Advent 2 Collect
Let us pray (in silence) [that our way is prepared for God’s swift coming] Stir up your power, O Lord, [or Stir up your power, O God,] and with your great might come to our aid, so that where our sins impede us, the help of your
Let us pray (in silence) [that our way is prepared for God’s swift coming] Stir up your power, O Lord, [or Stir up your power, O God,] and with your great might come to our aid, so that where our sins impede us, the help of your
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