Category: Collects

Holy God, whose nature is goodness and whose character is without fault, help us to not deceive and fool ourselves into thinking that we are without sin, but may we be willing to recognize our faults, trusting in your forgiveness and constant willingness to show mercy and to restore us to life and fellowship with…

Heavenly Father, whose nature is light, help us to put aside the temptation to hide and instead show ourselves honestly to you and those who can receive us, that in being seen, we might be received by you and one another in love, forgiveness, and joy, through Jesus Christ your son our Lord, who gave…

Lord God, source of all light and truth and goodness, keep us from claiming to walk with you while failing to do what you have commanded, that our words would match our lives and our hearts would convict us of our wrongs and point us continually back to your kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord,…

Our Father in heaven, whose greatest desire is that all might be reconciled to you, we thank you for your gift of fellowship. Grant that we would receive time and again the hand you offer and join the loving relationships that you have enjoyed with the Son and the Holy Spirit since before creation, through…

Word of life, who walked and talked with your chosen disciples to demonstrate the true life to them in palpable ways, we thank you for giving us witnesses and evangelists who have declared to us the good news of your life and presence. May we receive their words and thereby receive the undying life that…

Spirit of truth, who abides with us always and speaks wisdom to our hearts, remind us again of the good news that we received, that we would hold firmly to your proclamation of your goodness and presence with us and so be strengthened in our spirit day by day, through Jesus Christ our redeemer, who…

Lord Jesus Christ, who has risen from the dead and now holds the keys to life and death, grant us grace to trust you for all things in our lives, that we might receive from you forgiveness and life anew both now and in the coming age, through you who reigns with the Father and…

Heavenly Father, who desires that all people be willing to enter into your kingdom of grace and mercy, we thank you for giving us witnesses and evangelists from the beginning who have given us the good news of your power and goodness towards us, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with…

Lord Jesus Christ, who was anointed with the Holy Spirit and power, we praise you for the good you did throughout Judea and for the good you continue to do now, bringing healing and freedom to all who are oppressed by evil. May we see continually the good that you are about in the world…

Great Father over all creation, who desires good for all things you have made, grant peace to your children, that none would have to live in fear or want and that all might trust in your ways of humility and love for one another, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you…