Opening Prayer
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11/18/2025
Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
Almighty Lord, You who shakes the heavens and causes the Earth to tremble, You who causes the sea to roar and the dry land to shudder, shake us from our falseness and rekindle our desire to love and to serve You in faithfulness and truth.
You own all that we value. You own the silver and the gold, the cravings of our hearts, and the successes we achieve: all those things that we are inclined to place before our allegiance to You and deem more important than our obligation to steward this abundant wealth for the benefit of Your creation.
Fill this place with Your spirit. With the might of Your Word, speak to us of Your power and purpose, that there will be no doubt in our minds that You alone are our desire. Everything we want, that we need, and that we are given has been given by Your hand, that we would turn our hearts and minds to You and dedicate our efforts to ensure that all the people we serve––Your people––would have the assurance of Your provision, even when the world around them trembles and the upheaval of these times threatens their well–being.
Lord of the whole Earth, sea, and sky, to You may we give our whole selves, that what we do on this day would reveal Your power and provision for the children of Your creation, the very people You have entrusted to our care.
In Your mighty name, we pray. Amen.
Haggai 2:6–7