Opening Prayer
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01/21/2026
Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
Deliver us, O Lord. We call on Your name. Answer us. Remind us again that You are with us in times of trouble. You are our refuge and our strength. You will rescue us because You love us.
And who can separate us from Your love? In the face of hardship and hatred, famine and fear, with You alongside us, what can stand against us? Dare we say that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor anything in the present, nor in the future, can stand in the way of your redeeming love?
May we live this day convinced that trusting in You we will find safety and security. In the shadow of your outstretched arms, we need not be afraid.
Guard us then wherever we go. If we stumble, bear us up. Keep us from falling. When we walk into harm's way or when we find ourselves surrounded by that which would hurt us, keep us safe from all evil.
In You, O Lord most high, do we trust. And in Your sovereign name, we pray. Amen.