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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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In the Morning

Almighty God, you alone gave us the breath of life, and you alone can keep alive in us the holy desires you impart. We beseech you, for your compassion’s sake, to sanctify all our thoughts and endeavors, that we may neither begin an action without a pure intention nor continue it without your blessing. And grant that, having the eyes of our mind enlightened to behold things invisible and unseen, we may in heart be inspired by your wisdom, in work be upheld by your strength, and in the end be accepted as your faithful servants; through Jesus Christ our Savior.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 670

Provenance

Rowland Williams, 1872

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A morning prayer asking God to purify our intentions before we act, and to keep alive the holy desires God plants in us through the day. It was written by the Victorian clergyman-scholar Rowland Williams, printed only after his death in 1872, and entered the Prayer Book tradition through the American revision of 1928 before reaching the ACNA 2019 book almost word for word.