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Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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Father of All Mercies

Midday Prayer

Father of all mercies, you revealed your boundless compassion to your apostle Saint Peter in a three-fold vision: Forgive our unbelief, we pray, and so strengthen our hearts and enkindle our zeal, that we may fervently desire the salvation of all people, and diligently labor in the extension of your kingdom; through him who gave himself for the life of the world, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Provenance

ACNA 2019

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This prayer for midday looks to the moment in Acts 10 when Saint Peter, praying on a rooftop at noon, received a three-fold vision that broke his resistance to taking the gospel to non-Jewish people. Composed for the ACNA BCP 2019, it sits in the Midday Prayer office alongside an older companion collect about Saint Paul, who also received his mission at the noon hour.