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New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors and all your creation, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

"A Liturgy for Morning Prayer," Upper Room Worshipbook

Used by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved. This prayer appears in “A Liturgy for Morning Prayer” in Upper Room Worshipbook.

Gerrie L. Grimsley

Gerrie Grimsley is administrative assistant to the pastor of South End United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tennessee. She is actively involved in her church, The Donelson Fellowship, where she is a member of the prayer team. Gerrie and her husband, Greg, host a small life group weekly in their home. The group is called “Conversations with Jack,” and most of their discussions are about the writings of C. S. Lewis. Gerrie worked at The Upper Room for several years as assistant to Marjorie Thompson, who was director of Pathways in Congregational Spirituality. In addition to coauthoring Contemplative by Design, Gerrie leads workshops on the importance of quiet spaces in one’s daily life, and she sets up quiet spaces when invited. Gerrie and Greg served for four years at a mission training base in England and were privileged to lead mission trips to India, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. They live in Hermitage, Tennessee, and enjoy visits from their children and grandchildren.

Books by Gerrie L. Grimsley