Opening We begin the pattern of daily prayer by opening our hearts and voices to the presence of God. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. or Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, O God, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Praise to the blest and holy Trinity, one God, who gives us life, salvation, and resurrection. Psalmody Using the psalms in worship is a practice inherited from our forebears in faith, the Hebrew people. Christians through the centuries have prayed them daily. Give glory to God, our light and our life. Oh, come, let us worship and praise. Come, let us sing to the Lord: let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before God’s presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to the Lord with psalms. For you, Lord, are a great God, and a great ruler above all gods. Come, let us sing to the Lord: let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. In your hand are the caverns of the earth; the heights of the hills are also yours. The sea is yours, for you made it; and your hands have molded the dry land. Come, let us sing to the Lord: let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For the Lord is our God, and we are the people of God’s pasture and the sheep of God’s hand. Come, let us sing to the Lord: let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Give glory to God, our light and our life. Oh, come, let us worship and praise. Word As part of daily prayer, we hear and reflect on readings from the Bible. The readings for each Sunday will be from the lectionary and included in the E Courier every Wednesday and posted on our website under the Morning Prayer section. Long ago, God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days God has spoken to us by the Son. Prayers of Intercession Lord’s Prayer Sending Morning prayer may conclude with a thanksgiving for baptism. Then we are sent into the world to live as the people of God. Blessing