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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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Prayer
The Church

For Monastic Orders and Vocations

O Lord Jesus Christ, you became poor for our sake that we might be made rich through your poverty: Guide and sanctify, we pray, those whom you call to follow you in poverty, chastity, and obedience; that by their prayer and service they may enrich your Church, and by their life and worship may glorify your Name; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 650

Provenance

Episcopal BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A modern Anglican occasional prayer for those called to monastic life, grounded in 2 Corinthians 8:9 and entering the prayer tradition through the 1979 Episcopal BCP's new "Prayers and Thanksgivings" section.