We all need help praying. One of the things that has helped me is using The Book of Common Prayer. I recently began using it more regularly again. At the start of the BCP you will find the Daily Office, brief services for individuals or groups that are a combination of prayers, canticles, readings, and …
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A Collect for the First Sunday of Christmas
Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, kindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Evening Collects
Both of these prayers, I think, are beautiful in their acknowledgment of our human condition and our dependence on Christ in the midst of it. And both are from The Book of Common Prayer, the 2019 edition. May they bless you this night. “Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of …