When the way is unclear: “Lord, I do not know which way to go. Show me the next right step, give me the sense to see it and the courage to take it, and keep me close to you whatever I choose. Amen.” The Book of Common Prayer has an older one, “For Guidance.” The Book of Common Prayer’s prayer for guidance The Episcopal Church’s 1928 prayer book prints this among its family prayers. Its opening borrows from two psalms:…

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