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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 Those Who Live Alone

Almighty God, whose Son had nowhere to lay his head: Grant that all those who live alone may not be lonely in their solitude, but that, following in his steps, they may find fulfillment in loving you and their neighbors; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 662

Provenance

BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This little prayer for people living on their own entered the Book of Common Prayer in 1979 and came into the ACNA's 2019 prayer book almost word for word. It opens by remembering that Jesus himself, in his earthly ministry, "had nowhere to lay his head," and asks that solitude become a place to meet God rather than a place of loneliness.