St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rothesay

God of power and mercy,
you call us once again to celebrate the coming of your Son.
Remove those things which hinder love of you,
that when he comes he may find us waiting
in awe and wonder for him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Almighty and everlasting God,
whose will it is to restore all things in your
well-beloved Son, our Lord and King:
grant that the peoples of the earth,
now divided and enslaved by sin,
may be freed and brought together
under his gentle and loving rule;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.  Amen.

God our refuge and our strength
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end
that earth shall know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God,
whose people are knit together
in one holy church,
the mystical body of your Son:
grant us grace to follow your blessed saints
in lives of faith and commitment,
and to know the inexpressible joys
you have prepared for those who love you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit
one God, now and forever.  Amen.

Grant, we beseech you, merciful Lord,
to your faithful people pardon and peace,
that they may be cleansed from all their sins
and serve you with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who live and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.  Amen.

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the Gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

Eternal God,
you have ordained and constituted the ministries
of angels and mortals in a wonderful order:
grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven,
so, at your command,
they may help and defend us on earth;
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.

Almighty God,
you call your church to witness
that in Christ we are reconciled to you.
Help us so to proclaim he good news of your love,
that all who hear it may turn to  you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and forever.

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in truth;
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.

Author and Giver of all good things,
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us in all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.  Amen.