AT NOON

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy; Come let us adore him!

FROM PSALM 113

Give praise, you servants of the LORD; *

      praise the Name of the LORD.

Let the Name of the LORD be blessed, *

      from this time forth for evermore.

From the rising of the sun to its going down *

      let the Name of the LORD be praised.

The LORD is high above all nations, *

      and his glory above the heavens.

NOON READING

Spend a few minutes with this reading. Repeat it over and over until you settle on one word or phrase, What is the word or phrase saying to you today? What is it asking you to do?

O God, you will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are fixed on you; for in returning and rest we shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be our strength. Isaiah 26:3; 30:15

INTERCESSORY PRAYER

Call to mind what has happened so far today.

• What has happened this morning that you are thankful for?

• What could have gone better that you need to hand to God?

• Who have you come across that needs your prayers?

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven,

     hallowed be thy Name,

     thy kingdom come,

     thy will be done,

         on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

     as we forgive those

         who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

     but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

     and the power, and the glory,

     for ever and ever. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR PEACE

Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles, "Peace I give to you; my own peace I leave with you:" Regard not our sins, but the faith of your Church, and give to us the peace and unity of that heavenly City, where with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, now and forever. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE

Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings with your most gracious favor, and further us with your continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy Name, and finally, by your mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

       Go in peace to love and serve the Lord! Thanks be to God!