Collect
Gracious and loving God,
you bring good tidings to the afflicted,
bind up the broken-hearted,
and proclaim liberty to the captives;
we thank you for sending Elizabeth Fry
into the prisons with words of comfort and deeds of care:
grant that all who minister to those in prison
may be filled with your compassion
and be bearers of your hope;
through Jesus Christ our Redeemer.
Amen.
Prayer
Our Father,
forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Eternal God,
by your power we are created
and by your love we are redeemed;
guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,
that we may give ourselves to your service
and live this day in love to one another and to you.
Amen.