This document contains the text for an Orthodox Christian morning prayer service. It includes an opening prayer, the Lord's Prayer, a reading from Psalm 34, a short Bible reading from John 17:1, and two prayers - one silent and one spoken. The purpose is to gather believers together to pray, read scripture, and seek God at the beginning of the day.

1. July 1, 2014
Morning
Prayers

2. Introduction
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one
God. Amen.
Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless us.
Amen.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now
and forever and unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Make us worthy to pray thankfully:
Our Father Who art in heaven; hallowed be Thy name. Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
forever. Amen.

3. The Psalm – Psalm 34
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one
who takes refuge in him.
9
Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
10
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the
LORD lack no good thing.
11
Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12
Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
13
keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
14
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are
attentive to their cry;
16
but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

4. Short Reading and Meditation
After Jesus said this, he
looked toward heaven
and prayed: "Father, the
time has come. Glorify
your Son, that your Son
may glorify you.
Thought for Today
Jesus models a relationship with
the Father based on glory. As
Jesus is glorified the Father is
glorified further. The Psalmist
invites us to fear the Lord.
When we fear God – love and
respect him – God is glorified.
We lack nothing. We seek
fulfilment for ourselves in our
work, in our possessions, in our
relationships. Only in a life that
first honors God will we truly
lack nothing. Taste and see!
God is Good.
John 17:1

5. Prayer
Pray Silently or Aloud for Others and Yourself
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Look upon us, O Lord, and let all the darkness of our souls
vanish before the beams of thy brightness.
Fill us with holy love, and open to us
the treasures of thy wisdom.
All our desire is known unto thee,
therefore perfect what thou hast begun,
and what thy Spirit has awakened us to ask in prayer.
We seek thy face, turn thy face unto us and show us thy glory.
Then shall our longing be satisfied,
and our peace shall be perfect.
(Augustine, 354 - 430)

6. Prayer
Pray Silently or Aloud for Others and Yourself
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Look upon us, O Lord, and let all the darkness of our souls
vanish before the beams of thy brightness.
Fill us with holy love, and open to us
the treasures of thy wisdom.
All our desire is known unto thee,
therefore perfect what thou hast begun,
and what thy Spirit has awakened us to ask in prayer.
We seek thy face, turn thy face unto us and show us thy glory.
Then shall our longing be satisfied,
and our peace shall be perfect.
(Augustine, 354 - 430)