Opening Prayer
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01/16/2026
Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
Merciful God, as we look back on the past week, we pray that You will be pleased with our efforts and would forgive our shortcomings.
Cause us to remember that when we have fulfilled Your purpose, readily received the opportunities You have laid before us, and completed Your work without hesitation, it was You who empowered us and You who should be praised.
Jars of clay that we are, we confess the times when we have dehumanized our enemies, when we have been slow to respond to the needs of others and quick to ensure our own comfort. Give us grace to approach You with humility and honesty.
Reveal to us that the treasure we steward is not our own well–being, but the bounty of Your gracious desire to transform all things, even us, so that Your surpassing power may be revealed in our lives and over all that seeks to distract and dissuade us from following You and living our lives in accordance with Your will.
We commend this past week and our work to Your care and Your blessing, praying in the power of Your merciful name. Amen.