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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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Thanksgiving
Prayers

For the Diversity of Races and Cultures

O God, who created all peoples in your image: We thank you for the diversity of races and cultures in this world. Show us your presence in those who differ from us, and enrich our lives with their fellowship, until our knowledge of your love is made perfect in our love for all your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 682

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A modern American thanksgiving for the diversity of races and cultures, composed for the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and later tightened by the ACNA 2019 revisers into the wording this app carries.