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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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For Agriculture and Farming

Almighty God, we thank you for making the earth fruitful, so that it may produce what is needed to sustain our life: Bless those who work in the fields; give us seasonable weather; and grant that we may all share the fruits of the earth, rejoicing in your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 660

Provenance

ECUSA 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A short 20th-century Anglican prayer for farmers and the harvest, first printed in the Episcopal Church's 1979 prayer book and carried almost unchanged into the ACNA's 2019 Book of Common Prayer.