Good Friday - A New Zealand Prayerbook

Collect
Gracious and eternal God, look with mery on this your family
for which our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed into the hands of his adversaries
and to suffer death upon the cross; and grant us to rejoice at the benefits of his passion; through him
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever.

The prayers

Lord Jesus Christ, as we kneel at the foot of your cross,
help us to see and know your love for us, so that we may place at your feet
all that we have and are.

Lord Jesus Chirst, crucified fo us,
we kneel at the foot of your cross to watch with you.
Help us to see the cost of our forgiveness so that we may be made
new through your love.

Merciful God, creator of all the peoples of the earth and lover of every soul;
have compassion on all who do not know you,
let your gospel be preached with grace and power
to those who have not heard it,
turn the hearts of those who oppose it,
and bring home to your fold all who have gone astray;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.