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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 the Renewal of Life

Monday — Morning Prayer

O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Provenance

Huntington, c.1890; US BCP 1928

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A morning collect attributed to William Reed Huntington, the great architect of American Episcopal liturgical reform, who proposed it for the 1892 prayer book revision but did not live to see it adopted in 1928. It weaves the language of Amos and the Benedictus into a theology of dawn as resurrection.