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God of mercy and compassion, you brought about the salvation of the world through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Have mercy on us when we fail to live the new life you have given us; raise us up when our sinfulness sinks us into discouragement; grant us courage to renew our desire to live according to your will, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Friday, May 20, 2022.

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Lord God of power and might, you have revealed to us in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ that true strength lies in self-surrendering love. Make us his faithful disciples in every trial, and make us a genuine source of strength to one another, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Thursday, May 19, 2022.

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Ever-living God, you have given us the water of life to drink through our risen Savior, vine, rock, Word. Make us so thirst for him that we will turn aside from all lesser thirsts, through him who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

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God of peace, you sent among us the Prince of Peace, our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the victory of his cross, put to death all within and around us that is still dedicated to division and death. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

God our Father, you sent your only Son to bring your healing love into our wounded world. Through the power of his Death and Resurrection, make whole all that is broken in us and between us, that we may sing praise to your name with one voice through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Monday, May 16, 2022.

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Pour forth upon your Church, O Lord, the gift of your Holy Spirit, that our love for one another and for your Word may set fire to our world as the apostles set fire to theirs, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Saturday, May 14, 2022.

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God of glory, you dwell in our midst through Jesus Christ, the new and eternal Temple of your Presence. Turn our hearts to worship you in the midst of our daily lives, that we may come one day to dwell with you in light, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Friday, May 13, 2022.

O God our Father, you sent your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to be our way, our truth, and our life. At this morning hour, we lift our hearts to you in prayer and ask that you guide us through this day according to your will, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Thursday, May 12, 2022.

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O God, you are over all, in all, beyond all. Open our eyes to see the wonders that surround us; open our hearts to know the wonders of our brothers and sisters; open our lips to sing your praise. Restore all peoples in your image, who is Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

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