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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 the Harvest of Lands and Waters

O gracious Father, you open your hand and fill all living things with plenteousness: Bless the lands and waters, and multiply the harvests of the world; send forth your breath, and renew the face of the earth; show your loving-kindness, that our land may yield its increase; and save us from selfish use of what you provide, that the poor and needy may give thanks to your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 653

Provenance

US BCP 1928

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A harvest prayer of the American "For Fruitful Seasons" tradition, attested word for word in the 1928 prayer book and woven almost entirely from the Psalms. The opening clause quotes the Coverdale psalter verbatim; the central petition borrows the Pentecost psalm's image of God's breath renewing the earth.