Opening Prayer for Meeting

Lord, we are meeting today to conduct matters of business. Guide our hearts and our minds in the spirit of fairness, right
thought and speech. Impart your supreme wisdom upon our activities so that our affairs may reach a successful conclusion.
Thank you for being our source of guidance today. Amen
Prayer to Come to an Agreement
!ear God, we seek your help with our affairs today. "less this meeting with your divine intelligence, and help us to make the
best use of our own. #e are of diverse opinion here. $et we wish to mend our differences and reach agreement satisfactory to
all.
%lease share a little of your wisdom with us to help us do right by all concerned. Thank you for your &eavenly blessing. Amen
School Board Meeting Prayer
Loving and Gracious God, you are indeed the giver of all good gifts and we thank you today for all your blessings, for the
successful outcomes of our school events and for all our staff members, both the teaching and support members.
#e ask that you bless them abundantly and we continue to seek your wisdom, guidance, courage and strength. "e with us in our
deliberations and help us to be wise in the decisions we make for the good of all those who have placed their trust and
confidence in our leadership.
Give us insight to lead with integrity that our decisions may reflect what is right and good. 'eep us from short(sightedness and
pettiness. &elp us to make decisions that are for the good of all and guard us from blind self interest. !ear Lord, grant us the
humility to always seek your will in all that we do and say.
All Glory be to you, loving God, now and always through )hrist and the &oly *pirit forever and ever. Amen.
+ather God, today we need your help.
, Lord, to support, to guide and to care.
$ou are all(seeing and all knowing. In you we trust, Amen.
Almighty God
#e give thanks for our school
+or us it is a special place.
,ake it special for you Lord, and bring your peace,
hing that we do here. Love, friendship to everything that we do here
As we learn and as we play, may we always be in your safe
keeping
#e ask this through -esus )hrist our Lord
Amen.
As our school day begins, we meet to
dedicate ourselves to you.
,ay our hopes for today reflect our
hopes for us.
&elp us to face the challenges and take
the opportunities that this day brings
And in a moment of silence, let us prepare ourselves for the
tasks ahead
"e with us Lord, in all that we say and do, and give us the
time for reflection on our learning.
#e ask this through -esus )hrist our Lord, Amen.
Almighty God
d wisdom to our meeting ,ay we bring reflection an
.se our e/pertise and our 0udgement 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 -esus )hrist Amen.
Guide us Lord, in all our doings with
your most gracious
favour,
And further us with your continual help1
That in all our works begun,
continued and ended in you,
#e may glorify your name,
Through -esus )hrist our Lord, Amen.
In our meeting Lord, help us to focus on what is important
rather than 0ust what is urgent.
have a bearing on the children ,ay everything that we discuss
in our charge.
is both a privilege and a Let us never forget that it
responsibility to play a part in the education of the young.
t each other in that process. Grant that we may always support
Amen
)losing %rayer for ,eeting

+ather, thank you that you have revealed $our love to us today.
#e invite $ou to send us out from here in the power of the &oly *pirit.
+an into flame the gifts that you have given us,
)ome reveal $our grace and truth to us each day.

+or $ours is the 'ingdom, the power and the glory,
+orever and ever.

Amen.
God our Father as we gather for this meeting may we be guided by your wisdom, your love and the abiding presence
of your Spirit.
For your wisdom teaches us about what is truly important and gives us to the courage to do the right thing
Your love reminds us that our compassion is not only for those we think deserving but is for all your children who are in
need
Your Spirit empowers us to recognise the ways in which we are blessed and to build a community of learning that is
characterised by joy, creativity and a spirit of service.
Through our work may this school be true to the charism of our Founder and the heritage that it is our privilege to
pass on.
e make this prayer through !hrist our "ord and brother in whose name we gather and who is with us always. #men.

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 ecel in our work. !elp us to work together and encourage each
other to ecellence. 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 "esus #hrist. $men
#losing Prayer
!eavenly Father as we come to the end of our time together we thank you for what has been
accomplished here today. %ay 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. %ay we leave here
recogni&ing 'ou are the God of all wisdom and 'ou are willing to lead us forward. (his we
pray in the name of the Lord "esus. $men
!eavenly Father)
Fill us with your spirit and courage so that we might bring our talents and gifts to this
important work.
Open our minds to the task at hand. Open our ears to each other. Open our hearts to your
will.
We make this prayer in your name.
$men