Morning Prayer - Christ the King

Christ in Majesty by John Piper (photo by Patrick Comerford)

It was a great pleasure to lead Morning Prayer today for the online community of St Augustine's College of Theology. Our New Testament lesson tells of the triumphal entry of Jesus through the gates of Jerusalem. I thought I would say Morning Prayer while walking from Admiralty Arch along The Mall to Buckingham Palace. 

You can follow an order of service at this link and join the service by clicking on the video below.

Lord God, our Servant King 

we bring our lives to you as a daily offering.

 

Lord, help us to shine a light on the darkness in our lives.
Break down the walls that separate us from others and from you.

Free us from all that holds us back from sharing your love in the world.

 

Lord God, our Servant King 

we bring our lives to you as a daily offering.

 

We pray for all those in authority and all training to be shepherds of your people. 

May they lead by relationship and not coercion; by support and not control;

May they recognise the gifts of others and help them to flourish.  

Encourage them in their work; make known your love through their ministry.

 

Lord God, our Servant King 

we bring our lives to you as a daily offering.

 

We pray that your kingdom may come

despite everything that seems to fight against it,

a kingdom in which the first are last and the last first,

in which all people live together in justice and harmony. 

 

Lord God, our Servant King 

we bring our lives to you as a daily offering.


Link : Start:Stop reflection on the servant leadership of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby