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A Collect to Understand God’s Will
Loving Lord, who desires what is good for your children, grant that we would understand your desire and will, that we would not dither in confusion or rush into foolishness, but would be confident in knowing what is good and pleases you and leads to the life you promised to all, through Christ our teacher…
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A Collect to Become Wise
Lord God, source of truth and knowledge, make us reflective people, that we would consider our lives and our actions and not merely react to the world and so become wise and able to live well before you in this world and the next, through Jesus Christ our savior who lives with you and the…
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A Collect for the Capacity to Fulfill God’s Work for Us
All-knowing God, source of wisdom and discernment, grant us the tools necessary to fulfill your work in the world, that we would be a blessing to the people you have placed in our care and would further the work of reconciliation and redemption that you have been fostering since creation, through Christ our Lord, who…
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A Collect to Confess our Fears to God
O Lord our God, who rules over kings and children, incline our hearts to confess our insecurities and fears to you, that we would not have to carry our anxieties alone and might receive from your hand reassurance and strength, through Jesus Christ our savior, who abides forever with you and the Holy Spirit in…
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A Collect to Put Away Our Anger
Patient God, who has endured with us long despite our sins, reveal to us where we harbor anger and malice, that we would work to put such things away, forgiving those who have wronged us and freeing ourselves to love well as you love us, through Christ our savior who reigns with you and the…
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A Collect to Deal with Anger Well
Spirit of wisdom and of peace, teach us to process our anger well and to let it go when it is no longer needful, that we might not turn anger to bitterness and would keep our anger from moving us to sin. We ask this through Christ our Lord, who taught us the way of…
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A Collect to Chase After Life
Bread from heaven, who is the life of the world, draw our hearts to seek after things that bring life, that we would not waste ourselves chasing after that which profits only for a short time but would devote ourselves to what truly satisfies the needs that you have set deep in our hearts and…
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A Collect to be Willing to be Taught
Holy Spirit, our constant counselor and companion, make us willing to be taught and open to your teaching, that we would lay down our resistance and receive what the Father offers, becoming ever more capable of coming to Christ and receiving life and nourishment, through him who reigns with you and the Father in unity,…
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A Collect to be Drawn to Christ
Father in heaven, who send your son to show us the way into your kingdom, draw us to Christ, that we would receive the good news that he teaches and that we might receive your undying life in this world and be raised up to live forever in the next, through him who lives with…
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A Collect to Bring Troubles to Jesus
Great teacher, whose wisdom is enough for all our troubles, let us not grumble to ourselves or with one another, but teach us to bring our frustrations to you, that we might find not only solace, but perhaps help and cure for that which troubles us, through you who reigns in understanding and love with…