Mid-Day Prayer for Easter Season from Daily Prayer for All Seasons
Opening
Alleluia! Risen Lord,
deepen our desire for you. Alleluia!
Prayer
God of steadfast love: Turn our hearts to you, that we may once again delight in your goodness and rejoice in the good news of the risen Christ; in whose name we pray. Amen.
Praise:
Psalm 118:19-24
Open for me the gates of righteousness;*
I will enter them; I will offer thanks to the Lord.
“This is the gate of the Lord;*
the righteous shall enter through it.”
I will give thanks to you, for you answered me*
and have become my salvation.
The same stone that the builders rejected *
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing,*
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
On this day that the Lord has acted, *
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Scripture:
Matthew 8:1-4
When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; and there was a leper who came to him and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.’ He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I do choose. Be made clean!’ Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Then Jesus said to him, ‘See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.’
Meditation
“The future will be different if we make the present different.”
–Peter Maurin
How will we make the future different by caring for others now?
Prayers
Lord Jesus, you rise triumphant over death and the grave:
Christ our life, save us.
Christ, the Lord of life, raise us to new life:
Christ our life, save us.
(those gathered may add particular intercessions or thanksgivings).
In a world where so many suffer because of hunger and injustice:
Christ our life, save us.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Prayer
Living God, long ago, faithful women proclaimed the good news of Jesus’ resurrection, and the world was changed forever: Teach us to keep faith with them, that our witness may be as bold, our love as deep, and our faith as true. Amen.
Going Out
Alleluia! Risen Lord,
deepen our desire for you. Alleluia!
Virtual Chapel of St. Phoebe 