Collect: All-knowing and consecrating God, the chief shepherd of our souls, we thank you for the ordained ministry of the church, and the gift of the prophetic word you have endowed upon your servants. Grace your ministers with the heart of a servant, so that they may receive the compassion and love of our Saviour Jesus Christ. May they be transformed to destroy the evil around them and build lives for your Kingdom. Empower them to serve you, not out of compulsion, but with commitment, not for sordid gains, but with willingness and eagerness, not to lord over, but as examples, through Jesus Christ our Servant Lord, who lives and reigns with you andtheHoly Spirit, one God, now and forevermore. Amen.