God our Wisdom, who eternally makes all things new:
encourage by your Holy Spirit
those who prepare for General Convention to labor together
for the building up of your world and your Church;
counsel them when to act and when to wait;
turn their hearts always toward those in greatest need,
and away from their own preoccupations and fears;
help them never forget that love and mercy are your greatest gifts
given us all to offer one another
as we see in them Jesus Christ who alone
is our joy, our way, our truth, and our life.

For Participants

God of light and life:
As General Convention draws near,
Help me to continue to grow up in all ways into Christ.
Fill me with energy for the work before me;
show me your surprising face in the people around me;
delight me afresh with the variety of your creation;
inspire me with a vision of your justice becoming concrete in the world;
and above all, teach me to love you and my neighbor more fully,
less grudgingly, and with more forbearance day by day,
and give me the grace of good humor, the leaven of laughter,
and the tonic of hope through it all,
in Jesus' name. Amen.