Lord, tonight, we will face all that most concerns us: our fears, the shadowed places of the mind; the coming of winter darkness; the cold thin place between waking and sleep. We call to mind the powerless, the lonely, those who most fear the knock at the door; all those deceived by the world’s empty promises; all those cowed by menaces or threats. We stand with those weak in body, mind or spirit and those seduced by treats or hurt by tricks. Lord, your light shines into every darkness. You told us: Pray “deliver us from evil.” Your Spirit gives us hope, gives us courage, a candle in the window unhurt by the wind. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
(Prayer for All Hallows Eve from The Church of England)