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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 Unemployed

Heavenly Father, we remember before you those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work. Guide the people of this land so to use our public and private wealth that all may find suitable and fulfilling employment, and receive a just reward for their labor; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 660

Provenance

TEC 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This gentle prayer for those out of work is a 20th-century composition: it first appears in the American Book of Common Prayer of 1979 and was carried forward, with one small wording update, into the Anglican Church in North America's 2019 Prayer Book. It has no ancient original behind it; it was written in English for a specifically modern concern.