Cantica Gaudia

Ordinary Time, Late Summer: Monday Morning Prayer

Opening: For with you, O God, is the well of life, and in your light we see light.

Canticle: My heart exults in the Lord:
My strength is exalted in my God.
There is none holy like the Lord,
There is none beside you, no rock like our God.
For you, O Lord, are a God of knowledge:
And by you our actions are weighed.
The bows of the mighty are broken:
But the feeble gird on strength.
You, Lord, make poor and make rich:
You bring low and you also exalt.
You raise up the poor from the dust:
You lift the needy from the ashheap.
You make them sit with princes:
And inherit a seat of honour.
For yours, O Lord, are the pillars of the earth:
And on them you have set the world.

Psalm: I will bless the Lord at all times;
God’s praise shall ever be in my mouth.
I will glory in the Lord;
Let the humble hear and rejoice.
Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;
Let us exalt God’s name together.
I sought the Lord, and I was answered
And I was delivered out of all my terror.
Look upon the Holy One and be radiant,
And let not your faces be ashamed.
I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me
And saved me from all my troubles.
The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear God,
And they will be delivered.
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
Happy are they who trust in God!

Glory to God, who made us, who bears our pain, and who loves us,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.  Amen.

Reading: As the Creator loves creation,
So Creation loves the creator.
Creation, of course, was fashioned to be adorned,
To be showered, to be gifted with the love of the Creator.
The entire world has been embraced by this kiss.
God has gifted creation with everything that is necessary.

The Lord’s Prayer

Seed and source,
Far in the distance and in our souls,
You are holy and make us whole.
May we perceive your divine will
That loved us into being
Help us to join your creative force
And let it prosper here.
Give us what we need to survive,
And release us from our transgressions
As we release others from theirs.
Keep us away from paths of destruction
And from those who would ruin what you have made,
For you are the matrix of life, love and wisdom,
Now and forever.  Amen.

Prayer: Creator God, because you make all that draws forth our praise and the forms in which to express it, we praise you.

Because you make artists of us all, awakening courage to look again at what is taken for granted, grace to share these insights with others, vision to reveal the future already in being, we praise you.

Because you form your Word among us, and in your great work embrace all human experience, even death itself, inspiring our resurrection song, we praise you.

Yours is the glory, now and forever. Amen.

Collect: O God, you have set before us a great hope that your kingdom will come on earth, and have taught us to pray for its coming: make us ready to thank you for the signs of its dawning, and to pray and work for the perfect day when your will shall be done on earth as it is in heaven. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Going Forth: In the name of the true and living Holy One, who made us for love, who saved us by love, and who loves us still. Amen.