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A Collect for Endurance Until the End
Son of Man, who sowed virtue into your people, we chafe at having to live with sources of sin in our world and in our hearts. We look…
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A Collect to Be Taught
Patient teacher, who has given us difficult things to grasp but is patient with our limitations, teach us again the things that we need…
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A Collect for Patience in Growth
Wise Creator, who understands our hearts, we long for the sin in our souls to be uprooted and destroyed, but you know how best we will…
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A Collect for Endurance Amidst Evil
Heavenly King, who has sown on earth seed for good fruit, help us to persevere while living amidst enemies who oppose your will and even…
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A Collect for Flourishing
Lord of life and growth, who has seeded the world with evidence of your ways, open us up to how you have designed us to live and thrive,…
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A Collect for Detachment
Creator of all things, who sows seeds of matter and spirit, keep us from being overly attached to the things of this age, that we would…
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A Collect for Soft Hearts
Holy Spirit, who works deep within the human heart, reveal to us where our hearts are hard and resist your work within, that we might…
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A Collect to Understand God’s Ways
God of wisdom, who sows seeds that can nourish the heart, grant to us understanding of your will and your ways, and give us patience and…
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A Collect to See Our Faults
Gracious King, who continually reaches out to a stubborn people, show us where our hearts have grown cold and our senses dull, that we…
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A Collect to Treasure Real Things
God of justice, whose scales measure out the rewards and punishments of nations, keep us from squandering our treasures and abilities,…