16 April 2018

A Prayer for the Mission of the Church

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Swiebodzin, Poland


LORD JESUS CHRIST  
who didst stretch out thine arms of love
upon the hard wood of the Cross,
that all men everywhere might come
within the reach of thy saving embrace:
So clothe us with thy Spirit
that we, reaching forth our hands in love,
may bring those who do not know thee
to the knowledge and love of thee;
for the honour of thy Name. Amen.


a prayer by Dr. Charles Henry Brent
The Episcopal Church  USA