Disability and Jesus

*user-led: community, theology, honesty
*following Jesus: disability integral not additional
*Sunday service 'as Live'
* @billbraviner @kttup

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Lord Jesus,
draw our attention
to the opportunities
you place before us
to do what is good,
what blesses others,
whenever we are able
and wherever we are.
May we think less about
how others perceive us,
and more about how
our actions may show
how you perceive them.

[Disability and Jesus @DisabilityJ]

It's the Last Sunday after Trinity! Here's your D&J service with our love and prayers - https://t.co/CgRBhASaYB

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
God of wisdom,
keep us open
to the guidance
of your Holy Spirit;
give us the gift
of discernment,
that we may be
led by your will
and walk in your way.
Let us honour
what is of you,
leaving aside
what diverts us
from living in
your love,
your grace,
and your peace.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Fill us, Lord Jesus,
with love and regard
for one another
as we journey together
in the way of your kingdom.
May our life as your people
show the care and compassion
of your heart to those in need
and strengthen community
as we work together with you
to share hope.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
May we receive, Lord Jesus,
with gratitude and grace,
the blessings you offer us
in the fruits of the earth,
the fruits of community,
the fruit of your Spirit
as you lead and guide us
in your way and in your love;
that our living and loving
may reveal your kingdom.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Holy Trinity, God of love,
relationship and community
are at the heart of your being
and at the heart of your call
to us as your disciples.
Fill us with a love for one another
which echoes the love you are,
and brings your grace to bear
on our life together in you.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Encourage us, Lord Jesus,
to be a people of prayer;
enthuse our hearts
and inspire our souls
to be open to your Spirit;
to wait upon and to listen for
your wisdom, your guidance,
your call and your challenge,
your consolation and care,
your inspiration and insight.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Keep us conscious,
Lord Jesus, of our need
for your grace and mercy,
for your forgiveness
of the many ways
we fail to be Christlike
in our words, actions,
thoughts and attitudes;
and keep us from
our propensity to judge
our fellow disciples
as if we know your mind.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Excite us, Lord Jesus,
with the message of your gospel,
to the good news of your love,
to a vision of the kingdom.
May the Spirit, like a dove,
rest upon us, be within us,
that your peace may be our prize,
as we share the story of your grace
and open people’s eyes.

[Disability and Jesus @DisabilityJ]

Happy St Luke's Day! Here's your D&J Service as we gather together yet apart, to worship God 🙏 https://t.co/z34fAc0apg

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Holy Trinity, Creator God,
you form each of us;
unique individuals
yet made in your image
and seeking the community
which is at the heart
of your own being.
Help us to find our voices
and work on the harmony
which allows us, together,
to sing the song of your love.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Inspire us, Lord Jesus,
to rejoice in you;
to find our value
not in the background
we have inherited,
not in the position or wealth
that we make for ourselves,
but in the identity we have
in your love for us
and your invitation
to be your people,
and walk your way.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Hold our focus, Lord Jesus;
fix our hearts on your love,
that we may live in the hope
that you offer and embody.
Keep us from pursuing
the building of our own empires;
let our ambition be for your kingdom,
and for the life you offer
in the joy of your resurrection.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Lord Jesus,
may your presence
be with us and in us
to strengthen us in your grace,
to bind us in the deep harmony
of your kingdom and your will,
to foster in us a deep wisdom
and undefended humility
that listens to your call
and chooses your way
of fulfilling love.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Amid the opportunities
and challenges of life,
Lord Jesus, give us
the confidence and courage
to speak your name,
to share your gospel
and to show your love
in all we do, say and are.
Whether our days
are testing, troubling,
enjoyable or eirenic,
may we praise you.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Encourage us, Lord Jesus,
to give thanks for each other
and to pray for one another
day by day,
as we share together
in the work of your gospel
and the revealing of your kingdom
to the world and to its people.
Fill us with your love, wisdom
and compassion for all.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Keep our focus, Lord Jesus,
away from selfishness and ego
and rather upon your kingdom
and our call to listen to you,
to learn from and grow in you,
to become more like you
in all our words and ways;
as you draw us by your love,
help us to share that love
with all.

[Disability and Jesus @DisabilityJ]

Here's your D&J service for 11th October - join us in worship! https://t.co/6XZiZIGlxA

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Lord Jesus,
enliven our curiosity
about the call of your Spirit,
and the things you teach us
as we seek to follow your way.
Keep our hearts open
to hear you afresh today;
never to be hidebound
by what we think we know,
but open to your wisdom,
and led by your love.

[Bill Braviner @billbraviner]

#MorningPrayer
Open our hearts, Lord Jesus,
to the hospitality of others,
that we may respond
with gratitude and joy,
not imposing our control,
nor setting our agenda,
nor insisting on our own way,
but remaining open to your Spirit
as we seek to receive,
and reciprocate,
in love.