Wednesday, October 7
The Midday Office To Be Observed on the Hour or Half Hour Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.


The Call to Prayer
Know this, the LORD himself is God;* he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 100:2

The Request for Presence
Open my eyes, that I may see* the wonders of your law.
Psalm 119:18


The Greeting

I restrain my feet from every evil way,* that I may keep your word.
Psalm 119:101

The Refrain for the Morning Lessons

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,* nor withheld his love from me.
Psalm 66:18

A Reading

I pray that the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood that sealed an eternal covenant, may prepare you to do his will in every kind of good action; effecting in us all whatever is acceptable to himself through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever, Amen.
Hebrews 13:20–21

The Refrain

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,* nor withheld his love from me.

The Midday Psalm

We Flourish Like a Flower of the Field

Our days are like the grass;* we flourish like a flower of the field; When the wind goes over it, it is gone,* and its place shall know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the LORD endures for ever on those who fear him,* and his righteousness on children’s children.
Psalm 103:15–17

The Refrain

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer,* nor withheld his love from me.

The Small Verse

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.
Psalm 51:11–13

The Lord's Prayer

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.

The Prayer Appointed for the Week

Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon your church the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.†

The Concluding Prayer of the Church

The Privilege Is Ours to Share in the Loving

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, the privilege is ours to share in the loving, healing, reconciling mission of your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, in this age and wherever we are. Since without you we can do no good thing, May your Spirit make us wise; May your Spirit guide us; May your Spirit renew us; May your Spirit strengthen us; So that we will be: Strong in faith, Discerning in proclamation, Courageous in witness, Persistent in good deeds. This we ask through the name of the Father.
Church of the Province of the West Indies