Prayer for Council Meetings

Eternal Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
    We offer this meeting of our council to You,
    and ask You to bless it with Your wisdom and guidance.
We thank You for this opportunity to be together
    to grow in our love and service of You, our church,
    our order, and of each other.
We ask You to enlighten our minds to know what
    is true and just, to strengthen our wills to carry
    out faithfully what we come to see as our duty.
May all of our thoughts, words and actions be
    directed in making Your name and Your love
    better known among mankind for their growth in
    holiness, and for their happiness here and in
    eternity.  Amen