Call And Response

"I call upon you, O Lord.

In the morning you hear me;

in the morning I offer you my prayer, watching and waiting. . ."

Psalm 5

I lift my heart to you, O Lord,
to be strengthened for this day.
Be with me in all I do, my God;
guide me in all my ways.

I will carry some burdens today;
some trials will be mine.
So I wait for your help, Lord,
lest I stumble and fall.

I will do my work, Father,
the work begun by your Son.
He lives in me and I in him;
may his work today be done.

FRD

Morning and Evening

Thank you Lord for being all beginnings and all endings. In the morning you cradle the world and in the evening you heal our wounds so we can fight another day; You are the morning dew and the evening mist; You are the early morning sun kissing the potential of a new day and you are the twilight whispering promises yet to come.

We sing of sorrows and laugh at mistakes; we dance in the rain and laugh at the wind; we dream of things yet to come and believe the things we hope for, the evidence of thing unseen.

When our faith falters and our hopes crash upon the craggy rocks of ambition, renew our strength; let us be caught into your loving arms when we faint and lifted up as we struggle to rise above circumstances that seek our demise. You are a great and mighty God who helps us to live above our circumstances.

It is in the name of Gratitude we pray, Amen.

VMM

PRAYING THE WORD

"O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man."

Nehemiah 1: 11

Morning Prayer

If this day I should get lost amid the perplexities of life and the rush of many duties, do Thou search me out, gracious Lord, and bring me back into the quiet of thy presence.

F.B. Meyer

"Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble."

Philip Melanchthen


Lift Every Voice

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer to You, and will look up. Psalm 5.3

O Lord, I lift my voice to direct my prayer to you like the archer directs an arrow towards a target. Forgive me of everything that diminished your presence in my life. Forgive me of thoughts and actions that did not bring you glory and honor.

All day long, I will look up knowing that everything is loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing you as my redeemer.

Help me to walk boldly through every barrier that blocks the roadway of life, whether the barrier is physical, human or my own weaknesses. Jesus, son of David have mercy on me. In your name, Amen.

VMM

Morning Call

I call upon you, O Lord.
In the morning you hear me;
in the morning I offer you my prayer, watching and waiting. . .Psalm 5

I lift my heart to you, O Lord,
to be strengthened for this day.
Be with me in all I do, my God;
guide me in all my ways.

I will carry some burdens today;
some trials will be mine.
So I wait for your help, Lord,
lest I stumble and fall.

I will do my work, Father,
the work begun by your Son.
He lives in me and I in him;
may his work today be done.

FRD