A Collect for Awe and Wonder at the Messiah

Mighty God, who parted the seas, produced manna from naught, and threw down the walls of Jericho, may we be awed by your works of ancient times and those when Jesus walked in Israel, that we would look upon your Messiah with wonder and so follow your ways with eagerness, longing to understand and be near you always, through Jesus Christ your son, who reigns with you in heaven with the Holy Spirit. Amen. ‘He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people.”‘ – Luke 24:19