Sample Collects for Unison Reading
Sample Collects for Unison Reading
Collects for Unison Reading will be received in single spacing and formatted to fit in a Service on a page of a folded 14 x 8.5 sheet of paper.
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come! Dwell with us in these holy days! Let Your grace and mercy help us and deliver us, so that the fruit of Your Holy Spirit will grow in us daily. We want to bring glory to Your Name, Lord – for You are JESUS, our Savior! You live and reign with Your Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever! Amen.
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: O Lord God, You supply Your servants with gracious gifts through Your indwelling Spirit. Grant that each of us may enjoy such evidence of his presence in our lives – and use his gifts to Your glory and for the common good of Your people in this place. We pray in the Name of him who is himself the Best Gift, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Sunday in Lent
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: Almighty and eternal God, You have redeemed us through Your Son, and You want nothing more than to sanctify us through Your Holy Spirit! Defend us from temptations that assault us and would mislead us. Govern and direct our lives, so we may find health and security in the ways of Your commandments. We pray in the Name of him who, in his hour of testing, was steadfast and victorious, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: Merciful Father, Your Son, the Good Shepherd, laid down his life as the Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world – and has risen from death in power and glory! Grant that we may always listen to his voice, follow where he leads, and trust him to be the Gate into the eternal sheepfold. We pray in the Name of him who is now the Lamb upon the throne, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Second Sunday after Pentecost
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: O God, Your never-failing providence sets all things in order in heaven and on earth! Defend us from hurtful things that threaten our health in body or soul. Give us those good things that will be profitable to us, especially that Gift which continually renews our lives, your Holy Spirit. We trust that through our Lord Jesus Christ You are at work for our good in every circumstance, for he is Your Son, and he lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: O Lord, Your Son promised that as we keep his Word You will come and make Your home with us! Enter our hearts with the power of Your Holy Spirit! Cleanse our minds and lead us along the Way of purity and truth, so that now, and at the end of time, You may find in us a fitting dwelling place. We pray in the Name of him who gave himself for us and still gives himself to us, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.