Lord God of our salvation, you speak the word to your scattered people, and raise us up from the valley of death: Breathe your Spirit upon your Church, that we may live and stand before you confident in your risen Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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A 2019 Anglican collect written to walk straight out of Ezekiel's valley of dry bones, asking God to breathe the same Spirit-breath that raised Israel's bones into the Church gathered at the Easter Vigil.