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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offered the 
following prayer:
  Grant us Your grace, O God, this day and relieve us of the burdens we 
bear, the weight of concern for our country, and the load of worry we 
carry for our world. Even as we pray these words, our consciences are 
overwhelmed by the weight of the reports of devastation in North 
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, just to name a few.
  Only You can open the way and provide a means for restoration and 
healing in those regions. Empower and inspire us to bear our 
responsibility to carry the burdens of those who suffer from these 
tragedies.
  May we serve as Your hands and feet and give what we must and go 
where You send us to care for Your people. May we serve as agents of 
Your deliverance and a reassuring presence in support of the efforts of 
aid workers and caregivers tending to this dire situation.
  Dispel the fear and anxiety that get in the way of Your provision, 
that we and all who are in need would receive the bounty of Your sure 
and steadfast loving kindness.
  In the hope found in Your name do we pray.
  Amen.

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