Category: Collects

Loving God, who has seen the end from the beginning, help us to hold on to the glory that is to come, that we would have sufficient hope and joy to endure whatever comes, sustained by your promise and your presence, through Jesus our savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,…

Heavenly Father, who has taken us under your roof, grant us hearts that understand the need and are willing to suffer, that though we might endure pain for a little while, we would be glorified with Christ in the end, through him who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in perfect…

Gracious Father, who has adopted us as your daughters and sons, we bow before you in immense gratitude for your generosity in making us heirs with your only begotten. Grant us right hearts to live worthy of your name. This we ask through the gift also of your beloved son Jesus, who abides with you…

Greatest of rabbis, who speaks words of wisdom to us through your spirit, teach us to set aside the deeds of the flesh, that we would not spend our time in futility and self-destruction and be free to live by your Spirit, through you who sings for joy with the Father and Holy Spirit in…

Loving Father, who loves us regardless of our faults, give us grateful hearts, that we would overflow with wonder and joy at your willingness to adopt us as your own and take us in as your children, through Jesus our brother, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in perfect unity, one God, forever…

Blessed Jesus, whose love is greater than our understanding, free us from shame and guilt that weighs down our souls, that we would be free to love and be loved as you intended, through you who reigns above in perfect union with the Father and Holy Spirit. Amen. ‘Therefore there is now no condemnation for…

Gardener of our souls and vine to our branches, help us to hear and understand what you are saying to us that we might take into our hearts your message and bear the fruit of love, joy, and peace as you desire, through you who lives and reigns in trinitarian unity, one God in heaven,…

Gracious God, who desires that all people live well, keep us from being distracted and caught up in fruitless things, that we would be free to receive true and lasting blessings from your hand and find the deep needs of our souls satisfied in you, in your creation, and in one another, through Christ our…

Heavenly Father, our fortress and strength, grant us all we need when we face difficulties and conflict, that we would be able to stand secure in you, not crumbling under pressure but rooted and supported in your love, through Christ Jesus our savior, who loved us to the end and now lives forever with you…

Great and awesome God, for whom we are designed and in whom we live and move and breathe, help us to root ourselves deeply in you, that we might always find nourishment for our souls in you, through Jesus our redeemer who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in glory forever and ever. Amen.…