Morning prayer · 3 September

Words of praise

A rooster stands on a windowsill at first light, head thrown back mid-crow, with a few musical notes drawn rising from its beak into the morning sky.

Lord our God, thank you for raising us up from our beds and putting words of praise in our mouths, so we can worship you and call on your holy name. By the mercy you’ve always shown in our lives, we ask you: send your help now to all of us who stand before your holy glory and wait for your rich mercy. Help us always to worship you with awe and love, to praise you, sing to you, and adore your goodness, which is beyond words. All glory and worship belong to you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Psalm 51:15 (BSB)

Adapted from the Orthodox Morning Prayers, tr. Isabel Hapgood (1906), in plain words. The verse is from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Drawing: Mutter.