I’ve been journeying through a new prayer book called “Common Prayer” and so far I really like it. This morning I am sitting by my fireplace and drinking tea and listening for God… And here is the blessing for today, December 11… “May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ go with you: wherever He …
“Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what You promise, make us love what You command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever, Amen.”
This is the collect for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: O God, because without You we are not able to please You, mercifully grant that Your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now …
Grant us, O Lord, to trust in You with all our hearts; for, as You always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so You never forsake those who make their boast of Your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now …