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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 the Spirit of Prayer

O Almighty God, you pour out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and of supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 647

Provenance

US Episcopal, c. 1789

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A collect for inner readiness at prayer, drawing its opening phrase from Zechariah's prophecy of a poured-out spirit of supplication and closing with Jesus's own words about worship in spirit and truth. A fixture of the American Book of Common Prayer since at least the nineteenth century.