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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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Strengthen, O Lord

Confirmation — alternate form at the laying on of hands

Strengthen, O Lord, with your Holy Spirit, your servant N.; empower him for your service; and sustain him all the days of his life. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Confirmation

Provenance

TEC BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This short formula, spoken as the bishop lays hands on each candidate at Confirmation, entered the prayer-book tradition with the 1979 Episcopal prayer book, where it stood as the primary wording alongside the older "Defend, O Lord" that Anglican rites had carried since Cranmer. The ACNA 2019 prayer book adopted it with a slight rearrangement of words.