a morning prayer
the following is a selection from the "forms of prayers to be used in families" included in the 1928 book of common prayer. what a wonderful way to contemplate and to prepare for the beginning of a new day.
"Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being; We, thy needy creatures, render thee our humble praises, for thy preservation of us from the beginning of our lives to this day, and especially for having delivered us from the dangers of the past night. For these thy mercies, we bless thee and magnify thy glorious Name; humbly beseeching thee to accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; for his sake who lay down in the grave, and rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen."
posted by Richard A. Bailey | 4/07/2005 09:05:00 AM
2 Comments:
Hey, if you have any hints on using the BCP, I'm all ears. I find it too time consuming to figure out, though I generally get it. I would love to see a good personal devotion guide to the BCP.
Steve
www.stevekmccoy.com
I agree it can seem a bit confusing, but after some disciplined time with it, one can use it quite nicely to provide some guidance in scripture reading. Plus, since we are worshipping with the whiskeypalians on a regular basis, the time is well spent considering how it generally corresponds with the scripture lessons for sunday.
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