Collect
Loving God,
for whom the isles wait,
we thank you for your servant Charles Elliot Fox,
whose brilliance and spirit
enlivened your church in Melanesia;
help us, like him, to be steadfast in hope,
patient in suffering,
and enquiring in mind,
true disciples of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Amen.
Prayer
Our Father,
save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
Giver of the present, hope for the future:
save us from the time of trial.
When prophets warn us of doom,
of catastrophe and of suffering beyond belief,
then, God, free us from our helplessness,
and deliver us from evil.
Save us from our arrogance and folly,
for you are God who created the world;
you have redeemed us and you are our salvation.
Amen