Category: Collects

God of the great and small, who knows what it is to be a Lord and to be a servant, keep us from dismissing and denigrating the seemingly useless and unimportant of the world, that we would not bar from your kingdom those to whom it belongs but welcome all those whom you love, through…

Spirit of God, who knows the depths of our souls better than we ourselves, soften our hearts, that we we not succumb to stubbornness and resist the good you desire for us but allow you to work your ways in us and so discover more than we realized was possible, through Jesus Christ the Messiah,…

Lord God, who receives our prayers always, let us not forget to pray for one another, that we might be bound together in hearts and minds and would present one another to you for healing and strengthening, through Christ our intercessor, who rose from the grave to pray before your throne in the Holy Spirit…

Breath of the divine, the whisper of heaven in our hearts, grant us the courage to disclose our sins, our failings, our needs to one another, that in the unity of the body of Christ, we might find forgiveness, encouragement, care, and healing, through Jesus our savior who gave of himself and was raised to…

Gracious Father, who desires that we live well and enjoy your creation, let us not despair at pains and losses and troubles that we endure when they lead us to your will and your ways. Teach us to be glad that through them we may draw closer to you, through your son Jesus Christ, who…

Spirit of counsel and wisdom, who guides us into your straight and righteous ways, show us where we impede our own selves, that we might know what to abandon and sever and present to Christ for healing and so save ourselves from suffering in this life and the next, through Jesus our savior who sent…

Almighty Father, who delights greatly in your little children, help us to protect and care for the weak and vulnerable, that we might not sin greatly against those who are most in need and might follow in your ways and footsteps, imitating our Father in heaven, through Christ our Redeemer, who reigns with you and…

Omnipotent God of all creation, who brought all things into being by your word yet remembers even the smallest sparrow, let us not despair of doing small things, trusting in the value of such acts of goodness in the world and knowing that you use all to bring goodness and light to your children, through…

Almighty God, Trinity of persons, cause the divisions among us to cease, that we would not hinder one another from doing the good that you have given each of us to do, but would trust in the multiplicities of your works and join one another in doing good for the world you love, through Christ…

Holy Spirit, our constant guide and source of wisdom, grant us the courage and desire to turn our wisdom into works, that our lives and not merely our words would give evidence of the goodness that you have given us, and we would offer that goodness to the world, through Christ Jesus our Lord who…