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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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For a Birthday

O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants whose birthdays we remember as he begins another year. Grant that he may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen his trust in your goodness all the days of his life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 666

Provenance

BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A birthday prayer composed fresh for the American Book of Common Prayer of 1979, opening with a borrowed line from the Psalms before turning to its own petition for wisdom, grace, and trust as another year begins.