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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 the Spirit of Prayer

O Almighty God, you pour out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and of supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 647

Provenance

US Episcopal, c. 1789

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A collect for inner readiness at prayer, drawing its opening phrase from Zechariah's prophecy of a poured-out spirit of supplication and closing with Jesus's own words about worship in spirit and truth. A fixture of the American Book of Common Prayer since at least the nineteenth century.