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A Collect for Mercy and Compassion
Good shepherd, who cares for your sheep and knows each by name, have mercy on us when we are lost and troubled, that in our distress we…
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A Collect to Endure Mockery Well
Lord Jesus, who endured much for the sake of those you love, give us strength to endure the taunts of those who laugh at our trust in the…
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A Collect to Seek Jesus’s Presence
Lord Jesus Christ, who is surrounded by power and goodness, grant to us faith that believes in the power of your presence, that we might…
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A Collect to Remember Our Need of God’s Mercy
Almighty God, who is great in mercy and forgives much, let us not forget our need of you and the truth that we are sinners in need of…
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A Collect to Be Devoted to God’s True Desires for Us
Almighty God, who gave us the Law for our good and not your own, teach us what you truly desire of us, and let us take it in to our…
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A Collect to Remember our Need for God
Great physician, who knows our frames for you created them, let us never forget our need of you, that we would seek always your presence…
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A Collect to Welcome All Who Desire to Enter the Kingdom
Lord Jesus, who is willing to be with us and share our lives, do not let us look down on any who desire to come and walk with us in your…
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A Collect to Follow in Jesus’ Footsteps
Lord Jesus, who calls to us as our teacher and Lord, teach us to follow you as your disciples did in Israel, that we would without…
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A Collect for Jesus to Work In and Through Us
Lord Jesus, under whose authority and goodwill we always live, be present with us as we seek to fulfill the mission that you have set…
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A Collect to Draw Others to Christ In All We Do
Lord Jesus Christ, to whom we are apprenticed in the skill of living well, show us how to draw others into your apprenticeship throughout…