Commontide

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 Vestry and Church Meetings

Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 648

Provenance

US Episcopal, 1979

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A modern prayer composed for the 1979 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, used when a vestry or church body gathers to deliberate. It asks God, the source of all wisdom, to guide the meeting toward what is right, and grant courage and grace to carry it out.