The Morning Office

I will call upon God,* and the LORD will deliver me. In the evening, in the morning, and at noonday, I will complain and lament,* and he will hear my voice. He will bring me safely back . . . * God, who is enthroned of old, will hear me.

Be pleased, O God, to deliver me;* O LORD, make haste to help me.

Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there!* they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple.

It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick . . . And indeed I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.

Jesus taught us, saying: 'Which one of you with a hundred sheep, if he lost one, would fail to leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the missing one till he found it? And when he found it, would he not joyfully take it on his shoulders and then, when he got home, call together his friends and neighbors saying to them, "Rejoice with me, I have found my sheep that was lost." In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repenting than over ninety-nine upright people who have no need of repentance.'

It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick . . . And indeed I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.

But you, O LORD my God,* oh, deal with me according to your Name; for your tender mercy's sake, deliver me. For I am poor and needy,* and my heart is wounded within me. I have faded away like a shadow when it lengthens;* I am shaken off like a locust. My knees are weak through fasting,* and my flesh is wasted and gaunt. . . . Help me, O LORD my God;* save me for your mercy's sake.

It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick . . . And indeed I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.

O God, come to my assistance! O Lord, make haste to help me!

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your Name. May your kingdom come, and 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in my heart the love of your Name; increase in me true religion; nourish me with all goodness; and bring forth in me the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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