Thursday Morning Prayer
The Call to Prayer
My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
Psalm 145:21
The Request for Presence
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
Psalm 62:1
Confession
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
The Greeting
To God the Father, who created the world; To God the son, who redeemed the world; To God the Holy Spirit, who sustains the world; Be all praise and glory, now and forever.
Celtic Prayer
The Refrain
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
Psalm 145:1
A Reading
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:3-14
The Refrain
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
Psalm 145:1
Morning Psalm
The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he! The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he! Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy!
Psalm 99:1-5, 9
The Refrain
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
Psalm 145:1
The Magnificat
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He has helped his servant Israel, and in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his offspring forever.
Luke 2:46-55
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name,
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors,
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Personal Requests
Closing Prayer
Almighty and everlasting Father: You have brought me in safety to this new day. Preserve me with Your mighty power that I might not sin, nor be overcome by adversity, and in all I do, direct me to the fulfilling of Your purpose, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
The Book of Common Prayer







