Cantica Gaudia

Ordinary Time, Late Summer: Monday Noonday Prayer

Opening: Look around you, look at the fields; already they are white, ready for harvest.

Psalm: O God, you are my God
And earnestly will I seek you.
My soul thirsts for you, my body yearns for you
Like a land that is dry and thirsty for water.
With this longing I have come before you in the sanctuary
That I may see your power and your glory
Your steadfast love is better than life itself
Therefore my lips will speak your praise.
As long as I live I will bless you
And lift my hands to pray in your name.
I shall be satisfied as with a rich and sumptuous feast
And my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips.
When I remember you upon my bed
And think of you in the watches of the night,
How you have been my helper,
How I am safe in the shadow of your wings,
Then my soul clings to you
And your right hand upholds me.

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: Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Creator of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, may Your name be sanctified; Your commandment stretches over heaven and earth, may Your compassion come upon earth as it is in heaven.  Forgive us our sin and wrongdoings, You the Lord of all good things; cause Your mercy to descend upon us, Your healing upon this sickness, and it will be healed.  Amen.

Prayer:  Lord, you have shown us what love looks like. Help us through acts of forgiveness and reconciliation to so love one another that our neighbors know we are your disciples and know that to be good news. Amen.

Going Forth: The Wisdom of God, the Love of God and the Grace of God strengthen you to be Christ's hands and heart in this world, in the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.