Almighty God, your truth endures from age to age: Direct in our time, we pray, those who speak where many listen and write what many read; that they may speak your truth to make the heart of this people wise, its mind discerning, and its will righteous; to the honor of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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A modern prayer asking God to guide journalists, broadcasters, and anyone whose words reach a wide audience, so that public discourse might grow wise, clear-eyed, and good. First printed in the Episcopal Church's 1979 Book of Common Prayer, it reaches the wording used here in the Anglican Church in North America's 2019 Book of Common Prayer.