Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Preface of the Epiphany
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who took on our mortal flesh to reveal his glory; that he might bring us out of darkness and into his own glorious light.
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A missional prayer written for the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer, attributed to Massey H. Shepherd Jr., the leading liturgical scholar who shaped that revision over three decades. It asks for the grace to answer Christ's call as readily as the first disciples did, and to proclaim the Good News so that the whole world may perceive what God is doing.