Morning prayer for the USA and CAnada

Theodore A Gill put together this order for morning prayers which includes a long reading from Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail the extract can be found here.

Wednesday Morning Prayer, Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, 5 August 2009

Opening sentences
O Lord, open my lips.
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The Lord’s unfailing love and mercy never cease,
fresh as the morning and sure as the sunrise.
Let us sing with joy, in praise of our Creator.

Thuma Mina No. 134 – in Latin, 3 times
Laudate omnes gentes, laudate Dominum…

Scripture lesson – Amos 5:18-24

Historical reading – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Excerpts: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. 1963

Prayer
Loving God, as the rising sun chases away the night, so you have scattered the power of death
in the rising of Jesus Christ, and you bring us all blessings with him. Especially we thank you for
the community of faith in our church…
those with whom we work and share common concerns…
the splendid diversity of your children…
indications of your love at work in the world…
we thank you for those who demand justice…
those who will not be satisfied with half-measures…
those who work for reconciliation…

Mighty God, with the dawn of your love you reveal your victory over all that would destroy or harm,
and you brighten the lives of all who need you. Especially we pray for
families suffering separation…
people different from ourselves…
those isolated by sickness or sorrow…
the victims of violence or warfare…
agents of caring and relief…
for people of every denomination, religion and belief, and for our dialogue,
and we remember this week our brothers and sisters in Canada and the United States…

Finally, Lord, hear us as we pray, in our own languages, the prayer that Jesus taught…

The Lord’s Prayer

Thuma Mina No. 160 – in Arabic, 2 times
Yarabba ssalami, amter alayna ssalam…

Dismissal
To God be honour and glory, forever and ever.
Amen.
Bless the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised!