Liturgical
Resources for Easter 5 (Year A)
Collects
Almighty God,
your Son Jesus Christ is the way,
the truth, and the life.
Give us grace to love one another
and walk in the way of his
commandments,
who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen. [i]
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten
Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to
us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace
going before us
you put into our minds good
desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen
Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen. [ii]
Risen Christ,
your wounds declare your love for
the world
and the wonder of your risen
life:
give us compassion and courage
to risk ourselves for those we
serve,
to the glory of God the
Father. Amen. [iii]
Almighty God,
your Son Jesus Christ is the way,
the truth, and the life.
Give us grace to love one
another,
to follow in the way of his
commandments,
and to share his risen life with
all the world,
for he lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen. [iv]
Risen Christ,
you prepare a place for us,
in the home of the
Mother-and-Father of us all.
Draw us more deeply into
yourself,
through scripture read,
water splashed,
bread broken,
wine poured,
so that when our hearts are
troubled,
we will know you more completely
as the way, the truth, and the
life. Amen. [v]
We have behold your glory, O God,
in the face of Christ Jesus your
Son.
Enliven our faith,
that through Christ we may put
our trust in you.
Deepen our faith,
that in Christ we may serve you.
Complete our faith,
that one day we may live with you
in that place which Christ
prepares for us,
where he lives with you in the
unity of the Holy spirit,
God for ever and ever. Amen. [vi]
Generous God,
whose way is love,
whose truth is searching,
whose life is freely given in
Jesus Christ our Lord:
as you have opened for us your
house of many rooms,
so may we make a place for the
rejected and unloved,
and share the work of peace;
through Jesus Christ, the image
of God. Amen. [vii]
Prayer over the Gifts
Gracious God,
you show us your way
and give us your divine life.
May everything we do
be directed by the knowledge of
your truth.
We ask this in the name of Jesus
Christ the risen Lord. Amen. [viii]
Blessed are you, O God, ruler of
heaven and earth.
Day by day you shower us with
blessings.
As you have raised us to new life
in Christ,
give us glad and generous hearts,
ready to praise you
and to respond to those in need,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior
and Lord. Amen. [ix]
Prayer after Communion
God of love,
in this eucharist we have heard
your truth
and shared in your life.
May we always walk in your way,
in the name of Jesus Christ the
Lord. Amen. [x]
Eternal God,
whose son Jesus Christ is the
way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and
for ever. Amen. [xi]
Life-giving God,
in the mystery of Christ’s
resurrection
you send light to conquer
darkness,
water to give new life,
and the bread of life to nourish
your people.
Send us forth as witnesses to
your Son’s resurrection,
that we may show your glory to
all the world,
through Jesus Christ, our risen
Lord. Amen. [xii]
[iv] Evangelical Lutheran Church in America & Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Canada, Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), 34.
[vi] English Language Liturgical Consultation, Opening Prayers: Collects in Contemporary Language (1999), 42,
[vii] Steven Shakespeare, Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009), 23.
[ix] Evangelical Lutheran Church in America & Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Canada, Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), 64.
[xii] Evangelical Lutheran Church in America & Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Canada, Evangelical Lutheran
Worship (2006), 65.
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