Morning Prayer and Worship

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group tonight, Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs!  Join our Facebook group here! It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 20 in the Church Calendar. September 25, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’l...

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs!  Join our Facebook group here! 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...

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs!  Join our Facebook group here! It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 22, 2023. Praying today for Jill in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Our general order and lectionary comes from the B...

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs!  Join our Facebook group here! It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 21, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing...

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs!  Join our Facebook group here! It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 20, 2023. Praying today for Asher, Micah, Michael, and Curtis. Our general order and lectionary comes fr...

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs!  Join our Facebook group here! It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 19, 2023. Praying today with AG for Jason, Cale, Michele, and Jacque. Our general order and lectionary com...

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future!  Join our Facebook group here! It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 18, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Defender” by John-Paul...

It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 8, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Oh Lord You’re Beautiful” by Keith Green and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 31 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is James 4:13-5:6 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Praye...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 7, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Humble Thyself In The Sight Of The Lord” by Bob Hudson and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 37:1-18 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is James 3:13-4:12 . We’ll say the Apostles’ C...

It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 6, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “The More I Seek You” by Zach Neese and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 38 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is James 3:1-12 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, an...

It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 5, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “I Believe” by Amanda Cook, Jason Ingram, Jonathan Helser, Melissa Helser, and Steffany Gretzinger and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 26 and 28 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson i...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. September 1, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing my song “I Need You Lord”  and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 16 and 17 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 28:1-16 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and...

Today’s guest reader is Mary Smith. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. August 30, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing my setting of The Lord’s Prayer and we’ll include a prayer of confessio...

Today’s guest reader is Christen Parker. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. August 30, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote for my son Harper based on the meaning of his name...

Today’s guest reader is Christen Parker. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. August 29, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Like Incense / Sometimes By Step” by Brooke Ligertwood, Beaker, an...

Today’s guest reader is Christen Parker. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! Celebrating the life of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in the Church Calendar. August 28, 2023. Praying today for an end to the persecution of Christians in Pakistan. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Offi...

Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 25, 2023. Praying today for those with deep division in their family. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote with verse lyrics from the hymn, “...

Today’s guest reader is Jeanine Banks. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 24, 2023. Praying today for those facing financial difficulty. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote...

Today’s guest reader is Jeanine Banks. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 23, 2023. Praying today for those disillusioned by politics. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote c...

Today’s guest reader is Jeanine Banks. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 22, 2023. Praying today for Christians in Pakistan as many churches and homes have been burned to the ground by extremists. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Bo...

Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 21, 2023. Praying today for the effects of severe weather in Southern California in the US. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Goodness of God” by Ben Fi...

You’re here with us now Here with us now And nothing is impossible Nothing is impossible for You Oh Jesus It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 14 in the Church Calendar. August 18, 2023. Praying today for Ziad in Lebanon and those most vulnerable from the record heat in many parts of the world. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “More” by...

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 14 in the Church Calendar. August 17, 2023. Praying today for refugees and migrants at the US Southern border. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” by Austin Davis, Chandler Moore, and Cody Carnes and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 105:1-22 followed...

It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 14 in the Church Calendar. August 16, 2023. Praying today for believers in Lebanon. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Your Grace is Enough” by Matt Maher and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 101 and 109:1-4, 20-30 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 21...

Celebrating the life and faith of Mary, Mother of Jesus in the Church Calendar. August 15, 2023. Praying again today for the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote called “The Sound and the Stirring” and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 113 and 115 followed by the Gl...