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For Guidance

O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices; that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path we may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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A Collect for Protection

Wednesday — Evening Prayer

O God, the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, the strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: We thank you for the blessings of the day that is past, and humbly ask for your protection through the coming night. Bring us in safety to the morning hours; through him who died and rose again for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Provenance

Mozarabic, c. 7th cent.; BCP 1928

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An evening collect whose distinctive fourfold opening names God as life, light, strength, and repose. It descends from the ancient liturgy of Visigothic Spain, substantially adapted for Anglican use in the 1928 American prayer book and given its present prominence in 1979.