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For the Acceptance of Prayer

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. 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).