Category: Collects

Gracious God, whose love transforms the hardness of our hearts, free us from the sins and pains of those who came before us, that we would be free to love you and our neighbors from a pure heart as you have desired from the beginning, through Jesus our brother, who gave us wisdom for true…

Lord God, righteous judge of all humanity, bring to an end strife and destruction and bring peace to the land, that we might settle and live well and abide with one another in community and fellowship as you intended, through Jesus our teacher, who spoke words of wisdom to us and then ascended back to…

Spirit of the living God, the presence of the almighty with us, grant us faith that does not falter in good times and bad, that when Christ comes again, he will find us still trusting in his goodness and believing in his promises, through him who died that we might live with him and you…

Spirit of Christ, who abides with us in love, keep us from losing heart in the face of the troubles of this world, that we would continually bring our needs to you, trusting in your goodness and wisdom, through Christ our teacher and Lord who lives with you and the Father above, one God, world…

Almighty God, salvation of your people, rescue us from the travails of this world and from the pains and corruption of evil and sin, that you would show yourself just and kind and good and we would praise you for your power and love, through Jesus our savior, who lives and reigns with you and…

Spirit of truth, whose wisdom wrought the heavens and the earth, keep us from debating and arguing over semantics and small things, that we would focus on following your ways and abiding in your presence and so fill the earth with the faith, hope, and love that you desire, through Christ our Lord, who reigns…

Gracious Jesus, who showed us the way to glory, may we be ever bound to you and present with you, even unto death, that we would live as you live and abide with you in your Father’s house in glory, through you who reigns with the Father and Holy Spirit in perpetual light forever. Amen.…

Gracious Lord, who died that we might live, let us also be willing to suffer if necessary for the good of those around us, that their joy might be our joy as we trust in your capacity to heal and resurrect and bring us together into your glorious kingdom, through you who lives and reigns…

Lord Jesus, performer of the miraculous, increase our faith, that as we trust in your and your word, we would be saved from that which assails us and we would have the strength and will to follow you, who lives and reigns over all things with the Father and Holy Spirit in heaven above. Amen.…

Spirit of wisdom, divine companion and source of truth, open our eyes to see the work that the Lord is doing in and around us, that we would be glad to see the good that God does and praise the Lord with joy and thankfulness often, through Jesus Christ, who lives with you and the…