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A Collect for Dependence
‘Give us each day our daily bread.’ – Luke 11:3 (ESV) Father of all good things, who gives us our food in due season, help us to…
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A Collect for Perspective
‘And he said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.”‘ – Luke 11:2 (ESV) Father, who understands…
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A Collect for Pausing
“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will…
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A Collect for Wisdom in Conflict
“Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.†– Luke 10:40 (ESV) Patient Lord, who knows…
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A Collect for Hearing and Humility
‘And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.’ – Luke 10:39 (ESV) Lord Jesus, who welcomes…
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A Collect for Focus
‘And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving.’…
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A Collect for Compassion and Forgiveness
‘Hear this, you who trample on the needy and bring the poor of the land to an end, saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we…
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A Collect for Compassion
‘Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?†He said, “The one who showed him…
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A Collect for Vulnerability
‘And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.†But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And…
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A Collect for Gratitude and Mission
“The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, ‘Return to your home, and…