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A Lenten Collect to Trust Jesus
Almighty Jesus, lord of heaven and earth, we struggle to trust in you when our hearts are wrapped up in the things of this world. Help us…
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A Lenten Collect to Cease from Condemnation
Forgiving Lord, who knows our fragile and broken natures, you did not condemn the world, though we deserve it, but you have worked to…
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A Lenten Collect to Receive the Love of God
God of grace and love, who gave of yourself for our sake, grant that we would receive the love you offer, that we would be filled with…
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A Lenten Collect to Look to Jesus
Lord Jesus, who was lifted up for our sakes, so move our hearts to look to you and trust in the power you have to save us, that we would…
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A Lenten Collect to Enter into God’s Ways
Heavenly Father, whose ways are not like our ways, help us to detach from the worldly and sinful ways that we understand life to work,…
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A Lenten Collect to See Worth in All of God’s Children
Creator of all things, who fashioned us for your pleasure but also that we might join in that joy, teach us truly to see the worth of the…
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A Lenten Collect to Rest and Work
Wise Father, who understands our frame for you created it, teach us the balance of work and rest, and let us neglect neither of them,…
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A Lenten Collect to Relinquish Our Idols
Almighty God, who rescues those who are in bondage, search our hearts and reveal to us those gods and idols that we worship wrongly,…
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A Lenten Collect for Righting Injustices
Lord Jesus, who goes before us as our leader in righteousness, strengthen our hearts to fight against the wrongs and injustices of this…
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A Lenten Collect to Respect that which is Holy
Holy Father, who resides in pure and unapproachable light, keep us from profaning those things which you have set aside as holy, and do…