Morning Prayer and Worship

It’s All Saints’ Day, Wednesday, in the Church Calendar, November 1, 2023 Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “O Lord You’re Beautiful” by Keith Green. We’ll then offer a Prayer of Confession. We’ll read Psalms 111 and 112 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture Lesson is Luke 6:20-31 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer,...

It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 25 in the Church Calendar. October 31, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!” by Reginald Heber and John Dykes with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 45 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Revelation 4:1-11 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Cre...

It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 25 in the Church Calendar. October 30, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus” by Robert Lowery with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 41 and 52 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Revelation 1:4-20 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s...

It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 24 in the Church Calendar. October 27, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Abba” by Jonathan Helser and Ed Cash with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 31 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 16:10-24 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 24 in the Church Calendar. October 26, 2023. Praying today with Joi in Australia. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “None but Jesus” by Brooke Ligertwood with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 37:1-18 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 16:1-9 . We’ll say the A...

It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 24 in the Church Calendar. October 25, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Let the River Flow” by Darrell Evans with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 38 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and...

It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 24 in the Church Calendar. October 24, 2023. Praying today for Chris in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Ever Be” by Bobby Strand, Chris Greely, Gabriel Wilson, Kalley Heiligenthal with a prayer of confession. We’ll read  Psalms 26  and  28  followed by the Gloria Patri. Our S...

It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 24 in the Church Calendar. October 23, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing the hymn by John Newton, “Amazing Grace” which includes a chorus I wrote. We’ll pray a prayer of confession. We’ll read  Psalm 25  followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson  is 1  Corinthians 15:30-41 . We’ll say t...

It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 23 in the Church Calendar. October 20, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing the hymn by Robert Lowery, “How Can I Keep from Singing” with a prayer of confession. We’ll read  Psalms 16  and  17  followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson  is 1  Corinthians 15:1-11 . We’ll say the Apostles’ C...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 23 in the Church Calendar. October 19, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote called “Always Amazing” with a prayer of confession. We’ll read  Psalm 18:1-20  followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson  is 1  Corinthians 14:26-33a, 37-40 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lo...

Celebrating Saint Luke the Evangelist, Wednesday, Proper 23 in the Church Calendar. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing the song “The More I Seek You” by Zach Neese. We’ll then offer a Prayer of Confession. We’ll read  Psalm 147:1-7  followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture Lesson is  Luke 4:14-21  . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the L...

Celebrating Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, and Martyr, Tuesday, Proper 23 in the Church Calendar Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing the song “Rest on Us” by Brandon Lake, Elyssa Smith, Harvest Bashta, Jonathan Jay, Rebekah White, and Tony Brown. We’ll then offer a Prayer of Confession. We’ll read  Psalm 116:1-8  followed by the Gloria Patri...

It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 23 in the Church Calendar. October 16, 2023. Praying today with Jeanine in Florida. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote called “Jesus Never Fails” with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 1, 2, and 3 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 . We’ll...

It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 22 in the Church Calendar. October 13, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Desert Song” by Brooke Ligertwood with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 140 and 142 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer,...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 22 in the Church Calendar. October 12, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Lover of My Soul” by Amy Grant and Michael Omartian with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 131, 132, and 133 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 . We’ll say the Apostles’ C...

Celebrating the life and faith of Philip, Deacon and Evangelist in the Church Calendar. October 11, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Grand Canyon” by Wayne Kirkpatrick with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 67 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 8:26-40 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Pra...

These are the songs we sang this past week on the Morning Prayer and Worship podcast. The podcast is a compilation of all five songs.  Find a playlist of the individual tracks here . “Cornerstone” by Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, and William Bradbury “Million Little Miracles” by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, and Brandon Lake “All Creatures of Our God and King” by St. Franci...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 21 in the Church Calendar. October 5, 2023. There will be no podcast episodes Friday, October 6, and Monday, October 9. My kids are out of school on Fall break and I will be hanging with them! Be back Tuesday, October 10. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Never Dying Love” by Jon Thurlow with a pra...

Would you give financially to the ministry of Morning Prayer? We would love to have you as a partner in encouraging so many through the podcast. We need you and we thank you!  benwardmusic.com/donate Celebrating the life and faith of St. Francis of Assisi, 1226 in the Church Calendar. October 4, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “A...

t’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 21 in the Church Calendar. October 3, 2023. Praying today with Jeanine in Florida, USA. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Million Little Miracles” by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, and Brandon Lake with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 97 and 99 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture less...

It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 21 in the Church Calendar. October 2, 2023. Praying today for Mabel in Ghana and Melese from Ethiopia in South Sudan. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Cornerstone” by Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, and William Bradbury with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 89:1-18 fol...

It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 20 in the Church Calendar. September 29, 2023. Praying today with Kristy for Grace. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Hosanna” by Brooke Ligertwood with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 88 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Cree...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 20 in the Church Calendar. September 28, 2023. Praying today for Christen in Midlothian, Texas. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote with Stephanie Osorio called “The Way You Do” with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 116 and 117 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson...

It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 20 in the Church Calendar. September 27, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote called “Your Name” with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 119:97-120 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 5:9-6:8 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer,...

It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 20 in the Church Calendar. September 26, 2023. Praying today with Debbie in Montana and Lenora in Irvine, California. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Good Good Father” by Anthony Brown and Pat Barrett with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 78:1-39 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture...