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A Collect to Meet the Needs of the World
Lord Jesus, who sends out your disciples to do good in the world, grant us compassionate hearts and capable hands, that we would meet the…
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A Collect to Encourage All Those whom We Touch
Spirit of Christ, who knows the needs and desires of all people, keep close to our lips the message that your goodness and love is near,…
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A Collect to Care for those Who Have No One
Lord Jesus Christ, who has great compassion for the poor and needy, give us hearts that care for those for whom there is no one to care…
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A Collect for Willing Hearts to Do Good
Lord of the harvest, who has provided in advance good works for us to do, grant us willing and compassionate hearts that we would go into…
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A Collect for Mercy and Compassion
Good shepherd, who cares for your sheep and knows each by name, have mercy on us when we are lost and troubled, that in our distress we…
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A Collect to Endure Mockery Well
Lord Jesus, who endured much for the sake of those you love, give us strength to endure the taunts of those who laugh at our trust in the…
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A Collect to Seek Jesus’s Presence
Lord Jesus Christ, who is surrounded by power and goodness, grant to us faith that believes in the power of your presence, that we might…
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A Collect to Remember Our Need of God’s Mercy
Almighty God, who is great in mercy and forgives much, let us not forget our need of you and the truth that we are sinners in need of…
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A Collect to Be Devoted to God’s True Desires for Us
Almighty God, who gave us the Law for our good and not your own, teach us what you truly desire of us, and let us take it in to our…
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A Collect to Remember our Need for God
Great physician, who knows our frames for you created them, let us never forget our need of you, that we would seek always your presence…