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 In the Morning

From Psalm 51

Open my lips, O Lord, *
 * and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, *
 * and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from your presence *
 * and take not your holy Spirit from me.

Give me the joy of your saving help again *
 * and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
 * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

A Reading

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

The Lord’s Prayer

The Collect

Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day:  Preserve us with your mighty  power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by  adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your  purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.