A morning reading and prayer

Try this litany during your quiet time with the Lord … you are both the reader and the responder.  Read silently to yourself the request and then say the response out loud, but quietly.  Try it…

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For the peace from above, for the loving kindness of God, and for the salvation of my soul, I pray to the Lord. 

Lord have mercy.

For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Hoy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, I pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy.

For my city (town, village), for every city and community, and for those who live in them, I pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy.

For seasonable weather, and for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, I pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy.

For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, I pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy.

For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, I pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy.

For the absolution and remission of my sins and offenses, I pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy.

Defend me, deliver me, and in your compassion protect me, O Lord, by your grace.

Lord have mercy.

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And then finally, this Thanksgiving, which you should try to say aloud softly …

Lord, you now have set your servant free to go in peace as you have promised; for these eyes of mine have seen the savior whom you have prepared for all the world to see:  A Light to enlighten the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.  Amen.