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A Collect to be Astonished by Jesus’ Message
Rabbi Jesus, who speaks the words of the Lord, open our eyes to see how different your message is, that we might be so amazed by your…
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A Collect to be Free from Worldly Attachments
Almighty God, who reigns over all things, material and spiritual, keep us from becoming overly attached to and involved with this world,…
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A Collect to Be Willing to Let Go of Our Attachments
God of all things, who is more precious than all the treasures of this world, grant us the willingness to leave those things or even…
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A Collect to Be Willing to Sacrifice to Receive the Wisdom of God
Rabbi, who has generously offered to share your great wisdom with us, grant us willing hearts that know the value of what you offer, that…
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A Collect to Apply Our Wisdom to the Kingdom of God
Lord God of wisdom, who knows all things and offers what is needed to your children, show us how to take the wisdom we have already and…
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A Collect to Live as if the Good News is True
Lord Jesus, who spoke the good news to Israel that all the world might hear, grant us strength and willingness to step out and live as if…
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A Collect to Change our Hearts
Spirit of the Lord, who speaks truth to our hearts, show us if there is some way that you desire us to change our hearts, that we might…
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A Collect to Trust that the Kingdom is At Hand
Loving God, who has said all that is necessary for your people to understand and yet speaks more, help us to believe that your kingdom…
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A Collect to Hear and Recognize God Speaking
Lord God, whose voice formed the universe and yet speaks also to us small pieces of creation, help us to be ready to hear and listening…
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A Collect to Set Aside That which Traps Us
Spirit of wisdom, who knows what is best for us for you created us, show us those things that we have given ourselves over to that are…