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MORNING PRAYER

Call To Prayer
“Come!” my heart says, “seek His face.”
Your face, Lord, do I seek.

Psalm
Choose a Psalm to pray for the week. You can go to http://www.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/lectiond.cgi to use the lectionary Psalm for the week (click on “Next Sunday” and choose from the second list of texts); or you can just begin with Psalm 1 and work your way through.

Pray the Psalm slowly and deliberately – let the prayer of the Psalm be your own.

The Jesus Creed
The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, with all of your mind and with all of your strength. The second command is this: love your neighbor as yourself. There is no command greater than these.

The Lord’s Prayer
Our father in heaven, may your name be honored above every other name.
Make your kingdom present among us, and let your will be done here just as in heaven.
Provide for our needs today and keep us mindful of those in need.
Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Keep us away from temptation and save us from the evil one.
Everything, all power and glory and praise, belongs to you forever. Amen.

If you prefer, pray the Lord’s Prayer in whatever way you are most familiar with.

St. Patrick’s Prayer
I arise today through God’s strength to pilot me:
God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me, God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me, God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me, God’s shield to protect me.

May Christ be with me, before me, and behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

Scripture Reading
Read the text for Chapel this coming Sunday (you may also choose a text from the daily lectionary on the PCUSA website listed above).

Closing
Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto you.

MIDDAY PRAYER

Call To Prayer
“Come!” my heart says, “seek His face.”
Your face, Lord, do I seek.

Psalm
Pray the psalm for the week.

Pour Out Your Heart
Briefly pray for anyone that is on your heart – bring them and their need before God.

The Jesus Creed
The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, with all of your mind and with all of your strength. The second command is this: love your neighbor as yourself. There is no command greater than these.

The Lord’s Prayer
Our father in heaven, may your name be honored above every other name.
Make your kingdom present among us, and let your will be done here just as in heaven.
Provide for our needs today and keep us mindful of those in need.
Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Keep us away from temptation and save us from the evil one.
Everything, all power and glory and praise, belongs to you forever. Amen.

The Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Closing
Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto you.

EVENING PRAYER

Call To Prayer
“Come!” my heart says, “seek His face.”
Your face, Lord, do I seek.

Psalm
Pray the psalm for the week.

Pour Out Your Heart
Briefly pray for anyone that is on your heart – bring them and their need before God.

The Jesus Creed
The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, with all of your mind and with all of your strength. The second command is this: love your neighbor as yourself. There is no command greater than these.

The Lord’s Prayer
Our father in heaven, may your name be honored above every other name.
Make your kingdom present among us, and let your will be done here just as in heaven.
Provide for our needs today and keep us mindful of those in need.
Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Keep us away from temptation and save us from the evil one.
Everything, all power and glory and praise, belongs to you forever. Amen.

INTERCESSIONS
Pray the intercession for the day of the week.

Sunday
With all who are in darkness and weariness,
Stand among us in your risen power.

With all who are in doubt and despair,
Stand among us in your risen power.

With all who are in trouble and fearfulness,
Stand among us in your risen power.

With all who are in sickness and weakness,
Stand among us in your risen power.

With all who are frail and at the point of death,
Stand among us in your risen power.

Monday
Upon all who are suffering from hunger,
Lord, come in hope.

Upon the world’s refugees,
Lord, come in hope.

Upon all prisoners of tyranny and war,
Lord, come in hope.

Upon all who are exploited,
Lord, come in hope.

Upon the underprivileged,
Lord, come in hope.

Upon all who are without work,
Lord, come in hope.

Tuesday
Jesus, friend of the poor, come among us.
Jesus, lover of the outcast, come among us.
Christ, food for the hungry, come among us.
Christ, health of the sick, come among us.
Christ, savior of the world, come among us.
Jesus, bringer of good news, come among us.
Jesus, hope of us all, come among us.

Wednesday
We pray for the newly baptized,
Hear us, O Holy Spirit.

For those who have recently joined the church,
Hear us, O Holy Spirit.

For all wondering about their vocations,
Hear us, O Holy Spirit.

For church leaders and ministers throughout the world,
Hear us, O Holy Spirit.

For all who seek to witness to your power,
Hear us, O Holy Spirit.

For the powerless, and all who are troubled this night,
Hear us, O Holy Spirit.

Thursday
For the whole church that it may be one,
Hear us, good Lord.

For all who work for peace, unity and concord,
Hear us, good Lord.

For the work of the United Nations and peace-keeping forces,
Hear us, good Lord.

For those who maintain the law and administer justice,
Hear us, good Lord.

For all who influence our future,
Hear us, good Lord.

For all in government and positions of authority,
Hear us, good Lord.

Friday
Upon all who have been forsaken,
Lord, come in your mercy.

Upon all who have been betrayed,
Lord, come in your mercy.

Upon all who are deserted by friends,
Lord, come in your mercy.

Upon all misunderstood by loved ones,
Lord, come in your mercy.

Upon all who are in physical pain,
Lord, come in your mercy.

Upon all suffering mental anguish,
Lord, come in your mercy.

Upon all at the point of death,
Lord, come in your mercy.

Saturday
Into our world of darkness, into our places of strife, into our troubles and weakness, come, Lord.
Come down, come in, come among us.
Into our joys and celebrations, into our homes and to our loved ones, into our work and our achievements, come, Lord.
Come down, come in, come among us.
To those who are in need, to those who are in sickness, to those who are in despair, come, Lord.
Come down, come in, come among us.

Scripture Reading
Read the text for Chapel this coming Sunday (you may also choose a text from the daily lectionary on the PCUSA website listed above).

Closing
Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto you.