Closing prayer for the meeting, offered by Erin McCracken:
Gracious God,
We give you thanks for this church family. You have drawn us together in this moment in time so that we may live out the Gospel in new and bold ways. So that we might reflect your love in fellowship with and in service to our siblings both inside and outside of the church.
We are grateful for this time of reflection; of question-asking and answering; of leading and being led; of sharing and of vulnerability; of listening and hearing; of discernment and renewal.
We may not know how things will unfold but we can be comforted by your constant presence in this place and in our hearts; we can be inspired by the magnitude of the love you have for your creation; and we can be guided by your infinite wisdom and grace.
Paul reminds us in his letter to the Corinthians that “there are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone is the same God at work.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6)
Let us go and do, knowing you are at work in us.
In your Holy name we pray, Amen.