Category: Collects

God of light and life, who created all things by your word, we thank you for enlightening us with the knowledge of your glory in Jesus. Grant us eyes to see you through the scriptures and through your Spirit, through him who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in perpetual light in highest heaven.…

Lord Jesus, who desires to lead us into wisdom and truth, keep us always willing to engage with you in life and to talk with you about where you are leading, that we might not resist your leading but in humility discover the real good that you offer, through you who ascended to reign forever…

Lord God, who has given us the sabbath for our benefit, help us to take advantage of the rest and refreshment that the sabbath provides, that we might be renewed and strengthened in space with you and one another and become ready again to take up your work of reconciliation in the world, through Jesus…

Gentle Father, who knows our needs and our limitations, help us to understand the laws you have given us, that we would not follow blindly or constrict ourselves to our own detriment but find freedom and goodness in all that you have ordained, through Jesus Christ our guide and example, who lives and reigns with…

God of grace and mercy, who guides us to true life, help us to put to death those things that draw us away from life and health, that we might live well now and be ever more ready to live forever with you in eternity, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives forever with you…

Lord Almighty, whose judgements are just and whose mercy is great, we thank you for not condemning us for our wrongs and for striving to rescue us from the destruction in which we have mired ourselves. Grant us grace to take hold of the rescue that you offer, through Jesus Christ our Savior, who intercedes…

Lord Jesus Christ, who was lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, let us look to you when we recognize our pain and suffering, that we might receive life and healing and be restored to wholeness, through you who was raised to new life by the power of the Father and…

Lord of heaven and earth, whose understanding is beyond all that we might gather, grant us faith to understand and believe what you speak to us, that our hearts might be filled with the knowledge and desires of your kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in glory…

Great teacher, who bears the wisdom of the divine, may our earthly bodies be enlivened by your Spirit so that we might find our way into your kingdom and enter into your way of being in creation, through you who lived among us in the flesh and now reigns in glory forever with the Father…

Lord Jesus, anointed one sent by the Father to free us from evil, may our natures be changed so much that we reflect the character of heaven, that we might recognize your kingdom and live as citizens of your reign and way of being, through you who rules in majesty, love, and glory forever with…