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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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Tuesday of Holy Week

O Lord our God, whose blessed Son gave his back to be whipped and did not hide his face from shame and spitting: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 607

Proper Preface

Preface of Holy Week

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. For our sins he was lifted high upon the Cross, that he might draw the whole world to himself; and by his suffering and death he became the author of eternal salvation for all who put their trust in him.

Provenance

American Episcopal, c.1892

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This prayer's roots go back to the American Episcopal Church's 1892 prayer book revision, where it was appointed for Wednesday of Holy Week. The ACNA 2019 revised and reassigned it to Tuesday. Its language is woven almost entirely from two scripture passages: Isaiah's Third Servant Song, in which the suffering Servant gives his back to those who strike him, and Paul's assurance in Romans 8 that present suffering is incomparable to the glory still to come.