O Lord, open our lips;
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Opening Sentance
“My grace is sufficient for you,” says the Lord, “for power is made perfect in weakness.”. . . 2 Corinthians 12:9 (adapted).
God ever reigns on high.
O come, let us worship.
Psalm 2
- Why are the nations in turmoil and why are the peoples
engaged in futile plotting? - The kings of the earth arise,
and the rulers take counsel together:
against the Lord and against the Lord's anointed king. - Let us break their fetters they say:
and let us cast off their chains. - The one whose throne is in heaven laughs them to scorn:
the Lord has them in derision. - Then you speak to them in your wrath:
and terrify them in your fury. - I myself set up my king:
upon my holy hill - I will recite the decree of the Lord:
who has said to me, 'You are my son,
today have I become your father. - Ask, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance:
and the ends of the earth for your possession. - You shall crush them with a rod of iron:
and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel. - Now therefore you kings be wise:
be prudent, you rulers of the earth. - Serve the Lord with fear:
and with trembling bow down before the Most High. - lest the Lord be angry,
and you perish for God's anger is quickly kindled:
blessed are all who put their trust in the Lord.
Morning Prayer
Give praise to God,
for the risen Christ is with us now
in power and majesty,
in grace and peace.
May we live in him as he lives in the glory
of the eternal Trinity.
Amen.