Author: mgreen

  • A Collect to Look to Jesus

    A Collect to Look to Jesus

    Son of the Most High, who has opened to us the gates of heaven, may we look to you for our salvation and our life, that we would receive from your hand what is truly good and be welcomed into the presence of the Father in joy, through you who lives and reigns with the…

  • A Collect for Jesus to Come Soon

    A Collect for Jesus to Come Soon

    Lord Jesus, who is preparing a new home for us, come quickly, that we might be with you in both body and spirit and that all might be made right in our troubled world, through you who intercedes for us always before the Father’s throne in the Holy Spirit in glory. Amen. ‘And if I…

  • A Collect to Lay Down Our Worries

    A Collect to Lay Down Our Worries

    Prince of peace, who desires that all might know your presence and comfort, strengthen our trust in you and your love and goodness, that we might be ever more able to lay down our anxieties and worries and rest in your care for us, through you who is preparing a place for us in the…

  • A Collect to Lay Down our Attempts to Save Ourselves

    A Collect to Lay Down our Attempts to Save Ourselves

    Lord Jesus, who is the way to the Father, show us where we have sought to save ourselves from all that troubles us, that we could set aside our futile attempts to reach paradise and trust in you to provide, through you who opened the way to heaven where you reign with the Father and…

  • A Collect to Not Return Hurt for Hurt

    A Collect to Not Return Hurt for Hurt

    Suffering servant, who bore our sins willingly, keep us from returning hurt for hurt and inflicting our pain on others, but help us trust in the Father’s justice and goodness, breaking the cycle of suffering, through you who showed us the way to the Father and now reigns in glory in the Holy Spirit forever…

  • A Collect for Endurance in Suffering

    A Collect for Endurance in Suffering

    Lamb of God, who was bruised for our sins, grant us perseverance when we must endure pain and suffering, that we would not be crushed by what we face but look to your and your example of trust in the Father and hope in what is to come, through you who now reigns forever in…

  • A Collect to Find Satisfaction

    A Collect to Find Satisfaction

    Good shepherd, who cares for us, your sheep, lead us to good pasture, to green and fulfilling places, that we would be able to satisfy our souls and enrich ourselves with the good world you created for us, through you our rock and redeemer, who reigns with the Father and Holy Spirit forever. Amen. ‘I…

  • A Collect to Recognize Jesus’s Voice

    A Collect to Recognize Jesus’s Voice

    Good shepherd, who calls to your own, help us to recognize your voice, that we would hear when you call and know who to trust, being safe in your loving care, through you who lives and reigns forever with the Father and Holy Spirit in heaven. Amen. “When he has brought out all his own,…

  • A Collect for Jesus to Lead Us

    A Collect for Jesus to Lead Us

    King of all kings, who rules over what you created, go before us and lead us, that as we follow you, we would help to fulfill your good works and foster the love and justice that you desire for all the world, through you who reigns in glory with the Father and Holy Spirit forever…

  • A Collect to Recognize Those Who Seek Only Themselves

    A Collect to Recognize Those Who Seek Only Themselves

    Holy Spirit of truth, who grants us wisdom in our hearts and minds, help us to recognize those who ignore your laws and ways, that we would not be taken advantage of by those who seek only themselves, through Christ our savior who reigns in glory forever with you and the Father above. Amen. ‘Very…