Fan its flame after we part and inspire our best contributions. Grant us the power of Your Holy Spirit to work together because it’s impossible to see past our human stubbornness without You.īless us Lord, as we leave here today, to take Your passion with us. Our passion for discussion today is fueled by You, our Father, who with the same note of passion created us to be light to the world… color to dullness… life to dead places… and love to lost faces. The lives that You will touch and the people in this room You will use to brighten dark spaces and lift sad hearts. We look forward to the ways that You will surprise and amaze us with Your faithfulness. Lord, we believe that You will provide for us. We pray for your assurance that we are operating within Your will. As we bow our heads and lift up our plans to You, we pray that You bless our hearts and minds to know we have done well in Your eyes. Take that stirring of love that we feel for each other and guide our steps to be faithful friends and extensions of Your love to those that You have seated beside pf and across from us today. There are very real hurts that some are coping with, and needs of others that we ache to help with and meet. Each of us have a life outside of these walls. We continue to strive for Your will, piece by piece, until You call us home.īless all of us in this meeting today. One by one, as we stand and speak and work, we see our individual pieces moving into place. Thank You for the ideas that You spoke life into here today, and for the courage of each voice that stood to be heard. As a team, a unified body focused on the gospel of Christ, we can do great things in Your honor as we were purposed to do. But together, we can complement each other’s strengths and cancel out our weaknesses. Not one of us can further Your plans on our own. The church doesn’t stand on any one person's’ shoulders. In the spaces of our hearts that harbor envy and ambition, we prayerfully ask You to make room for humility and shared credit. We confess that honoring You through our work is not always at the forefront of our minds as we strive for end goals. When we look at this meeting through Your eyes, we see Your gifts fostered in us to further Your plans.įorgive us, Father, for the control and the credit that we grasp for in these meetings while planning and accomplishing projects together. “Make every effort to preserve the unity the Spirit has already created, with peace binding you together.” ( Ephesians 4:3)įather, praise You for the gift of unity that the Spirit creates in our relationships! You place others perfectly in our lives, and inspire us as Christians to work together with the gifts that we have been blessed with. Use your departure as a time to thank God and ask for His protection and blessings. Closing prayers are a wonderful way to end a meeting, small group, church service, or any type of gathering! Here is a beautiful prayer to use in closing your time together.
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