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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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Before an Operation

Additional Prayers for the Sick

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, graciously comfort your servant N. in his suffering, and bless the means used for his cure. Though at times he may be afraid, fill his heart with confidence that he may yet put his trust in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Additional Prayers For The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

ECUSA 1979, ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A twentieth-century pastoral collect for someone about to undergo surgery, first printed in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and carried into the ACNA 2019 Prayer Book in lightly revised words.