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