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A Collect for an End to Striving
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” – Luke 12:32 (ESV) Generous God, who overflows…
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A Collect to Remember
“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept…
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A Collect for Attachment to God
“But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the…
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A Collect for Right Attachments
“But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’” – Luke…
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A Collect for Satisfaction
‘And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his…
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A Collect for Forgiveness
‘Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.†But he said to him, “Man, who made me a…
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A Collect for Dependence
‘Give us each day our daily bread.’ – Luke 11:3 (ESV) Father of all good things, who gives us our food in due season, help us to…
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A Collect for Perspective
‘And he said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.”‘ – Luke 11:2 (ESV) Father, who understands…
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A Collect for Pausing
“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will…
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A Collect for Wisdom in Conflict
“Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.†– Luke 10:40 (ESV) Patient Lord, who knows…