Loving God, We come to you in gratitude todayGiving thanks for fellowship and friendshipAnd the promise of a new school year full of hopes and plans We welcome our new colleagues into our family and ask that you bless them and guide them as they begin their journey with usBless and guide those of us who […]
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God, we do good work, important work. Instill in us a spirit of gratitude for community, for this community, and for the good work we do – together. Instill in us a spirit of service. Help us to see you, God, in all of our students and staff and faculty. And instill in us too, a […]
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O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock. Thou hast decreed that all shall belong to the same household. In Thy Holy Presence they are all Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are illumined through the […]
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O God, we are one with you. You have made us one with you.You have taught us that if we are open to one another, you dwell in us.Help us to preserve this openness and to fight for it with all our hearts. Help us to realize thatthere can be no understanding where there is […]
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Give us a blessing so that our words and actions be one in unity,and that we be able to listen to each other, in so doing,we shall with good heart walk hand in hand to face the future. In the presence of the outside, we are thankful for many blessings.I make my prayer for all […]
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In this century and in any century,Our deepest hope, our most tender prayer,Is that we learn to listen.May we listen to one another in openness and mercyMay we listen to plants and animals in wonder and respectMay We listen to our own hearts in love and forgiveness May we listen to God in quietness and awe.And […]
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Send thy peace O Lord, which is perfect and everlasting,that our souls may radiate peace.Send thy peace O Lord, that we may think, act, and speak harmoniously.Send thy peace O Lord, that we may be contented and thankful for Thy bountiful gifts.Send thy peace O Lord, that amidst our worldly strife, we may enjoy Thy […]
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Almighty God, who are mother and father to us all,Look upon your planet Earth divided.Help us to know that we are all your children,That all nations belong to one great family,And that all of our religions lead to you. Multiply our prayers in every landUntil the whole Earth becomes your congregation,United in your love.Sustain our […]
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Jesus, looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your son so that the son may glorify you, I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world.They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.Now they know that everything […]
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One only Holy Spirit of Father and sonin whom all are baptized,one giver of many gifts,one tree of many fruitsone speaker of every tongue, renew in our daythe wonders of Pentecost,grant that people of every race and nationmay understand one another, and as one, proclaimthe praises of God.Grant that all may be oneas you, Spirit, […]
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