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<\/a>O\u00a0God,
\nbecause without you we are not able to please you,<\/p>\nmercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts;<\/p>\n
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
\nwho lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
\none God,
\nnow and for ever.<\/p>\n
Amen.<\/i> BCP<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
O\u00a0God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. BCP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>O\u00a0God,