Cantica Gaudia
Ordinary Time, Early Summer: Tuesday Morning Prayer
Opening: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole world stand in awe.
Canticle: Seek the Lord who is still to be found:
Call upon God who is yet at hand.
Return to the Lord, who will have compassion,
To our God, who will abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as the rain and snow come down from heaven
And return not again but water the earth,
Causing the earth to bring forth and sprout,
Giving seed to the sower and bread to the hungry,
So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth,
It shall not return to me empty,
But it shall accomplish that which I desire
And achieve the purpose for which I sent it.Psalm: In the middle of the world there is a river
Streams run to it, making glad your cities
Making glad the places where you are known
You flow as the waters of that river
And she shall not be moved
For you are with her
You are the morning that dawns over the quiet watersGlory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen.
Reading: When you want to lay yourself open for the divine,
Like a snare that is hollowed out to its depth,
Like a canopy that projects a shadow
From the divine heat and light
Into your soul,
Then go into your inner place physically,
Or to that story or symbol that reminds you of the sacred.
Close the door of your awareness to
The public person you think yourself to be.
Pray to the parent of creation, with your inner sense,
The outer senses turned within.
Veiling yourself, the mystery may be unveiled through you.
By opening yourself to the flow of the sacred,
Somewhere, resounding in some inner form,
The swell of the divine ocean can move through you.
The breathing life of all reveals itself
In the way you live your life.The Lord’s Prayer: 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: Faithful one, whose word is life:
come with saving power
to free our praise,
inspire our prayer
and shape our lives
for the kingdom of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.Collect: Flowing spirit, living water, Mother of creation: refresh our hearts, inspire our gifts, indwell our gathering and making us a sign of all the world's vocation to communion with you; through Jesus Christ, who quenches our thirst. Amen.
Going Forth: May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.