2026/05/10 Morning Prayer

Come let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our

salvation. Let us come to Him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of

praise to Him for the Lord is a great God, a great king above all gods!

He holds in His hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest

mountains. The sea belongs to Him for He made it. His hands formed

the dry land, too. Come let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel

before the Lord, our Maker for He is our God. We are the people He

watches over, the flock under His care. Thanks be to God.

Father, this morning we take time to remember the women in our lives

who’ve made a difference. Those who’ve influenced us, those who’ve

read scripture to us, those who’ve prayed for us, those who’ve insisted

that manners matter, those who’ve taught us right from wrong, those

who’ve sung to us, comforted us, grieved with us and rejoiced with us.

Women, who like Jesus, longed to gather her children as a hen gathers

her chicks under her wings, but we did not always want that. For the

wisdom we’ve gleaned and the wisdom we’ve denied, we thank You for

the women who loved us through it all. Let us take time now to honor

them and name them before our Lord...

Amen

Father, we seek Your forgiveness for the trespasses of this past week,

and we thank you for your mercy and long suffering. For it is written,

“I will be merciful toward their wrongdoings and their sins I will no

longer remember.” What a gracious God You are.

Abba, You encourage us to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to

please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and

increasing in the knowledge of You. We give thanks to You for You

have qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. You

delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the

kingdom of Your beloved son in whom we have redemption and the

forgiveness of sins. Embolden us to go out in the world and share this

incredible truth, this good news. Let us not be selfish with this

knowledge, but exuberant and joyful and encouraged to share it with

those You put in our paths.

As we hear about the obedient women of the bible this morning may

we be inspired to move in faith beyond our comfort zones and speak of

Your goodness and perfect love. Come Holy Spirit, Come!

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you

stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only

God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty,

dominion and authority before all time and now and forever more.

Amen