One of the beauties of the Anglican tradition is that of Morning and Evening Prayer. I heard it referred to colloquially once as FWHW and LWHW. "First Word His Word," and "Last Word His Word."
It seems wise to let the words to and from God be the bookends of each day. Here is a template for Morning Prayer. Suggested daily readings of the Psalm and the Lesson (scripture) can be found at these links: https://www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/bcp-daily-office/today or
A Brief
Form for Morning Prayer
O God,
make speed to save me.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.
Then read a Psalm.
Then read a Lesson.
A table of lessons is found in the church leaflet, or at
ordinariatephiladelphia.org.
Then say the Benedictus (written below). Zachariah’s prophesy in Luke 1 when he was
filled with the Holy Spirit and his tongue was loosed.
“Blessed
be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people, and has
raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he
spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies, and
from the hand of all who hate us; to
perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
the
oath which he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered
from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and
righteousness before him all the days of our life. And you, child, will be
called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare
his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their
sins, through the tender mercy of our God, when the day shall dawn upon us from
on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace."
The Apostles Creed is an option at this point.
Then prayer;
O Lord, hear my prayer: And let my cry come unto thee.
Our Father…
O LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast
safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy
mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any
kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may
be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O GOD, the King eternal, who dividest the day from the darkness, and
turnest the shadow of death into the morning; Drive far off from us all wrong
desires incline our hearts to keep thy law, and guide our feet into the way of
peace; that having done thy will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may,
when the night cometh, rejoice to give thee thanks; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
O MOST loving Father, who willest us to give thanks for all things, to
dread nothing but the loss of thee, and to cast all our care on thee, who
carest for us; Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and
grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that
love which is immortal, and which thou has manifested unto us in thy Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
