Opening Prayer
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02/11/2026
Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
Set your law before us, O God, that the laws made here, and the men and women who determine them, may find alignment with your will and obedience to your precepts.
And what does your law require but to love you with our whole heart, soul and mind?
Before we do anything today, may we order our hearts, our emotions, our desires, and our wills to love you.
May we look deep into our souls, the very essence that drives and defines us, and find there a passion to remain in fellowship with Your Spirit.
And as we use our minds with their capacity for understanding and knowledge, may we commit our thoughts to remain attuned to your own.
Beyond this, while we are not obliged to be of the same will or opinion with each other, we are commanded to show one another love in our dealings and discussions, and our composure and our compassion toward each other.
May we fulfill the law that is like unto the first to love one another as we love ourselves. On these hangs the success of this day. For in seeking your desire for us, we will discover the joy found in obedience to your law.
It is in your sovereign name we pray. Amen.
Matthew 22:36, Romans 13:8