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November 11, 2015
A Collect for November 11, 2015
“And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them…” Almighty One, in whose presence healing flows, give us the courage to reveal to ourselves, to you, and to your body, which is the church, the lame […]
November 9, 2015
A Collect for November 9, 2015
“… it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” O God, whose nature is love and who provided the Law in order to lead us to that love, teach us to pay attention to that which is in us and that which […]
November 3, 2015
A Collect for November 3, 2015
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field…” O Lord, who fills the storehouses of heaven with treasure and who is, himself, the prize most to be desired, open our eyes that we might behold the true value of your ways and your kingdom so that we might be eager to sacrifice those […]
November 1, 2015
A Collect for November 1, 2015
Gracious Lord, who, knowing that you would heal the source of the crowd’s suffering, yet still were moved by the pain of those around you, grant that we might likewise have soft hearts that are moved to share in the suffering of those around us. We ask this in your name, who lives and intercedes for us all […]
April 4, 2015
A Collect for Holy Saturday
“The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning.” God of heaven and earth, whose grief��rent the curtain of the temple and shook the foundations of the earth, rend also our hearts at the loss we have suffered, and may��our bones be shaken at the��suffering we have caused; cause us […]
April 3, 2015
A Collect for Good Friday
“… he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” Suffering servant, who for this day was born and for this sacrifice came into the world, fill our hearts��with sorrow��that we caused this day to be necessary, with gratitude��at what you were willing to endure, with��compassion for those like Pilate and the council��who did not […]
April 2, 2015
A Collect for Maundy Thursday
“… he loved them to the end.” Loving Father, who looks upon us with joy and compassion, teach us to love as you have loved, giving of yourself as a servant, teacher, and sacrifice, and let us also receive��your love fully, that we might not give��out of emptiness and obligation, but out of��fullness and joy, […]
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 […]
