SATURDAY WEEK FOUR
Morning Prayer
Greeting
O God, come to my assistance,
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Doxology
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen
PSALM 8
Let the whole world tell of God’s greatness.
Lord our God,
the whole world tells
the greatness of your name.
Your glory reaches
beyond the stars.
Even the babble of infants
declares your strength,
your power to halt
the enemy and avenger.
I see your handiwork
in the heavens:
the moon and the stars
you set in place.
What is humankind
that you remember them,
the human race
that you care for them?
You treat them like gods,
dressing them in glory and splendor.
You give them charge of the earth,
laying all at their feet:
cattle and sheep,
wild beast,
birds of the sky,
fish of the sea,
every swimming creature.
Lord, our God,
the whole world tells
the greatness of your name.
READING: Revelations 21:5-6
The one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also, he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH
A new heaven and a new earth you prepare for us, O God. Let your love shine forth.
Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who shepherds the people and sets them free.
God raises from David’s house
a child with power to save.
Through the holy prophets
God promised in ages past
to save us from enemy hands,
from the grip of all who hate us.
The Lord favored our ancestors
recalling the sacred covenant,
the pledge to our ancestor Abraham,
to free us from our enemies,
so we might worship without fear
and be holy and just all our days.
And you child, will be called
Prophet of the Most High,
for you will come to prepare
a pathway for the Lord
by teaching the people salvation
through forgiveness of their sin.
Out of God’s deepest mercy
a dawn will come from on high,
light for those shadowed by death,
a guide for our feet on the way to peace.
INTERCESSIONS
God of the heavens and the earth, open our eyes to the beauty of your handiwork. In a spirit of trust, we bring you our needs:
~ Gracious God, hear our prayer.
That all who minister in the church will use its resources to serve those in need, we pray:
That world leaders will pursue the common good rather than personal gain, we pray:
That our companions will find in us a reflection of the hospitality of Christ, we pray:
That all who are hungry in body or spirit will be fed from your abundance, we pray:
That those who are depressed and discouraged will find their burdens lifted, we pray:
That the sick and dying will find healing and peace, we pray:
THE LORD’S PRAYER
PRAYER
All glorious God, yours are the heavens and the earth. We begin this day telling of your greatness and knowing our responsibility to help bring about a new heaven and a new earth. Give us strength for our charge, and joy in its fulfillment. We ask this, believing in the power of Jesus’ name. Amen.
BLESSING
May the God of mercy bless and protect us all. Amen.
May the God of peace comfort us in times of trial. Amen.
May the God of love shine forth in our lives. Amen.