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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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For a Spirit of Evangelism

Almighty God our Savior, you desire that none should perish, and you have taught us through your Son that there is great joy in heaven over every sinner who repents: Grant that our hearts may ache for a lost and broken world. May your Holy Spirit work through our words, deeds, and prayers, that the lost may be found and the dead made alive, and that all your redeemed may rejoice around your throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 652

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A modern Anglican prayer for an outward-facing heart, composed for the ACNA's 2019 Book of Common Prayer. It draws on 2 Peter 3:9 and the Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15) to ask that the church be moved where God is moved: toward the lost.