A Sojourner's Quest

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For our [bishops and other] clergy, and for the congregations committed to their charge, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy upon us. For our country, for all its people, and for those who are entrusted with civil authority, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy upon us. For this city, and for all the cities and countries, and for those who in faith dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy upon us. [Amen.] ~ Roger Geffen. The Handbook of Public Prayer . p. 115.

Prayer for Profession of the Truth, Hilary

Keep us, O Lord, from the vain strife of words, and grant to us a constant profession of the truth. Preserve us in the Faith, true and undefiled; so that we may ever hold fast that which we professed when we were baptized into the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; that we may have Thee for our Father, that we abide in Thy Son, and in the fellowship of the Holy Ghost; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

~ S. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, A.D. 300 S. E. Fox. A Chain of Prayer across the Ages . p. 233.

Prayer for a Christ-centered Life, Patrick

I arise today Through the strength of heaven;

Light of the sun, Splendor of fire, Speed of lightning, Swiftness of the wind, Depth of the sea, Stability of the earth, Firmness of the rock.