Rest in Christ
For Your Peace
Make your tranquility, O Lord, to dwell amongst us, and your peace to abide in our hearts. May our voices proclaim your truth, and may your cross be the guardian of our souls. Account us worthy, O Lord, with boldness which is of you, to offer unto you of your grace a pure and holy prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
—Liturgy of The Nestorians.
Evening Prayer
Watch , dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep to night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ. Rest your weary ones. Bless your dying ones. Soothe your suffering ones. Pity your afflicted ones. Shield your joyous ones. And all, for your Love’s sake. Amen.
—Augustine.
For Pardon
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your hands on the Cross, and redeem us by your Blood, forgive me, a sinner, for none of my thoughts are hid from you. Pardon I ask, pardon I hope for, pardon I trust to have. You, who shows pity and are merciful, spare and forgive me. Amen.
—Ambrose.
- Humility
Almighty God, in your goodness, you provide for the needy.- Remove from your people the pride of placeand the pursuit of power that mocks humility.Open our hearts in generosity and justiceto the neglected and lonely,that in showing esteem for others,we may honor and please youthrough Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. Amen.
- Revised Common Lectionary
Thanking God
O God,
you have so greatly loved us,
long sought us,
and mercifully redeemed us.
Give us grace
that in everything we may yield ourselves,
our wills and our works,
a continual thank-offering to you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
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God Has Sought Us
O God,
you have so greatly loved us,
long sought us,
and mercifully redeemed us.
Give us grace
that in everything we may yield ourselves,
our wills and our works,
a continual thank-offering to you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Together into One Body
Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us
and upon these your gifts of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ
that we may be for the world
the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.
Send us out in the power of the Spirit
to live for others, as Christ lived for us,
announcing his death for the sins of the world,
and telling his resurrection to all people and nations.
By your Spirit draw us together into one body
and join us to Christ the Lord,
that we may remain his glad and faithful people
until we feast with him in glory.
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor are yours, almighty God,
forever and ever. Amen.
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- God Has Rescued Us
- God of all the nations,you rescued your people out of the Red Seaand delivered Rahab from battle;you rescue the lowly and needy from injustice and tribulation.Surround us with so great a cloud of witnessesthat we may have faith to live by your word in our time,courage to persevere in the race set before us,and endurance in the time of trial. Amen.
Revised Common Lectionary
For Those in Distress
Almighty and everlasting God,
the comfort of the sad,
the strength of those who suffer,
let the prayers of your children who cry out of any tribulation
come to you.
To every soul that is distressed,
grant mercy, grant relief, grant refreshment;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Liturgy of St. Mark ,Book of Common Worship, RCS
- For the Lonely
God of comfort, companion of the lonely: be with those who by neglect or willful separation are left alone. Fill empty places with present love, and long times of solitude with lively thoughts of you. Encourage us to visit lonely men and women, so they may be cheered by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, who walked among us as a friend, and is our Lord forever. Amen.- Book of Common Worship, RCS
- For Charity
O God of love, Who has given a new commandment through your only begotten Son, that we should love one another, even as you did love us, the unworthy and the wandering, and gave your beloved Son for our life and salvation; we pray , Lord, give to us, your servants, in all time of our life on the earth, a mind forgetful of past ill-will, a pure conscience and sincere thoughts, and a heart to love our brethren; for the sake of Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord and only Saviour. Amen.—Coptic Liturgy of St. Cyril
Sharing With Others
O Lord, our Saviour, who hast warned us that you will require much of those to whom much is given; grant that we whose lot is cast in so goodly a heritage may strive together the more abundantly to extend to others what we so richly enjoy; and as we have entered into the labors of other men, so to labor that in their turn other men may enter into ours, to the fulfillment of your holy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
—Augustine.
- Being Prophets
Living God, you formed us in the womb- and appointed us to be prophets to the nations.Stretch out your hand to cure our infirmityand dispel our fear,that we may know the freedom of serving you in Christand proclaim the wonders you have done. Amen.
- Revised Common Lectionary
For Right Blessings
—Basil.
God's Love
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Everything We Need
O God,
you are light to the lost,
bread to the hungry,
deliverance to the captive,
healing to the sick, eternal vision to the dying,
and harbor to every soul in peril.
Gather the wanderers from every corner of the world
into the community of your mercy and grace,
that we may eternally praise you
for our salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Book of Common Worship, RCS
The Majesty of God
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God of majesty,
we are constantly surrounded by your gifts
and touched by your grace;
our words of praise do not approach the wonders of your love.
Send forth your Spirit,
that our lives may be refreshed
and the whole world may be renewed,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Our Eternal Home
Lord, while our days vanish like shadows
and our lives wear out like a garment,
you are eternal.
Although our earthly lives come to an end,
help us to live in Christ’s endless life
and at length attain our home,
the heavenly Jerusalem,
where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and forever. Amen.
Book of Common Worship, RCS
Over All Nations
you are exalted over all the nations,
and just in all your ways.
Strengthen us to worship you with our deeds
and to proclaim your greatness with our lips,
for the glory of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen....
Book of Common Worship, RCS
Known in All the Earth
- Book of Common Worship, RCS
- Hear Our Prayers
- Hear our prayers, God of power,
- and through the ministry of your Son
free us from the grip of the tomb,
that we may desire you as the fullness of life
and proclaim your saving deeds to all the world. Amen. - Revised Common Lectionary
- Shine on Us
God of justice,
your word is light and truth.
Let your face shine on us to restore us,
that we may walk in your way,
seeking justice and doing good. Amen.
Revised Common Lectionary
Protection of the Flock
O Lord, our protector and our strength,
you guide us as the sheep of your fold.
In your goodness sustain us,
that our hearts may never be hardened
through unbelief of your holy Word,
but that we may serve you in true and living faith
and so enter into your heavenly rest;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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For Entire Love
O Lord, my God, Light of the blind and Strength of the weak; yea, also, Light of those that see, and Strength of the strong; hearken unto my soul, and hear it crying out of the depths.
O Lord, help us to turn and seek you; for you hast not forsaken your creatures as we have forsaken you, our Creator. Let us turn and seek you, for we know you are here in our hearts, when we confess to you, when we cast ourselves upon you, and weep in your bosom, after all our rugged ways; and you dost gently wipe away our tears, and we weep the more for joy; because you, Lord, who made us do remake and comfort us.
Hear, Lord, my prayer, and grant that I may most entirely love you, and do you rescue me, O Lord, from every temptation, even unto the end. Amen.—Augustine.
O Lord, my God, Light of the blind and Strength of the weak; yea, also, Light of those that see, and Strength of the strong; hearken unto my soul, and hear it crying out of the depths.
O Lord, help us to turn and seek you; for you hast not forsaken your creatures as we have forsaken you, our Creator. Let us turn and seek you, for we know you are here in our hearts, when we confess to you, when we cast ourselves upon you, and weep in your bosom, after all our rugged ways; and you dost gently wipe away our tears, and we weep the more for joy; because you, Lord, who made us do remake and comfort us.
Hear, Lord, my prayer, and grant that I may most entirely love you, and do you rescue me, O Lord, from every temptation, even unto the end. Amen.—Augustine.
For Refreshment
O Holy Spirit, Love of God, infuse your grace, and descend plentifully into my heart; enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling, and scatter there your cheerful beams; dwell in that soul that longs to be your temple; water that barren soil, over-run with weeds and briars, and lost for want of cultivating, and make it fruitful with your dew from heaven. Oh come, you refreshment of them that languish and faint. Come, you Star and Guide of them that sail in the tempestuous sea of the world; you only Haven of the tossed and ship-wrecked. Come, you Glory and Crown of the living, and only Safeguard of the dying. Come, Holy Spirit, in much mercy, and make me fit to receive you. Amen. —Augustine.
- Prayer for Sadness of Despair
- For the Outcast and the Forgotten
- God of grace,
no one is beyond the reach of your love,
or outside your limitless mercy.
Move us toward those the world despises and people reject,
so we may venture to follow Christ,
and risk showing his love.
Stand with those who are outcast;
strengthen them in peace;
encourage them by your presence;
and use them to build on the cornerstone of Christ,
until differences are honored and respected,
and all people together give you glory. Amen-Book of Common Order ,RCS
- Appreciation of Truth and Beauty
Give us, O Lord, a reverence for the truth, the desire both to think and to speak truly. Save us from all fear of truth. Grant us all an appreciation of beauty and things that are lovely. Increase our reverence for them; help us to see in them a part of your revelation of yourself, that beauty becomes you no less than truth and righteousness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. -- Book of Common Order
- For the Sorrowing
- Almighty and everlasting God, the Comfort of the sad, the Strength of sufferers, let the prayers of those that cry out of any tribulation come unto you, that all may rejoice to find that your mercy is present with them in their afflictions; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —
- Gelasian Sacramentary.
- The Lord's Prayer
- Our Father, who is in heaven,
- Holy be Your name.
- Your kingdom come,
- Your will be done on earth,
- as it is in heaven.
- Give us this day our daily bread.
- And forgive us our debts,
- as we forgive our debtors.
- And lead us not into temptation,
- but deliver us from evil:
- For yours is the kingdom,
- and the power, and the glory,
- forever. Amen.
- The Holy Bible
- Many Coming to Christ
O God of unchangeable power and eternal light, look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; and by the tranquil operation of your perpetual providence, carry out the work of humanities' salvation; let the whole world feel and see that things which were cast down are being raised up, that those which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are returning to perfection; through Him from Whom they took their origin, even Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.—- Gelasian Sacramentary.
- The Christ Like Life
Living God, you raise us to fullness of being- in sharing the Christ-life together.Teach us to prayand grant us hopeful persistencein seeking your will and your way,that by the power of the Spirit,love and faithfulness may meetto disarm the powers of the world. Amen.
- Revised Common Lectionary
O Holy Spirit, Love of God, infuse your grace, and descend plentifully into my heart; enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling, and scatter there your cheerful beams; dwell in that soul that longs to be your temple; water that barren soil, over-run with weeds and briars, and lost for want of cultivating, and make it fruitful with your dew from heaven. Oh come, you refreshment of them that languish and faint. Come, you Star and Guide of them that sail in the tempestuous sea of the world; you only Haven of the tossed and ship-wrecked. Come, you Glory and Crown of the living, and only Safeguard of the dying. Come, Holy Spirit, in much mercy, and make me fit to receive you. Amen. —Augustine.
Give us, O Lord, a reverence for the truth, the desire both to think and to speak truly. Save us from all fear of truth. Grant us all an appreciation of beauty and things that are lovely. Increase our reverence for them; help us to see in them a part of your revelation of yourself, that beauty becomes you no less than truth and righteousness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. -
Many Coming to Christ
O God of unchangeable power and eternal light, look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; and by the tranquil operation of your perpetual providence, carry out the work of humanities' salvation; let the whole world feel and see that things which were cast down are being raised up, that those which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are returning to perfection; through Him from Whom they took their origin, even Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.—
Gelasian Sacramentary.
The Christ Like Life
Living God, you raise us to fullness of being
in sharing the Christ-life together.
Teach us to pray
and grant us hopeful persistence
in seeking your will and your way,
that by the power of the Spirit,
love and faithfulness may meet
to disarm the powers of the world. Amen.
Revised Common Lectionary
For Those Gathered in Worship
For Friends and Relations
Have mercy, O Lord, upon all those whom you hast associated with us in the bonds of friendship and kindredship, and grant that they, with us, may be so perfectly conformed to you Holy Will, that being cleansed from all sin, we may be found worthy, by the inspiration of your love, to be partakers together of the blessedness of your heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
—Old Gallican Sacramentary
A Prayer
O God, who are faithful and true, who “have mercy on thousands and ten thousands of them that love you,” the lover of the humble, and the protector of the needy, of whom all things stand in need, for all things are subject to you; look down upon this your people, who bow down their heads to you, and bless them with spiritual blessing. “Keep them as the apple of an eye,” preserve them in piety and righteousness, and vouchsafe them eternal life in Christ Jesus your beloved Son, with whom glory, honor, and worship be to you and to the Holy Spirit, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
—Apostolic Constitutions.
For Freedom From Sin
O Lord, my Savior, in whose power it is to remit sins, I beseech You say unto me, “Loose thee from your chains, come out of the bonds of your sins”; and when you say it, loose those cords of my errors wherewith I am entangled and bound; for, though I am the most wicked of all men, and to be abhorred by reason of my continuance in sins, yet when you command, I shall be free from them. Amen.
—Ambrose.
For Christian Graces
Grant Your servants, O God, to be set on fire with your Spirit, strengthened by your power, illuminated by your splendor, filled with your grace, and to go forward by your aid. Give them, O Lord, a right faith, perfect love, true humility. Grant, O Lord, that there may be in us simple affection, brave patience, persevering obedience, perpetual peace, a pure mind, a right and honest heart, a good will, a holy conscience, spiritual strength, a life unspotted and unblameable; and after having manfully finished our course, may we be enabled happily to enter into your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —Old Gallican Sacramentary
Blessings Poured Out
O God, Who are the unsearchable abyss of peace, the ineffable sea of love, the fountain of blessings, and the bestower of affection, Who sends peace to those that receive it; open to us this day the sea of your love, and water us with the plenteous streams from the riches of your grace. Make us children of quietness, and heirs of peace. Enkindle in us the fire of your love; sow in us your fear; strengthen our weakness by your power; bind us closely to you and to each other in one firm bond of unity; for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen.—Syrian Clementine Liturgy.
The Power of God
O mightiest King, co-eternal with the Father, who by your might hast vanquished hell and trodden death under foot, who hast bound the strong man, and by your miraculous power and the enlightening radiance of your unspeakable Godhead hast raised Adam from the tomb, send forth your invisible right hand, which is full of blessing, and bless us all. Pity us, O Lord, and strengthen us by your divine power. Take away from us the sinful and wicked influence of carnal desire. Let the light shine into our souls, and dispel the surrounding darkness of sin. Unite us to the all-blessed assembly that is well-pleasing unto you; for through you and with you, all praise, honor, power, adoration, and thanksgiving are due unto the Father and the Holy Spirit, now, henceforth, and for evermore. Amen. —Liturgy of St. Mark.
For Enlightenment and Understanding
For Friends and Relations
Have mercy, O Lord, upon all those whom you hast associated with us in the bonds of friendship and kindredship, and grant that they, with us, may be so perfectly conformed to you Holy Will, that being cleansed from all sin, we may be found worthy, by the inspiration of your love, to be partakers together of the blessedness of your heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
—Old Gallican Sacramentary
—Old Gallican Sacramentary
A Prayer
—Apostolic Constitutions.
For Freedom From Sin
O Lord, my Savior, in whose power it is to remit sins, I beseech You say unto me, “Loose thee from your chains, come out of the bonds of your sins”; and when you say it, loose those cords of my errors wherewith I am entangled and bound; for, though I am the most wicked of all men, and to be abhorred by reason of my continuance in sins, yet when you command, I shall be free from them. Amen.
—Ambrose.
For Christian Graces
Grant Your servants, O God, to be set on fire with your Spirit, strengthened by your power, illuminated by your splendor, filled with your grace, and to go forward by your aid. Give them, O Lord, a right faith, perfect love, true humility. Grant, O Lord, that there may be in us simple affection, brave patience, persevering obedience, perpetual peace, a pure mind, a right and honest heart, a good will, a holy conscience, spiritual strength, a life unspotted and unblameable; and after having manfully finished our course, may we be enabled happily to enter into your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —
Old Gallican Sacramentary
Blessings Poured Out
O God, Who are the unsearchable abyss of peace, the ineffable sea of love, the fountain of blessings, and the bestower of affection, Who sends peace to those that receive it; open to us this day the sea of your love, and water us with the plenteous streams from the riches of your grace. Make us children of quietness, and heirs of peace. Enkindle in us the fire of your love; sow in us your fear; strengthen our weakness by your power; bind us closely to you and to each other in one firm bond of unity; for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen.—
Syrian Clementine Liturgy.
The Power of God
O mightiest King, co-eternal with the Father, who by your might hast vanquished hell and trodden death under foot, who hast bound the strong man, and by your miraculous power and the enlightening radiance of your unspeakable Godhead hast raised Adam from the tomb, send forth your invisible right hand, which is full of blessing, and bless us all. Pity us, O Lord, and strengthen us by your divine power. Take away from us the sinful and wicked influence of carnal desire. Let the light shine into our souls, and dispel the surrounding darkness of sin. Unite us to the all-blessed assembly that is well-pleasing unto you; for through you and with you, all praise, honor, power, adoration, and thanksgiving are due unto the Father and the Holy Spirit, now, henceforth, and for evermore. Amen. —Liturgy of St. Mark.
For Enlightenment and Understanding
Enlighten, O our Lord and God, the movements of our meditations to hear and understand the sweet listening to Your life-giving and divine commands; and grant unto us through Your grace and mercy to gather from them the assurance of love, and hope, and salvation suitable to soul and body, and we shall sing to you everlasting glory without ceasing and always, O Lord of all. Amen. —Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles.
A Table Grace
Father God, In the evening and morning and noonday we praise you, we thank you, and pray you, Master of all, to direct our prayers as incense before you. Let not our hearts turn away to words or thoughts of wickedness but keep us from all things that might hurt us; for to you, O Lord, our eyes look up, and our hope is in you: confound us not, O our God; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —Eastern Church Vespers.
Intercession Prayer of Polycarp
May God the Father, and the Eternal High Priest Jesus Christ, build us up in faith and truth and love, and grant to us our portion among the saints with all those who believe on our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray for all saints, for kings and rulers, for the enemies of the Cross of Christ, and for ourselves we pray that our fruit may abound, and we may be made perfect in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. —
A Table Grace
—Eastern Church Vespers.
Intercession Prayer of Polycarp
May God the Father, and the Eternal High Priest Jesus Christ, build us up in faith and truth and love, and grant to us our portion among the saints with all those who believe on our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray for all saints, for kings and rulers, for the enemies of the Cross of Christ, and for ourselves we pray that our fruit may abound, and we may be made perfect in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. —
Abundance and Mercy
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready tohear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desireor deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy,forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid,and giving us those good things for which we are not worthyto ask, except through the merits and mediation of JesusChrist our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and theHoly Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen...Book of Common Prayer
For Increase of Fruit
Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all goodthings: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase inus true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forthin us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,for ever and ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Following Jesus
God, you call us to go where Christ leads. Turn us from the ways of the world; guide us to fullness of joy in the Spirit, where bodies and souls rest secure; and grant us strength to follow the way of the cross, which frees us to love one another for the sake of all creation. Amen....Revised Common Lectionary
Prayer to Run Without Stumbling
Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that yourfaithful people offer you true and laudable service: Grant
that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly
promises: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Prayer to be Heavenly Minded
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen...Book of Common Prayer
Abundance and Mercy
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to
hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire
or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid,
and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy
to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus
Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen...Book of Common Prayer
For Increase of Fruit
Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good
things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in
us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth
in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Following Jesus
Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that your
that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly
promises: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen...Book of Common Prayer
Prayer for Trusting God
Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, asyou always resist the proud who confide in their own strength,so you never forsake those who make their boast of yourmercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reignswith you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.Amen....Book of Common Prayer
For Blessing
Bless all who worship You, from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same. Of Your goodness, give us; with Your love, inspire us; by Your spirit guide us; by Your power, protect us; in Your mercy, receive us now and always. Amen. —An Ancient Collect.
Fountain of Wisdom
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our
necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have
compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those
things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our
blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son
Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Sanctify Us, O Lord
God and Father of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, the glorious Lord, the blessed essence, the bounteous goodness, the God and Sovereign of all, who are blessed to all eternity, who sits upon the cherubim, and are glorified by the seraphim, before whom stand thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand hosts of angels and archangels: You have accepted the gifts, offerings, and fruits brought unto You as an odor of a sweet spiritual smell, and have been pleased to sanctify them, and make them perfect, O good One, by the grace of your Christ, and by the presence of Your all-holy Spirit.
Sanctify also, O Lord, our souls, and bodies, and spirits, and touch our understandings, and search our consciences, and cast out from us every evil imagination, every impure feeling, every base desire, every unbecoming thought, all envy, and vanity, and hypocrisy, all lying, all deceit, every worldly affection, all covetousness, all vainglory, all indifference, all vice, all passion, all anger, all malice, all blasphemy, every motion of the flesh and spirit that is not in accordance with your holy will: and count us worthy, O loving Lord, with boldness, without condemnation, in a pure heart, with a contrite spirit, with unashamed face, with sanctified lips, to dare to call upon You, the holy God, Father in heaven. Amen. —Liturgy of St. James.
The Corner Stone
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself
being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together
in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a
holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
For the Peace of Christ’s Flock
Prayer for A Pure Heart
O God Almighty, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, your only begotten Son, give me a body unstained, a pure heart, a watchful mind, and an upright understanding, and the presence of your Holy Spirit, that I may obtain and ever hold fast to an unshaken faith in your Truth, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord; through whom be glory to you in the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen. —The Clementine Liturgy.
George Washington’s Prayer for America
I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have the United States in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristics of the Devine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation. Amen
Responding to the Promises
God of mercy, your faithfulness to your covenant frees us to live together in the security of your powerful love. Amid all the changing words of our generation, speak your eternal Word that does not change. Then may we respond to your gracious promises by living in faith and obedience;
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen ...Book of Common Worship ,PC.
Being Led by the Holy Spirit
Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen....Book of Common Prayer ACNA
Prayer for Faith
Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant to us your servants so to follow in faith where you have led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in you and wake up in your likeness; for your tender mercies’ sake. Amen..Book of Common Prayer-ACNA
Reverence for God's Holy Name
O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your
holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom
you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving-kindness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Grace and Power
Grace and Power O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and
power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Chris tour Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Light and Truth
God of justice, your word is light and truth. that we may walk in your way, seeking justice and doing good. Amen....Revised Common Lectionary
For Joy and Gladness
Receiving Blessings
May God, who sees all things, and who is the Ruler of all spirits and the Lord of all flesh—who chose our Lord Jesus Christ and us through Him to be a peculiar people—grant to every soul that calls upon His glorious and holy Name, faith, peace, patience, long-suffering, self-control, purity, and sobriety, to the well-pleasing of His Name, through our High Priest and Protector, Jesus Christ, by whom be to Him glory, and majesty, and power, and honor, both now and forevermore. Amen. —Clement of Rome.
Serving Others
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Redeeming Sustainer God, visit your peopleand pour out your strength and courage upon us, that we may hurry to make you welcomenot only in our concern for others, but by serving themgenerously and faithfully in your name. Amen..Revised Common Lectionary
The Holy Trinity
God of heaven and earth, before the foundation of the universe and the beginning of time you are the triune God the Author of creation, the eternal Word of salvation, and the life-giving Spirit of wisdom. Guide us to all truth by your Spirit, that we may proclaim all that Christ revealed and rejoice in the glory he shared with us. Glory and praise to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen....Revised Common Lectionary
A Prayer of St. John Chrysostom
accord to make our common supplications to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will grant their requests: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen...Book of Common Prayer-ACNA
Author of Peace
O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you
is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us,
your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we,
surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any
adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen...Book of Common Prayer-ACNA
The Mercy and Grace of God
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and
follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
New Beginnings
God of fresh beginnings, you make all things new in the wisdom of Jesus Christ. Make us agents of your transforming power and heralds of your reign of justice and peace, that all may share in the healing Christ brings. Amen....Revised Common Lectionary
God's Holy Law
Almighty God,
you give the holy law to your people so that it will always be near us and our children. Through our Lord Jesus who has fulfilled the law in every way, grant that we may love you with heart, soul, strength, and mind, and our neighbor as ourselves. Amen...Revised Common Lectionary.
A Dying Prayer of Polycarp, the Martyr
A Godly Life
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a
sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us
grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work,
and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen....Book of Common Prayer
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For Freedom
Most holy and eternal God, you dwell in the heights of heaven, yet you walk among those who refuse to see you. Hold out your hand to those who rebel against you, and free us from the chains that bind us, that we may be healed by Christ and proclaim his saving deeds to all the world. Amen...Revised Common Lectionary
Freed From Death
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus
Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of
everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the
day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death
of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and for ever. Amen....
Book of Common Prayer
For Devine Mercy
O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we ,running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen....Book of Common Prayer
Invention to a Journey
Beckoning God, as you moved in the lives of Elijah and Elisha, move in our lives, inviting us to journey to unknown territory, to listen for your voice, and to speak your prophetic word in a world that does not want to hear. empowered by your Spirit, grant us the courage we need to journey, trust, listen, speak, and accept your commission to be your faithful servant people. Amen....Revised Common Lectionary
Thinking as Christ Thought
inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by
your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.....Book of Common Prayer
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