<html><body style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /><div>Collect for Proper 17:</div><div><br /></div><div>Let us pray:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">Creator God,</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">all you have made is good,</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">even very good.</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">We in our divided minds</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">separate your creation</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">into clean and unclean.</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">Clear our minds to see you</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">both in what we call profane</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">as well as in the sacred.</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, </p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, </p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">one God for ever and ever. Amen</p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><br /><br /></p><div>For reflection on Proper 17 go to > </div><p><font size="2"></font><a href="http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/"><font size="2">http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/</font></a></p><div><br /></div><div>Bob Eldan</div><div>Lander, Wyoming</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></body></html>