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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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Baptism & Confirmation

Confirmation

Go forth into the world in peace, be of good courage, and fight the good fight of faith, that you may finish your course with joy; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

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  • Confirmation

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A dismissal blessing in two joined movements: a Pauline charge to press on in faith and a Trinitarian benediction. A longer parent form circulated in early-twentieth-century Anglican Confirmation use; the ACNA BCP 2019 condensed it, replacing a chain of exhortations drawn from 1 Thessalonians with two crisp Pauline metaphors of fighting and finishing.