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A Collect to Hold to Eternal Things
Holy Father, who was and is and is to come, keep us from relying on temporal things, that we would not fall into despair when they fail,…
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A Collect to Hold Loosely Even the Good
God of all things, who stands outside of time itself, keep us from believing that our works are too holy to be brought to an end, that we…
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A Collect of Gratitude for God’s Attention
Lord of Heaven and Earth, whose power is beyond our comprehension, we are awed that you would stoop down to pay attention to us, for we…
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A Collect to See Our Own Hearts
God of all things, who owns the cattle on a thousand hills, open our eyes to see how our spending reveals the truth of our hearts, that…
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A Collect to See People as God Sees
God of great humility, who sees the world so differently than we, help us to recognize people beyond their status and wealth and see them…
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A Collect to Escape Vanity and Glory
Lord Jesus Christ, who modeled for us humility and the security of knowing the Father’s love, keep us from vanity and pride that might…
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A Collect to Escape the Enchanting Selfish
Spirit of wisdom, who knows the hearts of all people, teach us to recognize those whose hearts are duplicitous and who look first to…
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A Collect to Escape the Lure of Status
Lover of our souls, who does not despise us for our weaknesses, free us from the temptation to find our value in status and the esteem of…
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A Collect to Avoid Overentanglement with
Great Teacher, whose wisdom is greater than all the scholars of the world, keep us from becoming entangled in rules and rituals and…
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A Collect to Be Marked Principally by Love
Great Trinity of persons, whose nature is perfect love, let love be the foundation of our character as it is with you, that our lives…