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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 Social Justice

Almighty God, you created us in your own image: Grant us grace to contend fearlessly against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and help us to use our freedom rightly in the establishment of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 659

Provenance

PECUSA BCP 1928

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This urgent, plainspoken prayer against oppression is older than it looks. It was composed for the Episcopal Church's 1928 prayer book and carried forward, almost word for word, into the ACNA's Book of Common Prayer (2019).