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A Collect to Be Aware of How to Lift Up One Another
God of wisdom and love, who is attentive to the needs of all your children, make us also aware of the needs of those whose lives we…
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A Collect to Trust that God is Always Close
Gracious God, who draws near to those who draw near to you, keep us from superstition and magical thinking, that rather than believing we…
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A Collect to Love the Father Well
Loving Father, who created us for relationship with you, help us first and foremost to love you, that we might escape the trappings of…
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A Collect to Remain Humble and Able to Learn
Omniscient God, from whom no detail of any truth is hidden, keep us from becoming arrogant in believing we know the truth, that we would…
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A Collect to Eschew Pride and Embrace Love
God of all knowledge and wisdom, who set the pillars of the earth in their place and knows the number of hairs on each head, keep us from…
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A Collect to be Astonished by Jesus’ Message
Rabbi Jesus, who speaks the words of the Lord, open our eyes to see how different your message is, that we might be so amazed by your…
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A Collect to be Free from Worldly Attachments
Almighty God, who reigns over all things, material and spiritual, keep us from becoming overly attached to and involved with this world,…
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A Collect to Be Willing to Let Go of Our Attachments
God of all things, who is more precious than all the treasures of this world, grant us the willingness to leave those things or even…
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A Collect to Be Willing to Sacrifice to Receive the Wisdom of God
Rabbi, who has generously offered to share your great wisdom with us, grant us willing hearts that know the value of what you offer, that…
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A Collect to Apply Our Wisdom to the Kingdom of God
Lord God of wisdom, who knows all things and offers what is needed to your children, show us how to take the wisdom we have already and…