A MORNING PRAYER FOR TODAY: 21 July 2026

O Thou Eternal Love, whom Jesus has taught us to call our Father, and in whom we are learning to trust as our Brother, our Comrade, our Closest Friend, we are not seeking thee, for we ourselves;

we are only wishing and hoping that often, through this day, the thought of thy nearness to us, of thy presence with us, may spring into our consciousness, that we may see what thou art showing us, and know what thou art telling us, and be ready to take what thou art giving us, and to do what thou art bidding us. Help us to feel more than once to-day that the good thoughts and the good wishes which we find in our hearts are signs of thy presence there; and may we learn to look for thee thus within our own lives, and to rejoice when we find thee there, and so to become aware, more and more, of what we mean when we speak of the fellowship and communion of the Holy Spirit! We know that thou art working in us to will and to do of thy good pleasure; and we know that thou findest thy good pleasure in lives made fruitful and beautiful in thy service. So help us to work with thee, this day and every day, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen.