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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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Ministry to the Dying

Almighty God, look on this your servant, lying in great weakness, and comfort him with the promise of life everlasting, given in the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ministry To The DyingMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

BCP 1979 (TEC)

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

The officiant's opening prayer at a deathbed, earliest found in the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer and carried into the ACNA's 2019 rite for "Ministry to the Dying."