Morning Prayer for Monday 5.11.26

Morning Prayer 5.11.26, Johann Arndt and Jacob Boehme, Mystics, 1621 and 1624, Rogation Day | Daily Office Network

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Good morning and welcome. I'm Father Tom Royd, the vicar of the Daily Office Network. I'm an ordained Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Minnesota. The Daily Office Network is a community of Christians who gather together on a daily basis Monday through Friday at 7 and 9 a.m. Eastern time to pray morning prayer from the Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church. We use uh we mix in artwork, a news story, we have a video of some type at the end. We come from several different faith traditions in several different countries. All are welcome here. And we do our best to exercise tolerance and decency with one another. Now let's settle in and begin morning prayer. It is May the 11th, 2026. It is Monday. In the life of the church, we celebrate the saints Johann Arnt and Jacob Bomey, mystics who died in the year 1621 and 1624. It is also Rogation Day in the church. If you're looking for our podcast, search Daily Office Network on Apple or Spotify, or click on one of the links here. Let's begin. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of the forgiveness of sins. Hard to believe that this was four years ago. Our last daily office network pilgrimage was in May of 2022. We went to Chicago and visited Chicago's landmark, African-American neighborhood, Bronzeville. In the photo above, some of us gathered near the merchandise mart to see the monument to the Great Migration, a statue by Allison Sarr depicting a black soldier returning from World War I facing north towards what he hoped was greater freedom and opportunity. He still find and we still find various forms of racism, but Bronzeville was prosperous and exciting. Past pilgrimage have taken us to Whitney Plantation in Louisiana, a civil rights exploration in Montgomery, Haneyville, Selma, Alabama. I think we also went one other place. What other places should we consider for a pilgrimage? My email is right there. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Addie, would you lead us in the invitatory and the Psalter this morning?

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Lord, open our lips.

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And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

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Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen. Hallelujah. Christ our Passover. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us. Therefore, let us keep the peace. Not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Christ being raised from the dead will never die again. Death no longer has the reign over him. The death that he died, he died to sin once for all. But the life he lives, he lives to God. So also consider yourself dead to sin and alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Hallelujah. Christ has been raised from the dead. The first fruit of those who have fallen asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. Hallelujah.

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Thank you, Eddie. Our psalm appointed for today is Psalm 80. I'm going to ask Martha and Jacqueline to lead our psalm. Martha, would you start?

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Yeah, O shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock. Shine forth, you that are in thrown upon the cherubim.

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In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Stir up your strength and come to help us.

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Restore us, O God of hosts. Show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

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O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angered despite the prayers of your people?

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You have fed them with the bread of tears. You have given them powers of tears to drink.

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You have made us the division of our neighbors, and our enemies laugh us to scorn.

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Restore us, O God of fools. Show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

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You have brought a vine out of Egypt. You cast out the nations and planted it.

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You prepared the ground for it. It took root and filled the land.

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The mountains were covered by its shadow, and the towering cedars by its boughs.

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You stretch out its tendrils to the sea and its brushes to the river.

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Why have you broken down its wall so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes?

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The wild boar of the forest has ravished it, and the beasts of the field have greased upon it.

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Turn now, God of hosts, look down from heaven, behold and tend this vine. Preserve what your right hand has planted.

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They point it with fire like rubbish. At the rebuke of your countenance, let them perish.

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Let your hand be upon the one at your right hand, the one you have made so strong for yourself.

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And so will we never turn away from you. Give us life that we may call upon your name.

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Restore us, O God of Lord God of hosts. Show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

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

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Amen. Thank you, Jacqueline and Martha. That was a great reading. Am I not a man and a brother? The following lesson contains the Levitical Regulations on slavery, which were used thousands of years later by many Americans to justify their own brutal and murderous vision or version. The image was the official medallion of the British Anti-Slavery Society in 1795. Chad, would you lead this?

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If any of your kin fall into difficulty and become dependent on you, you shall support them. They shall live with you as though resident aliens. Do not take interest in or it in advance or otherwise make a profit from them, but fear your God, let them live with you. You shall not lend them your money at interest taken in advance, or provide them food at a profit. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan to be your God. If any who are dependent on you become so impoverished that they sell themselves to you, you shall not make them serve as slaves. They shall remain with you as hired or bound laborers. They shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee. Then they and their children with them shall be free from your authority. They shall go back to their own family and return to their ancestral property, for they are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as slaves or sold. You shall not rule over them with harshness, but shall fear your God. As for the male and female slaves whom you may have, it is from the nations around you that you may acquire male and female slaves. You may also acquire them from among the aliens residing with you, and from their families that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they may be your property. You may keep them as a possession for your children after you, for them to inherit as property. These you may treat as slaves, but as for your fellow Israelites, you shall rule over no one shall rule over the other with harshness. If resident aliens among you prosper, and if any of your kin fall into difficulty with one of them and sell themselves to an alien, or to a branch of the alien's family, after they have sold themselves, they shall have the right of redemption. One of their brothers may redeem them, or their uncle or their uncle's son may redeem them, or any one of their family who is of their own flesh may redeem them, or if they prosper they may redeem themselves. They shall compute with their purchaser the total from the year when they sold themselves to the alien until the Jubilee year. The price of the sale shall be applied to the number of years. The time they were with the owner shall be rated as the time of a hired laborer. If many years remain, they shall pay for their redemption in proration to the purchased price, and if few years remain until the Jubilee year, they shall compute thus, according to the years involved they shall make payment for their redemption. As the laborer hired by the years shall be under the alien's authority, who shall not, however, rule with harshness over them in your sight. And if they have been redeemed in any of these ways, they and their children with them shall go free in the Jubilee year. For to me the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. The word of the Lord.

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Thanks be to God. Thank you, Chad. Our first canticle is a song of Hannah. Mother Angel, would you lead this?

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My heart exalts in you, O God. My triumph song is lifted in you. My mouth derides my enemies, for I rejoice in your salvation. There is none holy like you, nor any right to be compared to you, O God. Do not heave up prideful words or speak in arrogance. Only God is knowing and ways of actions. The bows of the mighty are broken, but the weak are clothed in strength. Those ones fallen labor for the brad. Those who hungered knowledge. The childless woman has born seven fall. God destroys and brings to life, casts down and raises up, gives wealth or takes it away, humbles and dignifies. God raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the sheep to make them sit with the rulers and inherit a place of honor. For the pillars of the earth are gods on which the whole earth is founded.

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Thank you, Mother Angel. This is a textile made by one of our congregants from the second service, Janet Strickler. It's called a comforter. And it looks like a comforter in more ways than one. Our next reading is from Colossians chapter one, verses nine through fourteen. Paul, would you lead this?

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For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work, and as you grow in the knowledge of God. May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power. May you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. The word of the Lord.

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Thanks be to God. Thank you, Paul. Our second canticle is a song of Christ's humility, Mother Angel.

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Oh, in the form of God. And was born in human likeness, being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even to the process. Limothe exalted him and given him the name of every name. Let him the name of Jesus, every nation of heaven and tongue, and unto the And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

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Thank you, Mother Angel. Behold, a sower went out to sow. The parable of the sower. Our reading comes from Matthew chapter thirteen, verses one through sixteen. Deacon Diana, welcome back. Would you lead this for us?

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That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach, and he told them many things in parables, saying, Listen, a sower went out to sow, and as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen. Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, Why do you speak it to them in parables? He answered, To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to those who have more will be given, and they will not have an abundance. But from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. The reason I speak to them in parables is that seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand. With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says, You will indeed listen but never understand, and you will indeed look but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear the word of the Lord.

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Thanks be to God. Thank you, Deacon. And now the Apostle's Creed, Carol, would you lead us in the creed?

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I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again, he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Amen. Thank you, Carol. And now the prayers begin with our Lord's Prayer. John R., would you lead us in the Lord's Prayer and then we'll read the suffrages?

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The Lord be with you.

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And also with you.

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Let us pray. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. Amen.

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Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance.

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Govern and uphold them now and always.

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Day by day we bless you.

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We praise your name forever.

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Lord, keep us from all sin today.

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Have mercy on us, Lord. Have mercy.

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Lord, show us your love and mercy.

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For we put our trust in you.

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And you, Lord, is our hope.

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And we shall never hope again.

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Thank you, John. This is one of our two saints of the day, Johann Art. This is anonymous, whoever made this. In 1621, Jo Johann Art, while he was known as a participant in theological controversies. He's actually remembered now as the author of a book called True Christianity. It was a book about myth mystical devotions. He considered the most important forerunner, I'm sorry, he's considered the most important forerunner of the Pietist movement, that obeying Christ's commands in one's private life should be the focus of believers. And now four prayers the collect of the day for Johann Arndt and Jacob Bomey, mystics who died in 1621 and 1624, a collect for rogation day for fruitful seasons, a collect for the renewal of life in the Anglican Rosary Prayer. Deacon Elizabeth, would you lead us in these four prayers?

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Sure. Holy God who dwells with those who have a contrite and humble spirit, revive our spirits, purify us from deceitful lust, and clothe us in righteousness and true holiness through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen. Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth, we humbly pray that your gracious providence may give and preserve to our use the harvest of the land and of the seeds and may prosper all who labor together then that we who are constantly receiving good things from your hand may always give you things through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God forever and ever. Amen. O God the King eternal whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning. Drive far from us all wrong desires. Incline our hearts to keep your law and guide our feet into the way of peace that having done your will with cheerfulness during the day we may when night comes rejoice to give you thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen dear Lord Jesus help me to do the things I should to be to others kind and good loving every day. Amen.

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Amen thank you deacon and now our Monday morning prayer list our most recent on Mondays we always pray for our presiding bishop for his continued health and well-being as well as that's Sean Rowe and also for the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada Shane Parker and the Archbishop of the province of the West Indies Philip Wright of Belize pray for those immigrants to our country who are being persecuted and pursued by ICE. Pray for our founding vicar Josh Thomas in a skilled nursing facility pray for his continued improvement from a stroke. Sarah Hartzell a member of our second group of congregation she fell about two weeks ago and landed on concrete spent four days in the hospital and is still recovering from that fall. Prayers for Sarah's recovery pray for Ian and his struggles with mental health Dawn has herniated discs and severe pain in her back. Pray for Dawn Reverend Elaine has undergone multiple surgeries and there's still more to go pray for Reverend Elaine. Pray for Patricia for healing and relief of her pain continue to pray for Yvonne our Yvonne who's been fighting cancer for seven plus years. We'll continue with the prayer for the mission of the church I'm going to ask Patricia to lead us in the prayer for the mission of the church and then I'll bless the Lord and bless us.

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Everliving God whose will it is that all should come to you through your son Jesus Christ and spare our witness to him that all may know the power of his forgiveness and the hope of his resurrection who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God now and forever. Amen speed to God hallelujah hallelujah.

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Glory to God whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever and the blessing of God the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit be upon you now and remain with you always amen. Amen our video this morning is not a hymn it is about rogation days. We used this a couple years ago it was just uh came out in 2020 during the pandemic and it's good to remember if we don't recall what rogue rogation days are all about hi Trinity friends.

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I am not by any stretch of the imagination a gardener but I do love to sit outdoors and enjoy the beauty of nature and creation that God has provided and that other people who are good gardeners have provided and I love the bounty of the earth and fresh vegetables and fruits and all of the things that this warm summer weather we're having this weekend has been promising us. And that's particularly appropriate right now because in the church calendar this week the Monday Tuesday and Wednesday before Ascension Day so this Monday Tuesday and Wednesday are called rogation days. These are days when we pay particular attention to the gifts of God's abundance in preparing the earth for us to harvest beauty and receive God's bounty from the earth the church has for centuries observed a tradition of going out in the spring and walking the bounds of the community to give thanks to God for the gifts of creation and to pray God's blessing on our work with creation for the coming year to ask for bountiful harvests and the and reward for our labor together with God in creation and to ask for God's protection. This began as an agricultural festival developed as the world has become more industrialized into a time also to pay attention to and give thanks for all of the ways we labor with God in creation and all of the things that bring our community together that define the bounds of our community and the places where we look for God's bounty and God's protection. So the church has a lot of resources for rogation days. Some prayers and scripture readings and a rite for the blessing of a garden and a procession or a set of prayers that can be taken out into the community and prayed as you go around your neighborhood and look at the gifts of human labor and community as well as nature and agriculture. So I want to invite you to help me celebrate these days together throughout our community and in our separate gardens as we have the opportunity. There are links to several resources that I'm attaching to this video and that will be posted on our church website so that you can take an opportunity to bless your garden whether your garden is a great big lawn and beds of plantings and trees or whether you've got a window box or one pot of basil in your kitchen. You can take the prayers with for the community with you when you go out to walk or bike or drive around the community and pray for our restaurants and our government and our parks and our emergency service workers as part of the community that draws us together and for which we give thanks for our our joint creative work with God. Or you can use the prayers and readings that are suggested in your own prayers this week at home. And I wanted to share one prayer in the prayer book with you that sums up a lot of what I feel when I'm sitting out here in the beautiful world this weekend. It's on page 814 in the Book of Common Prayer right at the beginning of the prayers and thanksgiving sections. It's the first one called for joy in God's creation. So let's pray together.

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O Heavenly Father you have filled the world with beauty open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works that rejoicing in your whole creation we may learn to serve you with gladness for the sake of him through whom all things were made your Son Jesus Christ our Lord Amen prayer on this Monday thank you for coming to pray today wherever you go take that love of Jesus that lives inside of you the Jesus that you carry in your heart share that Jesus with the world show that Jesus to the world we all need Jesus right now. Hope to see you back with us tomorrow safe and sound.