74 Prayers of Great Traditions
I pray for the church and mission of Jesus Christ in all places......
I pray for all in authority and for the needs of the world......
Relieve and comfort the persecuted and afflicted; speak peace
to troubled consciences; strengthen the weak; confirm the strong;
instruct the ignorant; deliver the oppressed from those who crush
them; relieve the needy who have no other help; and bring us all,
by the waters of comfort and in the ways of righteousness, to the
kingdom of rest and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.^249
Our Father......
Conclusion
To God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ – to the eternal Son that was
incarnate and born of a virgin – to the Spirit of the Father and the Son, be
honour and glory, worship and thanksgiving, now and for ever. Amen.^250
The Evening Office
Preparation
Lord, visit this place with your mercy and me with your grace and
salvation. Let your holy angels pitch their tents round about, that no
illusion of the night may abuse me, the spirits of darkness may not
come near to hurt and no evil or sad accident oppress. May the eternal
Spirit of the Father indwell my soul and body, filling every corner of
my heart with light and grace. Let your blessing, most blessed God,
be upon me for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.^251