Opening Prayer
O God, come to our assistance. O God, make haste to help us. Glory to the One in Three as it was in the beginning, is now, and evermore shall be.
Canticle/Hymn
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through the belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the oneness
Of the Creator of Creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism,
Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,
Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension. (St. Patrick's Breastplate)
Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths have I called to you, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice; *
let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication.
2 If you, LORD, were to note what is done amiss, *
O LORD, who could stand?
3 For there is forgiveness with you; *
therefore you shall be feared.
4 I wait for the LORD; my soul waits for him; *
in his word is my hope.
5 My soul waits for the LORD, more than watchmen for the morning, *
more than watchmen for the morning.
6 O Israel, wait for the LORD, *
for with the LORD there is mercy;
7 With him there is plenteous redemption, *
and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.
A Reading
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law-- indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. (Romans 8:6-11)
Meditative Moment
Pause to look at the clock, and think about the mystery of time. Every second, every minute, every hour, every day, is God's gift of time. It is a gift unearned, simply given.
Morning Offering
This morning, with all creation, I joining joyful praise. I ask this blessing for the day: (add your special intention for today).
Prayer at Rising
Today, I begin the holy Seven,
Blessed by the holy Three.
Each day a blessing,
Each night a rest,
A dweller in a holy place.
Each day a page,
Each week a chapter
In the hand of God.
Other lessons for today are: Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:1-45