Dear Heavenly Father,

As we begin this new year, we asked for your blessings upon this organization and continue to provide your guidance to the Officers that will lead us this year.

Lord, we pray for the power to be gentle;
the strength to be forgiving;
the patience to be understanding;
and the endurance to accept the consequences of holding on to what we believe to be right.

May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil and the power of love to overcome hatred.

We pray for the vision to see and the faith to believe in a world free from violence, a new world where fear shall no longer lead men and women to commit injustice, or selfishness to make them bring suffering to others.

Help us to devote our whole life, thought, and energy to the task of making peace, praying always for the inspiration and the power to fulfill the destiny for which all men and women were created.

We ask for a special request and ask you to watch over the men and women so far away from their families and friends. Give these individuals a calming peace and if it is your will bring them safely home to their families and friends.

Lord, we also ask that you provide strength and health to all our members that are sick, grieving, and alone.

We ask these precious things in your name.

Amen

Chaplain Faye Broseker