A Collect to Obey the Lord’s Instructions

O Lord our God, high king of heaven and earth, may we be obedient to your call and to your wisdom, that we would without delay fulfill your will when you reveal yourself to us and so receive the benefits of your presence and your righteous and loving ways all of our days, through Christ our Lord, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

‘When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.” Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.’ – Matthew 2:19-21