Matthew R. Green's Blog, page 97
April 1, 2015
A Collect for the Thirty-Seventh Day of Lent
“The light is among you for a little while longer.” Light of the world, by whom all see the truth and all things are exposed, reveal to us where we yet value the darkness and the places where we hide from you, from others, and from ourselves, that��we might present our whole selves to you […]
March 31, 2015
A Collect for the Thirty-Sixth Day of Lent
“… unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” God of life and death, who gave up much in order to gain much more,��reveal to us��what we are afraid to lose and what we cling to in order to live, and […]
March 30, 2015
A Collect for the Thirty-Fifth Day of Lent
“… behold your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” King of Glory, who rode��toward your fate in��both praise��and��humility, turn our hearts to look with anticipation and expectancy��for you, that we might be filled with great joy at your��appearance and with awe at your gentle spirit, who livest and reigneth with the Father and […]
March 29, 2015
A Collect for Palm Sunday
“Hosanna to the Son of David!” Holy Father,��whose presence causes��creation itself to declare your praise, fill our hearts with joy��at your presence, that we might join with the rocks who��cry out and the infants��out of whose mouths you have prepared praise, through him who cleansed the temple and healed the blind and the lame, and […]
March 28, 2015
A Collect for the Thirty-Fourth Day of Lent
“And do you not remember?” Master of all creation, time, and space, who knows the end from the beginning and sees��all that occurs between them at once, let us not forget the��things you have done for us and the ways that you have worked in our lives, that we might��trust all the stronger in your […]
A Collect for the Thirty-Second Day of Lent
������ beware of the leaven������ God of great and small, whom nothing escapes, but whose eye is upon even the smallest sparrow, open our eyes to the��small things in our lives that can��grow and spread throughout, that we may not unknowingly��be overcome gradually by sin and weakness, but instead��grow filled with��love, joy, and peace, through […]
March 27, 2015
A Collect for the Thirty-Third Day of Lent
“And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread.” Gracious��Father, who��knows that we are like sheep without a shepherd, have patience with��us when we do not understand your word and will,��and give us wisdom to listen for your Spirit, that we might discern more clearly what you wish us to […]
March 25, 2015
A Collect for the Thirty-First Day of Lent
“… beware of the leaven of the Pharisees…” God of wisdom, who knows the hearts of all men, grant us eyes to see when��people are trying to draw us to a path that you have not laid out for us and��bind us to things that take the place of the Holy Spirit in our lives, […]
March 24, 2015
A Collect for the Thirtieth Day of Lent
“… no sign will be given to this generation.” Almighty God, who is beyond the understanding of your creation, grant to us comfort and perseverance��in those times when there is no sign of��you, for we die��apart from your presence, and do not hide your face��forever, for we are but sheep in need of the good��shepherd, […]
March 23, 2015
A Collect for the Twenty-Ninth Day of Lent
“And he sighed deeply in his spirit…” Longsuffering Lord,��for whom nothing is new under the sun, be merciful to us when we are obstinate and foolish, for you know that we have much yet to learn,��and we are broken in mind and heart, and give us hearts that desire to��cast off our own wisdom and […]
