OPENING PRAYERDear God, we seek your help with our affairs today. Bless this meeting with your divine intelligence, and help us to make the best use of our own. We are of diverse opinion here. Yet we wish to mend our differences and reach agreement satisfactory to all.Please share a little of your wisdom with us to help us do right by all concerned. Thank you for your Heavenly blessing. Amen!

Opening Prayer for a MeetingDear Father,We thank you for everyone gathered here now.Thank you that you know each of us by name and have caused us to walk with You.We say that we are dependant on You and our trust is in You completely.As we surrender ourselves in adoration we ask that You would come by Your Holy Spirit and inspire our hearts today.Come fill our lives with Your love,Fill our conversations with Your grace and truth,Fill this meeting with Your presence.We ask this for Your glory and praise.Amen.

Prayer to Close a MeetingAs we close this meeting, Lord, we want to give honor to You. Thank You, God, for the time we had today to discuss issues and make decisions.May You bless each person who took the time to gather here today and let Your hand of protection be on them throughout the rest of the week.Let the work done here tonight come to fruition, and let it all be for Your glory. Help us each to do our parts to bring the plans discussed to life.Amen