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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 All Missionaries

O God, you desire that all people be saved and come to knowledge of the truth: Prosper all those who live, preach, and teach the Gospel at home and in distant lands; protect them in all perils, support them in their loneliness, sustain them in the hour of trial; give them your abundant grace to bear faithful witness; and endue them with burning zeal and love, that they may turn many to righteousness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 652

Provenance

Canadian BCP 1918

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer for all who carry the Gospel at home or abroad, this collect opens with the universal missionary mandate of 1 Timothy 2:4 and asks God to protect, sustain, and inflame those who bear witness.