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, 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