Category: Collects

Lord Jesus, who set the foundation of the church through your disciples, give us mentors and fathers and mothers that we would have good and righteous examples to follow who demonstrate your love and virtue and inspire us to do the same, through you who loved us to the end and now rules over all…

God of all creation, whose handiwork exceeds our understanding, open our eyes to see what you have wrought, that we would recognize what you are communicating to us through your works and hear your reassurances and wisdom in the world you created, through Christ our Lord who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one…

You who hung the stars in place, grant us faith to trust in your promises, that we, like Abraham, would be counted righteous and hold on to your words as our very life, through Christ our redeemer, who with you and the Holy Spirit in great wisdom set the pillars of the earth and reigns…

Gentle Father, who knows our weakness, reassure us when we are afraid, that strengthened by your care, we would be emboldened to fulfill your will for us in the world, through Christ our savior, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. ‘After these things the word of the…

Lord Jesus, our shield and defender, help us to lay down our pride and our strength, that we would allow ourselves to grow young and accept our vulnerability and so receive your comfort and care as your children, through you who loved us to the end and now prepares us place for us with you…

Gentle Father, who longs to care for your children, forgive us when we refuse your love, and cause us to see when we spurn you, that we would recognize our foolishness and set aside our pride and shame to receive the good that you offer to us, through Christ our Lord, who live and reigns…

Almighty God, forgiving and understanding, forgive us when we make demands of you and challenge your will, that in your patience, you would restore our faith in your plans and restore humility and trust in our hearts, through Christ our savior, who showed us how to receive your love and now intercedes for us before…

Lord God, who has promised us good in your love, keep us from the temptation to use you for our own devices, that our hearts would be satisfied in relationship and not in utility, and you would find joy in us as we find it in you, though Christ our brother, who walked with you…

Almighty God, who created us for your good pleasure, incline our hearts to worship and praise you first and only, that we would not spend our lives on the passing things of the world, but devote ourselves to your eternal treasures and the joy of knowing you, through Christ our Lord, who reigns with you…

Spirit of Christ, our counselor and conscience, keep us from being tempted by the glory of this world, that we would not give in to lust for power and wealth and renown, but seek your kingdom and its values, through Jesus our savior, who resisted temptation on earth and now rules in joy in heaven…