O Lord, you have taught us that
without love whatever we do is worth nothing;
Send your Holy Spirit and pour into
our hearts your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all
virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you. Grant this
for the sake of your only Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer