Dearest Lord, we give you thanks for all of the ways that you inspire us, challenge us, renew us and revive us. Thank you for the opportunities you give us to welcome folks in search of a church home. Embolden our spirits to get to know the folks we don’t know and embrace the new hearts and minds desiring to find communion with you here. Remind us, Gracious God, that new eyes help us to see what we have ceased to notice. New ideas energize and refresh stale practices and stodgy traditions. New needs challenge us to discover how to minister more effectively in the world today. You are present in all our efforts and we are assured that the different perspectives, different backgrounds and different experiences of new members when mixed and stirred into our Christian stew will certainly enrich the flavor of everything we do in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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