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A Lenten Collect to Believe in God’s Love
Loving Father, who watches for our repentance with compassion and anticipation, may our hearts see you for the loving Father that you…
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A Lenten Collect to Confess When We Have Wronged
Gentle Lord, who knows the thoughts and intentions of our hearts, give us the courage to confess our sins and to admit when we have…
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A Lenten Collect to Come To Our Senses
Patient Father, who tarries with us longer than we deserve out of your great love, help us to come to ourselves when we have turned away…
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A Lenten Collect to Love those in Need
Lord Jesus Christ, full of compassion and love, you welcomed those in need and offered yourself to those who asked of you, regardless of…
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A Lenten Collect to Keep from Judging Unjustly
Oh Lord, merciful and forgiving, keep us from judging others and maligning them when we do not know their hearts. Let us not set…
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A Lenten Collect to Listen to God’s Voice
Lord God, who speaks through Word, Spirit, and circumstance, we are so easily distracted and caught up in our own desire to voice our…
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A Lenten Collect to Not Waste Ourselves on Emptiness
Jehovah Jirah, who provides for every living thing, open our eyes to recognize those things that we have devoted ourselves to yet do not…
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A Lenten Collect to Not Try the Lord’s Patience
Lord of creation, who oversees all that you have made, your patience is great, and your compassion tarries long, but let us not forget…
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A Lenten Collect for Nourishment to Produce Fruit
Jesus Christ, our advocate and the gardener of our souls, give us the nourishment and environment we need that we would naturally produce…
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A Lenten Collect to Live Up to God’s Design for Us
Lord of creation, who plants and tends all that he has made, help us to live up to our purpose and to accomplish that which we have been…