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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 8h

#MorningPrayer
Awaken us, Lord;
awaken our hearts,
our minds, our being,
to your presence with us,
and your working in our lives
and in your world.
Awaken us to the flow of your love,
to the working of your grace,
to your call upon us
to build peace
and establish justice
for all.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 1d

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 1d

#MorningPrayer
Lord, on this
World Mental Health Day,
and every other day,
keep us mindful
of the need to care for
and consider the wellbeing of
all who carry a burden
of long term or transient
mental ill health,
and to work to create
healthy environments
in which all may thrive.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 2d

#MorningPrayer
Give us clarity, Lord,
about the things of your kingdom,
about your call upon our lives,
about your wisdom in our choices,
about your love for us and others.
Help us to discern your path
among the many we can take;
give us the courage to take it,
and to follow you.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 3d

#MorningPrayer
Keep our focus on you, Lord,
that we may place our trust
in your faithful love,
rather than in things that are
passing and temporal,
however solid and secure
they may seem to us.
Guide us to those things
which help us to encounter,
reveal, and embrace
your kingdom.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 4d

#MorningPrayer
Inspire us, Lord, to offer to you
not simply that which we hope
will impress others,
but to offer you that which is
a true reflection of ourselves;
of our time, our talents
and our treasures.
May our response to you
be one of love,
echoing the love
you offer to us.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 5d

#MorningPrayer
Grant us, Lord,
to know in the totality
of our being,
to comprehend
in the depths
of our heart,
to live out
in the fullness
of our lives,
the love
that is the essence
of your being,
the foundation
of your kingdom.
Help us to love you
and each other,
as you love us.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 6d

#MorningPrayer
Faithful God,
you know us and love us
beyond our imagining;
you treasure every detail
of our being.
Inspire our faithfulness to you,
that we may respond to your love
with love of our own
for you and for others.
Let the light of that love shine
in all we are and do.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 7d

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 8d

#MorningPrayer
Deflect our hearts
and minds, Lord,
from a preoccupation
with the temporalities
of human kingdoms,
the empires that we seek
to build for ourselves.
Turn us instead to pursue
the eternalities of your kingdom,
that we may share a passion
for justice, mercy and peace.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 9d

#MorningPrayer
Lord, give us your grace
that we may respond
in faithfulness
to all that you entrust
to our keeping.
Inspire us to exercise
faithful stewardship
of your good earth.
Inspire us to offer
faithful care and compassion
to all those you call us to know
as our neighbours.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 10d

#MorningPrayer
Guide our understanding, Lord,
with the wisdom of your discernment,
that we may see clearly
what is of you and your kingdom,
and what is not.
Lead our hearts and minds
to better apprehend
your mission, your presence
and your calling,
that we may follow you closely.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 11d

#MorningPrayer
Bless us, Lord,
as your disciples,
and as your church,
that we may bear
the harvest of your love.
Take from us all desire
to serve ourselves
at the expense of others;
give us your heart
for the wellbeing of all,
that we may bear your fruit
of forgiveness and peace.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 12d

#MorningPrayer
Let us hear anew, Lord,
the message of your angels:
“do not be afraid”.
May we know that we are held
in your love and in your arms,
defended from all that would
assail or hurt our souls.
Keep us true to your calling,
that we may, like your angels,
follow your will.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 13d

#MorningPrayer
Lord, as we seek your way,
let us never be so hidebound
by the letter of your commandments,
or held fast by the rigidity of our rules,
that we lose sight of the spirit
of your law of grace.
Grant that our lives
may be led by your love,
and our words by your wisdom.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 14d

#MorningPrayer
Lord, give us vision
to know your presence,
your working in us and among us.
Give us courage and confidence
to call out to you and call upon you
for your peace and healing,
for your forgiveness and love,
for your call upon our lives,
that we may live in your grace.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 15d

#MorningPrayer
Help us to seek greatness, Lord;
not the greatness of individuality,
but rather the greatness
that comes with serving you.
Lead us to the greatness
of service, of forgiveness,
of justice, and of peace.
Grant at our legacy in the world,
may be the gift of your love.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 16d

#MorningPrayer
Grant to us, Lord,
such a dedication
and devotion
to your mission
in this world,
that we may
give ourselves
to one another
and to you,
in all that we do,
all that we say,
and all that we are,
that all whom we encounter,
and all who encounter us,
may know your love.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 17d

#MorningPrayer
Release us, Lord,
from our attachment
to the fleeting wealth
of status, power, possessions,
and all that anaesthetises us
to the call of your kingdom,
to the cherishing of one another,
to the pursuit of
mutual justice and peace;
that we may live your love,
for all.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 18d

#MorningPrayer
Grow in us, Lord, an integrity
to the way of your love;
bring to fruition in us
a faithfulness and commitment
in our relationships,
that echoes your fidelity to us.
As we share our love
in families, friendships
and with neighbours near and far,
keep us true to you.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 19d

#MorningPrayer
Root our hearts
in your wisdom, Living Word;
in the gift of your Gospel,
in the leading of your love,
in the call of your kingdom.
Stir our souls to yearn for your grace,
that our faith may be fed
and our discipleship deepened
as we encounter
and embrace you
today.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 20d

#MorningPrayer
Grant us, Lord, to join today
with the innumerable host
who surround you with
their prayers and praises,
sustained by your life and love.
Keep us from all that
diverts our faithfulness
and draws us away from you.
Inspire us to shine
the light of your love,
for all.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 21d

#MorningPrayer
Lord, help us to see that our value,
and the value of every human being,
lies not in the status we achieve,
or the possessions we have,
or the power we wield,
or the heritage which we bear,
but in our being made in your image,
cherished in the fulness of your love.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 22d

#MorningPrayer
Release and
defend us, Lord,
from all that seeks
to divert or distract
our following of your way;
from the propaganda and politics
of division and hatred,
from all that promotes self
at the expense of others.
Fill us instead with your love,
and help us to share it.

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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 23d

#MorningPrayer
Lord, help us recognise
your presence with us,
and honour
the experiences
of your grace
that you give us;
but let us not relax
into the experience
of the mountain top
when you call us
to go again with you
on the way of your mission,
carrying the cross of your love.

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