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¶    Further Short Prefaces and Blessings
     
    Short Prefaces  
     
    Ministry
    And now we give you thanks
    because within the royal priesthood of your Church
    you ordain ministers to proclaim the word of God,
    to care for your people
    and to celebrate the sacraments of the new covenant.
     
    Unity
    And now we give you thanks
    because of the unity that you have given us in your Son
    and that you are the God and Father of us all,
    above all and through all and in all.
     
    Blessings  
     
    Harvest/Creation
    May God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
    who is the source of all goodness and growth,
    pour his blessing upon all things created,
    and upon you his children,
    that you may use them to his glory and the welfare of all peoples;
    and the blessing …
     
    May God who clothes the lilies and feeds the birds of the sky,
    who leads the lambs to pasture and the deer to water,
    who multiplied loaves and fishes and changed water into wine,
    lead us, feed us, multiply us,
    and change us to reflect the glory of our Creator
    through all eternity;
    and the blessing …
     
    Ministry
    Almighty God,
    who for the salvation of the world
    gives to his people many gifts and ministries
          to the advancement of his glory,
    stir up in you the gifts of his grace,
    sustain each one of you in your own ministry;
    and the blessing …
     
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