All Desires Known

Third Edition

Janet Morley

• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Year: 2006
• Print ISBN: 9780819222251
• eBook ISBN: 9780819226563
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Rituals & Practice

A classic and indispensable resource for public worship and private devotion that speaks to people across a range of traditions - both within and beyond the church. Composed in response to the desire for worship language of worship that's inclusive of women's experience yet deeply rooted in the words, stories, and images of Scripture, they have resonated not only with women, but with all who love the Bible and who want to pray with honesty and directness. The third edition introduces a fresh selection of material on themes of global justice, as well as a contemporary Eucharist and prayers that coincide with the Revised Common Lectionary.

Collects

Collects

1. ANNUNCIATION/NOT AMONG THE IMPRESSIVE

O unknown God,

whose presence is announced

not among the impressive

but in obscurity:

come, overshadow us now,

and speak to our hidden places;

that, entering your darkness with joy,

we may choose to co-operate with you,

through Jesus Christ, Amen.

Luke 1.2–38; 1 Corinthians 1.26–end

Advent 4 (BC); Proper 6 (BC); Annunciation (ABC)

2. APPALLING SACRIFICE

Fearful God,

you require of our love

appalling sacrifice;

and your lasting promise

is contained in contradiction.

May we so lay on your altar

our dearest desires

that we may receive them back from you

as unaccountable gift,

through Jesus Christ, Amen.

Genesis 22.1–18; Mark 8.34–35

Lent 2 (B); Proper 8 (ABC); Proper 19 (B)

3. A SCANDAL TO MANY

Christ our cornerstone,

you were recognized at your presentation

as a sign of hope for the world,

but also as a stumbling-block for many:

may we so present our bodies to your service,

that, in sharing your scandal,

we may become a people acceptable to you,

in your name, Amen.

Luke 2.22–35; 1 Peter 2.1–10

Christmas 1 (B); Epiphany 4 (C); Presentation (ABC)

4. A STRANGE LAND

O God, whom to follow

is to risk our whole lives:

as Ruth and Naomi

loved and held to one another,

abandoning the ways of the past,

so may we also not be divided,

but travel together

into that strange land where you will lead us

through Jesus Christ, Amen.

Ruth 1.8–17

4 before Advent (B)

[Revised Common Lectionary]

5. BEARING CHRIST IN OUR BODY

O Christ,

to serve whose gospel you have filled us

not with timidity, but power:

help us bear in our body

your wounded humanity;

that we may bodily show forth

your resurrection life, Amen.

John 5.1–9; 2 Corinthians 4.1–12; 2 Timothy 1.7

Easter 6 (C); Proper 4 (B); Proper 22 (C); Saints’ Days

6. CALL/SAINTS

Christ, whose insistent call

disturbs our settled lives:

give us discernment to hear your word,

grace to relinquish our tasks,

and courage to follow empty-handed

wherever you may lead;

that the voice of your gospel

may reach to the ends of the earth, Amen.

Matthew 4.12–20; Romans 10.12–18

Epiphany 2 (AB); Epiphany 3 (A); Proper 1 (C); Saints’ Days

7. CALLED TO THE FEAST

O God, at whose table

we are no longer strangers;

may we not refuse your call

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Collects
• Formal Prayers
• Psalms and Poems
• Thy Kingdom Come
• Notes on Copyright