We thank you for this holy ground, this place we are gathered in We thank you for the vision of the members who had the faith to build this holy space, a house for your people here in this capital city Lord, we thank you for your presence among us here, for your Holy Spirit, and for the grace you bestowed on us all through the sacrifice of your son, our Savior The work we are in the midst of is holy service We are embarking on work to fulfill our connectional pledge, to shore up our brothers and sisters, to enable more work to be done in your name We will be striving, over the next weeks, to prayerfully prepare a budget, to begin our stewardship efforts in earnest to seek to discern your divine will for this congregation, this piece of your church Lord, give our leaders and all of us, your servants, eyes to see and ears to hear your guidance and you will in these tasks and in all we do as we leave this gathering in your holy name we pray these things. Amen