OPENING SENTENCES
Behold, the dwelling of God is with mankind. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God. Revelation 21:3
CONFESSION OF SIN
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Silence for reflection
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
Lord, open our lips. *
And our mouths shall proclaim your praise!
Alleluia. To us a child is born: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
MORNING PSALM
Psalm 34
I will bless the Lord at all times; *
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord; *
let the humble hear and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me, *
and let us exalt his name together.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me, *
and delivered me from all my fears.
Look to him, and be radiant; *
so your faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord, *
and was saved from every trouble.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, *
and delivers them.
O taste and see that the Lord is good; *
happy are those who take refuge in him.
O fear the Lord, you his holy ones, *
for those who fear him have no want.
The young lions suffer want and hunger, *
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Come, O children, listen to me; *
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Which of you desires life, *
and covets many days to enjoy good?
Keep your tongue from evil, *
and your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil, and do good; *
seek peace, and pursue it.
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, *
and his ears are open to their cry.
The face of the Lord is against evildoers, *
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, *
and rescues them from all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, *
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, *
but the Lord rescues them from them all.
He keeps all their bones; *
not one of them will be broken.
Evil brings death to the wicked, *
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
The Lord redeems the life of his servants; *
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
Send your holy angels to watch over us, O God, that on our lips will be found your truth and in our hearts your love; so we may ever taste your goodness in the land of the living; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit; *
as it was in the beginning
is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
MORNING SONG
MORNING LESSONS
For those not receiving Evening Prayer emails, the lectionary OT & NT Lessons for today are Genesis 12:1-7; Hebrews 11:1-12.
John 6:35-42, 48-51
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.” Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
Silence for reflection
CONCLUDING PRAYER
In the morning, pray for:
the day and its tasks
the world and its needs
the Church and her life
Conclude with the Lord's Prayer and/or the following Collect:
Eternal Father, you gave to your incarnate Son the holy name of Jesus to be the sign of our salvation: Plant in every heart, we pray, the love of him who is the Savior of the world, our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord. *
Thanks be to God!