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