Morning Prayer       Week of October 25

Morning Prayer Week of October 25

Welcome, where best intentions to pray meet commitment.

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 Oct 30

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

New Testament: Revelation 7:4-17    NRSV

Psalm: 55

Gospel:  Matthew 13:31-35   NRSV

Friday Oct 29

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for those we love, a prayer for in the morning.

New Testament: Revelation 6:12-7:4  NRSV

Psalm: 54  

Gospel:  Matthew  13:24-30   NRSV 

Thursday Oct 28

Prayers for health of body and soul, for the beauty of the earth, for a person in trouble or bereavement. 

New Testament: Revelation 5:11-6:11   NRSV

Psalm: 50  

Gospel:  Matthew 13:18-23   NRSV

Wednesday Oct 27

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for those who live alone, for travelers.

New Testament: Revelation 5:1-10    NRSV

Psalm: 119:49-72  

Gospel:  Matthew 13:10-17   NRSV

Tuesday Oct 26

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

New Testament: Revelation 4:1-11    NRSV

Psalm: 48

Gospel:  Matthew 13:1-9   NRSV

Monday Oct 25

Prayers for strength and confidence, for those who influence public opinion, for young people.

New Testament: Revelation 1:4-20  NRSV    

Psalm: 41

Gospel:  Matthew 12:43-50   NRSV

Morning Prayer       Week of October 18

Morning Prayer Week of October 18

Welcome, where best intentions to pray meet commitment.

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 Oct 23

COMMEMORATION: James of Jerusalem

Prayers for a sick person, for the aged, for the right use of God’s gifts.

New Testament: Philemon 1-25    NRSV

Psalm: 32

Gospel:  Matthew 12:33-42   NRSV

Friday Oct 22

Commemoration:  Fred Pratt Green

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for prisons and correctional institutions, for future of the human race.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 16:10-24    NRSV

Psalm: 31  

Gospel:  Matthew 12:22-32 NRSV

Thursday Oct 21

Prayer for health of body and soul, for families, for the oppressed.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 16:1-9    NRSV

Psalm: 37:1-18  

Gospel:  Matthew 12:15-21 NRSV

Wednesday Oct 20

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for the poor and neglected, for the harvest of lands and waters.

Hebrew Reading:  1 Corinthians 15:51-58  NRSV

Psalm: 38

Gospel:  Matthew 12:1-14   NRSV

Tuesday Oct 19

Commemoration:  Henry Martyn

Prayers for those who mourn, for rain, for towns and rural areas.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 15:41-50   NRSV

Psalm: 26

Gospel:  Matthew 11:25-30   NRSV

Monday Oct 18

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

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 15:30-41      NRSV

Psalm: 25

Gospel:  Matthew 11:16-24    NRSV

Morning Prayer       Week of October 11

Morning Prayer Week of October 11

Welcome, where best intentions to pray meet commitment.

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 Oct 16

Prayers for strength and confidence, for a sick  person, for the good use of leisure, for the knowledge of God’s creation.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 15:12-29    NRSV

Psalm: 20

Gospel:  Mark 11:7-15  NRSV

Friday Oct 15

COMMEMORATION:  Teresa of Avila

Prayers for a sick person, for schools and colleges, for church musicians and artists.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11    NRSV

Psalm: 16  

Gospel:  Matthew 11:1-6 NRSV

Thursday Oct 14

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

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33a    NRSV

Psalm: 18:1-20  

Gospel:  Matthew 10:34-42  NRSV

Wednesday Oct 13

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

Hebrew Reading:  1 Corinthians 14:13-25    NRSV

Psalm: 119:1-24

Gospel:  Matthew 10:24-33      NRSV

Tuesday Oct 12

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

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 14:1-12    NRSV

Psalm: 6

Gospel:  Matthew 10:16-23    NRSV

Monday Oct 11

Prayers for strength and confidence, for social justice, for the Greater NJ UM Conference.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13   NRSV

Psalm: 3

Gospel:  Matthew 10:5-15   NRSV

Morning Prayer       Week of October 4

Morning Prayer Week of October 4

Welcome, where best intentions to pray meet commitment.

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 Oct 9

Prayers for a sick person, for clergy and people, a collect for the renewal of life.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:3 NRSV

Psalm: 137:1-11  

Gospel:  Matthew 9:35-10:4 NRSV

Friday Oct 8

Prayers for a sick person, for those in the armed forces, the mission of the church.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 NRSV

Psalm: 142  

Gospel:  Matthew 9:27-34 NRSV

Thursday Oct 7

COMMEMORATION:  John Woolman

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for the church, for local government. 

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11     NRSV

Psalm: 131  

Gospel:  Matthew 9:18-26  NRSV

Wednesday Oct 6

Prayer for recovery of sickness, for our enemies, for a sound government.

New Testament:   1 Corinthians 11:23-34    NRSV

Gospel:  Matthew 9:9-17   NRSV

Tuesday Oct 5

Prayers for recovery of sickness, for peace among the nations, for courts of justice.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 11:2, 17-22   NRSV

Psalm: 121

Gospel:  Matthew 9:1-8  NRSV

Monday Oct 4

Prayer for those who mourn, for peace, for Congress.

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1   NRSV

Psalm: 106:1-18

Gospel:  Matthew 8:28-34   NRSV