Opening Prayer Loving heavenly Father we come to you this hour asking for your blessing and help

as we are gathered together. We pray for guidance in the matters at hand and ask that you would clearly show us how to conduct our work with a spirit of joy and enthusiasm. Give us the desire to find ways to excel in our work. Help us to work together and encourage each other to excellence. We ask that we would challenge each other to reach higher and farther to be the best we can be. We ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen Closing Prayer Heavenly Father as we come to the end of our time together we thank you for what has been accomplished here today. May the matters discussed serve as a catalyst to move us forward and cause us to advance and see growth in all areas of our lives. May we leave here recognizing You are the God of all wisdom and You are willing to lead us forward. This we pray in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen

Almighty God May we bring reflection and wisdom to our meeting Use our expertise and our judgement Lord and direct our contributions. Let us be listeners more than speakers. And may we always have in mind your will for the well being and the future of our school. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

PRAYER BEFORE A MEETING # 9

Dear Heavenly Father, You have been faithful to your promise, and have sent us a Redeemer. You have kept your word, and now we must strive to be the people that You made us to be. We must remember at all times who we are, because You made us Your holy people. We ask for Your forgiveness for those times when we do not remember, when we fall short,

and when we choose not to do Your will. Whenever we meet to work together for the education of Your young people, we ask that You send Your Holy Spirit to be among us. We pray that You will guide us, open our hearts and our minds, help us to see You in each other and in the world around us. Give us understanding and insight to share with one another. We ask for Your blessing on all parents in the world, and on all who support them in their task of educating. We pray for the courage to see that justice is done in ways that benefit all of humanity. We are Your Church: yesterday, today, tomorrow, always. Through Your Goodness, we are blessed in having the message of hope and love to transmit, and for this we thank You. We pray that Your Holy Spirit will guide us in all that we do, so that Your will may be done. We ask all of this in the name of Your Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.