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A Collect for the Will to Present Ourselves to God
Lord God of Heaven, king above all kings and master of all that exists, grant us willing hearts that we might present ourselves to you…
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A Collect for Humility to Receive God’s Gifts
Spirit of wisdom and conscience, who speaks truth to those who are willing to hear, grant us humility to accept our low position, so that…
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A Collect to Admit the Evil in Our Hearts
Holy Spirit, who dwells within us and knows the deep places of our hearts, grant that we should be willing to admit to ourselves and to…
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A Collect to Recognize What is In Our Hearts
Great teacher, whose wisdom may guide all toward real life, teach us to pay attention to what we say and do, that we might recognize what…
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A Collect to Recognize our Blindness
God of light and life, whose eye sees all that was and is and is to come, grant us wisdom and humility to recognize where we are blind,…
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A Collect to Follow the Wisdom of Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ, whose way is without fault or failing, grant that we should follow your wisdom and guidance, that we would not fall…
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A Collect to Value what the Lord Values
Lord God Almighty, who knows the thoughts and intentions of the heart, keep us from focusing overly much on that which matters little,…
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A Collect to See the Value of God’s Kingdom
Glorious Lord, whose worth exceeds all that we might discover in creation, open our eyes to see the value of the ways of your kingdom and…
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A Collect for Both Hope and Patience
Lord Jesus, who is preparing a place for us in the presence of God, the Father, teach us both to hope and to wait with patience, that our…
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A Collect to See the Joy that Comes After the Struggle
Gracious Father, who knows the end from the beginning and whose eyes miss nothing in all creation, reveal to us the good that comes from…