Opening Prayer
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01/30/2026
Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
To You, O Lord, we pray for mercy. In our prosperity, we assume that nothing bad will come our way. In our tranquility, we believe that we will never be shaken.
How easily we receive Your favor. Like a mountain that cannot be moved, we stand assured that You have endowed us with strength and majesty.
Have pity on us, O God, when it seems that You have hidden Your face from us. Hear us when we cry to You for mercy. Without You beside us, to guide us through the times of want and weakness, we are terrified. Deprived of Your loving–kindness, we know nothing but dismay and despair.
To You, O Lord, we cry for mercy, that even in our worst moments, we would feel secure in Your compassion, hopeful in Your deliverance, and unwavering in the strength that is found only in You.
In Your strong and gracious name, we pray. Amen.
Psalm 30:6–8