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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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Good Friday — The Solemn Collects

Almighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting and whose power is infinite: We commend our nation to your merciful care, that being guided by your Providence, we may dwell secure in your peace. Grant to our President/Sovereign/Prime Minister, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do your will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in your fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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  • Good FridayLent & Holy Week

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This Good Friday prayer for the nation's leaders opens with a line Thomas Cranmer wrote for the very first English Prayer Book in 1549, but the rest of the prayer was newly composed for the American Anglican Church's 2019 Prayer Book, which grafted that four-hundred-year-old opening onto a fresh petition for civil rulers.