Author: mgreen

  • A Collect for Compassion

    A Collect for Compassion

    Lord Jesus, whose nature is goodness and whose character is love, have mercy on us, that you would see our needs and reach out your hand to bring comfort and help, through you who empathizes with our weakness, having shared our flesh, and intercedes at the right hand of the Father in the Holy Spirit.…

  • A Collect for Christ to be Active in the World

    A Collect for Christ to be Active in the World

    Lord Jesus, whose power is greater than we can imagine, be present and active, bringing about good in the world, that we might know the truth, experience your goodness, and be healed from all that afflicts us both in body and soul, through you who lives and reigns with the Father and Holy Spirit, one…

  • A Collect to Care for Others

    A Collect to Care for Others

    Almighty God, who sees the needs of your people, inspire in us the drive and compassion to care for those needs, that your children would know they are loved and cared for and that many would believe that you are present with them in your Spirit and through your people, through Christ our redeemer who…

  • A Collect for a Blessing

    A Collect for a Blessing

    God of heaven and earth, who created all things for your pleasure, grant us your blessing that we would be able in turn to bless those around us and they might continue to spread the blessing to their neighbors, that all the world might be filled with your goodness, through Christ our Lord. Amen. ‘I…

  • A Collect for Faith in God’s Healing

    A Collect for Faith in God’s Healing

    Spirit of truth, who abides with us in love and power, grant us faith to believe in your power, presence, and care, that we might be made well, receiving healing and wholeness from your hand, through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Father, one God, forever and ever. Amen. ‘Jesus…

  • A Collect to Love Others Well

    A Collect to Love Others Well

    Loving God, who created us in joy, incline our hearts to care for one another foremost, that we would not demand perfection from ourselves or one another but grant to all understanding and kindness, through Jesus our brother, who gave himself for our sake and now lives forever with you and the Holy Spirit in…

  • A Collect to Recognize Others’ Need

    A Collect to Recognize Others’ Need

    Jesus, font of great wisdom, help us to see the hurt that others carry, that rather than seeking destruction, we might pray to you for their healing, through you who died that all might live and intercedes for us still in the presence of the Father and Holy Spirit above. Amen. ‘But when he heard…

  • A Collect to Love Anyone

    A Collect to Love Anyone

    Lord Jesus, whose love encompasses all who are willing, keep us from shunning those whom you love, and grant us hearts that, like yours, embrace any who are willing to come to you, who loved us to the end and now abides in perfect joy with the Father and Holy Spirit in glory. Amen. ‘And…

  • A Collect to Respond to the Spirit’s Invitations

    A Collect to Respond to the Spirit’s Invitations

    Spirit of the Lord, who speaks the words of God in our hearts, may we respond to your invitations and promptings without delay, that we would join in what you are about and not miss the good things that you have prepared for us and for all the world, through Jesus our teacher, who showed…

  • A Collect to Come to God in Weakness

    A Collect to Come to God in Weakness

    Great physician, who cures our infirmities and restores our souls, open our eyes to recognize our need, that we would not come to you in pride or to show ourselves good but in humility, offering to you our weakness, through you who knows our frailty for you bore them and intercedes for us before the…