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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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For Vestry and Church Meetings

Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 648

Provenance

US Episcopal, 1979

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A modern prayer composed for the 1979 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, used when a vestry or church body gathers to deliberate. It asks God, the source of all wisdom, to guide the meeting toward what is right, and grant courage and grace to carry it out.