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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 Unemployed

Heavenly Father, we remember before you those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work. Guide the people of this land so to use our public and private wealth that all may find suitable and fulfilling employment, and receive a just reward for their labor; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 660

Provenance

TEC 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This gentle prayer for those out of work is a 20th-century composition: it first appears in the American Book of Common Prayer of 1979 and was carried forward, with one small wording update, into the Anglican Church in North America's 2019 Prayer Book. It has no ancient original behind it; it was written in English for a specifically modern concern.