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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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Death & the Departed

The Burial of the Dead — Additional Prayers

Grant, O Lord, to all who are bereaved the spirit of faith and courage, that they may have strength to meet the days to come with steadfastness and patience; not sorrowing as those without hope, but in thankful remembrance of your great goodness, and in the joyful expectation of eternal life with all who love you. This we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

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  • Burial Of The DeadThe Burial of the Dead

Provenance

Episcopal Church 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer of pastoral courage for the bereaved, composed for the modern Anglican burial rite. It asks God to give the grieving the spirit of faith and courage to face the days ahead with steadfastness and patience, closing with the distinctly Christian note of 1 Thessalonians 4:13: not sorrowing as those without hope. It appears first in the 1979 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and has been carried, with minor revision, into the ACNA BCP 2019.