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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 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.