saying “How much do I love you? This much.”

#MorningPrayer Your love for us, Lord, is so deep as to be unfathomable; help us to immerse our lives in the beauty of that love, and in your call to live it out for all people and all the world. Remind us that you come not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved.

#MorningPrayer Give us, Lord, the faith and the courage to offer to you all that we are, and all that we have, that your will may be done in us and through us. Let your grace inspire us, and your wisdom guide us, to share your love with all around us, both strangers and friends.

#MorningPrayer Open our ears, Lord, to your wisdom and guidance, and to the pain and injustice of the world. Open our hearts and fill us with your love. Open our lips that we may speak the words of your grace to all. Open our hands that we may reach out with hope to all in need.

Remind us Lord Jesus, that your love extends across difference and divides, to the stranger, the foreigner, the one to whom we would not normally look. Remind us of your call to live not by our fears, but by your love for neighbour and for the world, that all may know your peace.

#MorningPrayer Lord God, you are love; love is the essence of who you are, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the way of your being. Fill our hearts with your love; let it flow between us, among us, through us and from us, that our lives may be caught up in, and show forth, your grace.

#MorningPrayer Lord, in your love for us, guide us and challenge us that we may respond to your love not just by the habits of our religion, but by the attitudes and actions of a living faith in you. May our words and our works, our vision and our values, be lights of your peace.

#MorningPrayer In the storms of life, Lord, comfort and reassure us by your presence; guide and steer us by your wisdom; hold us in the strength of your love. Inspire us to bring to you all that troubles us, others, and the world, that we may find hope, reconciliation, and peace.

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#MorningPrayer Inspire us, Lord, to offer you our worship, not just in words spoken, songs sung, events joined and services attended, but more so in the ways we act justly, live mercifully, offer hospitality, welcome the stranger, care for all people, and seek to share your love.

#MorningPrayer Remind us, Lord, of our need to step back from the busyness of life, to spend time consciously in your presence, listening for your guidance and wisdom, being refreshed in your love, so we may have the spiritual resources to reach out to others and share your love.

#MorningPrayer Lord, give us the joy and peace of knowing our identity and value in your eyes. Keep us from the temptation to seek our value only in the eyes of others, or in competition with others. May we find peace in your love, and share it with all, especially those in need.

#MorningPrayer Ready us, Lord, in heart, mind, and spirit, to hear your wisdom for us this day, whether it comes from unexpected or familiar places and people, that we may welcome and not reject or refuse it. May we be people of peace, who allow your healing love to live for all.

#MorningPrayer Inspire us Lord, to seek you both in times of joy, opportunity, and optimism, and in times of disillusionment, fear, and distress, that we may find in you the hope your kingdom, the peace of your presence, and the love by which you raise us even from death to life.

#MorningPrayer Help us, Lord, to reach out to you not simply as a crowd waiting to be entertained but as disciples hoping to engage; may we bring to you our brokenness and the brokenness of the world, and find your healing and peace, that we may share your love with all this day.

#MorningPrayer Reveal your presence with us, Lord, that we may open our hearts and minds to you, and encounter your healing love, drawing together the threads of who we are and weaving them into the person you made us to be, held in your grace and peace, living your love for all.

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#MorningPrayer Open our hearts, Lord, to the love you seek to pour into us, and channel through our lives, that we may live a faith that offers energy and refreshment to the world, like cool water, that offers soothing and healing, like hot water. Let our faith never be lukewarm.

#MorningPrayer We yearn, Lord, to navigate life through calm waters, and yet reality is often more unsettled than we would choose. When the storms of life assault and assail us, reassure us about your presence with us, your grace and power to settle our souls, your gift of peace.

#MorningPrayer Inspire us, Lord, by your love working in us, to shine your light into the world by all that we say, do and are, that your grace, peace, justice, mercy and welcome may be shown to, and known by, all those with whom we have to do, and the seeds of your kingdom grow.

#MorningPrayer You call us, Lord, to sow your seed of love, mercy, justice, and peace in the lives of those around us; may we scatter that seed liberally and generously, for all. Help us also to cultivate the ground of its growth, as we foster communities with your love at heart.

#MorningPrayer We are family, Lord; sisters and brothers bound together in your love for all people, for all the world. Keep our hearts united to yours, that we may respond to your love with our own love for you and for our neighbour, for community, for all that you have created.

#MorningPrayer Help us, Lord, to find time and space to retreat from the pressures and demands of everyday life, that we may relax into your presence, and be refreshed in your peace. May we know that you call us by name, and welcome us home, to share in your light, life and love.

#MorningPrayer Encourage us, Lord, to open our hearts and minds, to notice and to know the enfolding of your love, the excitement of your call, the invitation to your way, the challenge to follow, the gift of your peace, the light of your love, and the joy of sharing it with all.

#MorningPrayer Remind us, Lord, that you seek and find us, see and know us, search and call us, before we notice or know your presence among us. Help us to recognise your voice in our hearts, inviting us to share in the life of your kingdom, to shine today the light of your love.

#MorningPrayer Encourage and inspire us, Lord, in our openness to your call upon our lives; in our faithfulness to follow where you lead; in our willingness to welcome your presence in us, around us, among us; in our readiness to share your love, your peace, your hope, with all.

#MorningPrayer Lord, you wonderfully create us with all our difference and diversity, our abilities and disabilities, our strengths and weaknesses. Draw us to yourself, that in you we may know healing and peace: not to be ‘fixed’ in the world’s eyes, but to see the love in yours.

#MorningPrayer Inspire in us, Lord, the strength and stamina we need to keep our focus upon the work you call us to do, our share in revealing your kingdom to the world. Remind us that our work includes prayer; help us to find time and space to dwell in your presence, and listen.

#MorningPrayer Reveal your presence, Lord, in our story and in the story of the world; help us bring the tangles and loose ends of life to you, that you may challenge what is bad, encourage what is good, inspire healing, and restore relationship, that with you we may build peace.

#MorningPrayer Keep us always open, Lord, to hearing your guidance; attentive to your call, responsive to your gospel and ready to follow you with all that we are, all that we have, and all that we do. As we receive your gifts of love and mercy, inspire us to share them with all.

#MorningPrayer Lord, open our ears, our hearts, our minds, that we may truly listen for your guidance, your wisdom, your calling. Help us prepare, in our lives and in the world, the way of your kingdom, to turn into it, and away from that which diverts us, that we may follow you.

#MorningPrayer Fill our lives, Lord, with the gift of your peace, with the assurance of your promises. In the face of all that the world calls us to face today, remind us that there is nothing which can come between us and your love, nothing that can divert your grace, your hope.

#MorningPrayer Help us, Lord, to trust in your purposes and promises, in your timing and timetable; keep us from a focus on our own plans and priorities when they conflict with the cause of your kingdom. Give us hearts and minds open to your leading, that we may reveal your love.

#MorningPrayer Grow in us, Lord, a faith that is open to your call, that seeks to understand, that trusts in your love, and is ready to respond to you with a yes in all areas of life, that we may be channels of your blessing, and bear your grace, mercy, justice, and peace to all.