Saturday October 2

COMMEMORATION: THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX

Prayers for strength and confidence

Friday Oct 1

Prayers for a sick person, for our country, for the human family.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 9:16-27    NRSV

Psalm: 102  

Gospel:  Matthew 8:1-17 NRSV

Thursday Sept 30

Prayer for recovery of sickness, a Litany of Thanksgiving. 

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 9:1-15    NRSV

Psalm: 105:1-22  

Gospel:  Matthew 7:22-29 NRSV

Wednesday, September 29

Opening and closing meditation questions, Scripture, The Lord’s Prayer in other words. 

Tuesday Sept 28

Sept 28:  Prayers for recovery of sickness, for quiet confidence, for unity of the church.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 7:32-40   NRSV

Psalm: 97

Gospel:  Matthew 7:1-12   NRSV  

Monday Sep 27

Prayer for those who mourn, reign of Christ, for vocation in daily work.

New Testament:     1 Corinthians 7:25-31   NRSV    

Psalm: 89   NRSV  

Gospel:  Matthew 6:25-34    NRSV   

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Elwood UMC morning worship prayers bible readings.

Friday Sep 24

Prayers for a sick person, for guidance, a prayer of self-dedication.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 7:1-9    NRSV

Psalm: 88  

Gospel:  Matthew 6:7-15 NRSV

Thursday Sept 23

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for in the morning, for those we love. 

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 6:12-2    NRSV

Psalm: 34:1-14  

Gospel:  Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 NRSV

Wednesday Sep 22

Prayers for health of body and soul, for those in trouble, for the beauty of the earth.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Corinthians 5:9-6:8    NRSV

Psalm: 119:97-112

Gospel:  Matthew 5:38-48   NRSV

Tuesday Sept 21

Commemoration:  Matthew

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for travellers, for the aged.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 5:1-8   NRSV

Psalm: 78:1-8

Gospel:  Matthew 5:27-3   NRSV

Monday Sep 20

Prayer for those who mourn, for the aged, for the absent.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 4:8-21   NRSV

Psalm: 80

Gospel:  Matthew 5:21-26   NRSV

Saturday Sept 18

COMMEMORATION: Dag Hammarskjöld

Prayers for strength and confidence, for cities, for conservation of natural resources.

Psalm: 75

Hebrew Reading:   1 Corinthians 4:1-7 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 3:13-17 NRSV

Friday Sep 17

COMMEMORATION: Hildegard of Bingen

Prayers for a sick person, for right use of God’s gifts, for the care of children

Psalm: 60:1-18

Hebrew Reading:   1 Corinthians 3:16-23 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 5:11-16 NRSV

Thursday Sept 16

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for families, for correctional institutions. 

Psalm: 70  

New Testament Reading:  1 Corinthians 2:14-3:15 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 5:1-10 NRSV

Wednesday Sep 15

Prayers for health of body and soul, for the oppressed, for the future of the human race.

Psalm: 72

New Testament Reading:  1 Corinthians 2:1-13   NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 4:18-25   NRSV

Tuesday Sept 14

Commemoration:  Holy Cross Day

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for the poor and neglected, for rain

Psalm: 62

New Testament Reading:  1 Corinthians 1:12-20 NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 4:12-17 NRSV 

Monday Sep 13

COMMEMORATION:  Anthony Bewley

Prayer for those who mourn, for towns and rural areas, for the harvest of lands and waters.

Hebrew Reading:    1 Kings 21:1-16   NRSV    

Psalm: 57   NRSV  

Gospel:  Matt. 4:1-11   NRSV   

Here you will find a structure of the daily office with a variety of morning prayers to pray throughout the week. Experience the benefits of a disciplined prayer time with videos, Monday through Saturday, posted each week.

 If being committed to prayer describes you, be sure to  let us know that you, too, have moved from intention to commitment and are praying with us.

Please right-click on the date to pull up a pdf in a different tab if you would like to read along.

A video version of morning prayer is available on Facebook, and is linked to YouTube below.

Audio and video versions are available at 12:00am on given date.

Saturday Sept 11

COMMEMORATION: Isabella Thoburn and Clara Swain

Prayers for strength and confidence, for cities, for conservation of natural resources, remembering Sept 11, 2001.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 18:41-19:8 NRSV

Psalm: 55

Gospel:  Matthew 3:13-17 NRSV

Friday Sept 10

Prayers for a sick person, for the good use of leisure, for knowledge of god’s creation.

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 18:20-40   NRSV    

Psalm: 54

Gospel:  Matthew 3:1-12  NRSV 

Thursday Sept 9

COMMEMORATION: Mary Bosanquet Fletcher

 Prayer for recovery of sickness, for schools and colleges, for church musicians and artists. 

Hebrew Reading:   1 Kings 18:1-19   NRSV

Psalm: 50  

Gospel:  Matthew 2:13-23   NRSV 

Wednesday Sep 8

Prayers for health of body and soul, the unemployed, for unity of the church.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Kings 17:1-24    NRSV

Psalm: 119:49-64

Gospel:  Matthew 2:1-12   NRSV

Tuesday Sept 7

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for monastic orders and vocations, for agriculture.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Kings 16:23-34  NRSV

Psalm: 48

Gospel:  Mark 16:1-8(9-20)  NRSV

Monday Sep 6

COMMEMORATION:  James Bradley Finley

Prayer for those who mourn, for the congregation, for in times of conflict.

Hebrew Reading:    1 Kings 13:1-10   NRSV    

Psalm: 52   NRSV  

Gospel:  Mark 15:40-47   NRSV