Commontide

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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Commontide
Collect
Worship & the Office

Compline

O God, your unfailing providence sustains the world we live in and the life we live: Watch over those, both night and day, who work while others sleep, and grant that we may never forget that our common life depends upon each other’s toil; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Provenance

Episcopal BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A modern prayer composed for the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, calling for God's watch over those who labor through the night while others sleep, and reminding worshippers that everyday life rests on one another's unseen toil.