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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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Grace at Meals

Blessed are you, O Lord God, King of the Universe, for you give us food to sustain our lives and make our hearts glad; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 671

Provenance

TEC 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A simple, unattributed table grace, the third of four printed under "Grace at Meals" in the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer, whose opening words deliberately echo the ancient Jewish table-blessing form. It is not the same wording used in the Anglican Church in North America's 2019 prayer book, which carries a different, thee/thou-register grace at the equivalent spot.