Daily Prayer from the Anglican Prayer Book for Australia
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Friday Morning Prayer 24th November 2023,
Readings: Psalm 56;57; 2 Kings 21.19-22.11; Mark 1.1-13.
Led by Felicity Scott, Liturgical assistant at St Johns Anglican Church Bulimba, QLD, Australia.
Prayer Transcript:
Friday Morning - 24 November 2023
Welcome to Friday Morning Prayer according to the Anglican ‘A Prayer book for Australia’.
Let us pray:
1
Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God,
the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Hebrews 13.15
Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.
2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God’s Grace
We have complete freedom:
to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.
He opened for us a new way, a living way:
through the curtain, through his own body.
Since we have a great high priest
set over the household of God:
let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,
With hearts that have been made clean
from a guilty conscience:
and bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10.19–22
3 The Opening Prayer
The night has passed and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence may be kept.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever.
Amen.
4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each.
Psalm 56; 57
56
1 Be merciful to me, O God, for they are treading me down:
all day long my adversary presses upon me.
2 My enemies tread me down all the day:
for there are many that arrogantly fight against me.
3 In the hour of fear:
I will put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and fear not:
what can flesh do to me?
5 All day long they afflict me with their words:
and every thought is how to do me evil.
6 They stir up hatred and conceal themselves:
they watch my steps, while they lie in wait for my life.
7 Let there be no escape for them:
bring down the peoples in your wrath, O God.
8 You have counted my anxious tossings;
put my tears in your bottle:
are not these things noted in your book?
9 In the day that I call to you, my enemies shall turn back:
this I know, for God is with me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust and fear not:
what can flesh and blood do to me?
11 To you, O God, must I perform my vows:
I will pay the thank-offering that is due.
12 For you will deliver my soul from death,
and my feet from falling:
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
57
1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful:
for I come to you for shelter;
2 And in the shadow of your wings will I take refuge:
until these troubles are over-past.
3 I will call to God Most High:
to the God who will fulfil his purpose for me.
4 He will send from heaven and save me:
he will send forth his faithfulness
and his loving-kindness,
and rebuke those that would trample me down.
5 For I lie amidst ravening lions:
those whose teeth are spears and arrows,
and their tongue a sharpened sword.
6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens:
and let your glory be over all the earth.
7 They have set a net for my feet, and I am brought low:
they have dug a pit before me,
but shall fall into it themselves.
8 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:
I will sing and make melody.
9 Awake my soul, awake lute and harp:
for I will awaken the morning.
10 I will give you thanks, O Lord, among the peoples:
I will sing your praise among the nations.
11 For the greatness of your mercy reaches to the heavens:
and your faithfulness to the clouds.
12 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens:
and let your glory be over all the earth.
5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow
Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
6 One or two Readings from the Bible .
1st Reading
2 Kings 21.19–22.11
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullem-eth daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Man-asseh had done.21 He walked in all the way in which his father walked, served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them; 22 he abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in the way of the Lord . 23 The servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his house. 24 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in place of him. 25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? 26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza; then his son Josiah succeeded him.
22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedi-dah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan son of Aza-liah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the Lord , saying, 4 ‘Go up to the high priest Hilkiah, and have him count the entire sum of the money that has been brought into the house of the Lord , which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people; 5 let it be given into the hand of the workers who have the oversight of the house of the Lord ; let them give it to the workers who are at the house of the Lord , repairing the house, 6 that is, to the carpenters, to the builders, to the masons; and let them use it to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the house. 7 But no account shall be asked from them for the money that is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly.’ 8 The high priest Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, ‘I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord .’ When Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, he read it. 9 Then Shaphan the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, ‘Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workers who have oversight of the house of the Lord .’ 10 Shaphan the secretary informed the king, ‘The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.’ Shaphan then read it aloud to the king. 11 When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
2nd Reading
Mark 1.1–13
1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,
‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way;
3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight” ’,
4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
7 He proclaimed, ‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals.
8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.
11 And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’
12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
13 He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or
May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.
7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World
Jesus, Saviour of the world,
come to us in your mercy:
we look to you to save and help us.
By your cross and your life laid down,
you set your people free:
we look to you to save and help us.
When they were ready to perish,
you saved your disciples:
we look to you to come to our help.
In the greatness of your mercy,
loose us from our chains:
forgive the sins of all your people.
Make yourself known as our saviour
and mighty deliverer:
save and help us that we may praise you.
Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:
hear our prayer and be with us always.
And when you come in your glory:
make us to be one with you
and to share the life of your kingdom.
8 The Apostles’ Creed may be said.
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
from there he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
9 The Prayers
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
10 The Lord’s Prayer and the Collect of the Day
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
Prayer of the Week
Almighty God,
whose sovereign purpose none can make void:
give us faith to be steadfast amid the tumults of this world,
knowing that your kingdom shall come and your will be done,
to your eternal glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
11 Intercessions and Thanksgivings
Let us Pray.
We Thank you God of all loveliness,
For the beauty of earth and sky and sea;
For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers;
For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers.
We praise you for these good gifts,
and pray that we may guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. Amen
Merciful Lord, we ask for your mercy to be given to the country of Ukraine. We ask for your intervention, to impart peace as an initiative in the minds of all those at war across the world. We ask this in Jesus Christ’s name. Amen
We pray for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer:
Loving God, we ask for your blessing on;
The Diocese of Awka – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
The Diocese of Tasmania: †Richard Condie; Assistant Bishop – †Chris Jones; Clergy and People
The Parish of Millmerran: David Snape – Missioner Locum
Anglicare SQ Children & Families, Foster & Kinship Care (Roma)
Anglican Schools Australia Management Committee and Member Schools: President – Peter Laurence
12 The Morning Collect
Eternal God and Father,
by whose power we are created
and by whose love we are redeemed;
guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,
that we may give ourselves to your service,
and live this day in love
to one another and to you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
13
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Ephesians 6.23
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