For morning Light
We humbly thank you
And offer our praise to you
Open our hearts and minds
And give us your presence
In our lives today
Song “He will hold me fast”
Prayer for Gods help
Loving God
Come into my confused and troubled life
And send your Spirit
To work in me
To realign me
So that I may know
You in my life
Your joy, your peace, your Shalom
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Reading Acts 28
23 They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus. 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said through Isaiah the prophet:
26 “‘Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a]
Our Prayers
We pray for people and situations we are concerned about including people making decisions about schools, the shooting of black people in the US, the chaotic weather, people in lockdown, desperate people crossing the sea in dinghies, continuing deaths from Covid 19, the ongoing unrest in Minnesota, Belarus, arrests in Hong Kong and Syria, Russian democracy, the rise of fascism, the government, the Rohinga Muslims, Muslims being persecuted in China, protection for key workers and adequate PPE, protection for Black and Asian people, for people on low or no incomes, for those with underlying health conditions and those over 60, care for those who are alone and those suffering with depression, protection for asylum seekers and refugees and ensuring that food is reaching the vulnerable and global warming.
May we not fail you. Amen
Closing Responses
This is the day that God has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
I will not offer to God
Offerings that cost me nothing
I will go in Peace
To love and serve the Lord
Amen
With thanks to © Iona Community adapted
晨禱2020年8月28日
對於晨光
我們衷心感謝您
並向您稱讚
敞開心hearts
並給我們您的光臨
在我們今天的生活中
歌曲“他會抱緊我”
https://youtu.be/3OOphIgGkjM
祈求神的幫助
愛神
進入我困惑和困擾的生活
並發送你的精神
在我裡面工作
重新調整我
這樣我可能知道
你在我生命中
您的喜悅,您的平安,您的沙洛姆
我們母語的主禱文
閱讀法案28
23他們安排在某一天與保羅見面,並以更多的人數來到他所住的地方。他從早到晚都向他們作見證,向他們解釋了上帝的國度,並從摩西的律法和先知那裡向他們作了說服。 24有些人相信他的話,但另一些人則不相信。25他們彼此不同意,在保羅發表最後聲明後就離開了。
26“‘去找這個人說,
“您將永遠聽見,但永遠不會理解;
您將看到但從未察覺。”
27因為這人民的心已冷酷無情。
他們幾乎聽不到耳朵的聲音,
他們閉上了眼睛。
否則他們可能會用眼睛看到
聽到他們的耳朵,
用心去理解
然後轉身,我會治愈他們的。’[a]
我們的祈禱
我們為人們關心的人和情況祈禱,包括人們對學校的決策,在美國槍殺黑人,混亂的天氣,處於禁閉狀態的人,在橡皮艇中絕望的人過海,因Covid 19持續死亡,明尼蘇達州,白俄羅斯的動亂,香港和敘利亞的逮捕,俄羅斯民主,法西斯主義的崛起,政府,羅欣加穆斯林,在中國受到迫害的穆斯林,對關鍵工人和適當個人防護裝備的保護,對黑人和亞洲人民的保護,低收入或沒有收入的人,有基本健康狀況的人和60歲以上的人,要照顧孤獨的人和患有抑鬱症的人,為尋求庇護者和難民提供保護,並確保糧食正在運送給脆弱的人和全球變暖。
願我們不讓您失望。阿門
結束回應
這是上帝創造的日子
我會為此感到高興和高興
我不會獻給上帝
不花我任何錢的奉獻
我會和平的
愛與事奉主
阿門
感謝©Iona Community改編