Commontide
O Lord our heavenly Father, whose blessed Son came not to be served, but to serve: We ask you to bless all who, following in his steps, give themselves to the service of others; endue them with wisdom, patience, and courage, that they may strengthen the weak and raise up those who fall, and, being inspired by your love, may worthily minister to the suffering, the friendless, and the needy; for the sake of him who laid down his life for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 660
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A modern American prayer for those who give themselves to serving others, first printed in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and restored to its fuller original wording by the ACNA's 2019 revisers after the 1979 book had shortened it.