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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…
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A Collect to Suffer Well
Anointed one, who bore the sins of the world as the final sacrifice and fulfillment of the law, teach us to suffer well and to willingly…
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A Collect to Hear and Follow the Spirit
Spirit of God, our comforter, teacher, counselor, and helper, help us to hear and follow you as you lead us, that we would become like…
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A Collect to Put to Death the Sin Embedded in Us
Breath of God, who abides within us yet in whom we live and move and have our being, help us to put to death those habits and practiced…
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A Collect to Live Well with Our Weeds
Lord Jesus, our rabbi without peer and in whom there is boundless understanding, teach us to live and be at peace with the presence of…
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A Collect to Recognize Evil and Good
Lord of heaven, who reigns over all that was, is, and shall be, help us to recognize the weeds within good grain, that we would not be…
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A Collect to Learn to Listen to the Spirit
Spirit of God, sent from above to enlighten and enliven those children you love, teach us to listen, that we would recognize your voice…
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A Collect to Understand the Word God Speaks
God of wisdom, who knows all things in creation, for you planted its foundations, grant that we should understand well the word that you…