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Full Text posted on substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/theamalgamation/p/a-prayer-for-the-226th-general-assembly

Dear #GA226,

This General Assembly will mark 16 years since I had the honor of being your Moderator. Like many of you, I am an unapologetic church nerd and have a deep affection for our General Assemblies. Because of prior commitments, I will not be attending the 226th GA online and in Salt Lake, so honestly, a little FOMO is creeping into my universe. As I have been sitting adjacent to some conversations about overture movement, statement development, and resourcing strategizing, I am deeply proud of and moved by the commitment that so many have for the Presbyterian Church (USA) to continue to listen for and respond to nudges of the Spirit. As you all move from online committee work to in-person plenary sessions, I offer you this prayer as if I were there with you — again, with the FOMO :-) 

Let us pray...

God of curiosity, restoration, compassion, and hope as we gather to discern the mind of Christ and your will we strive to live into these promises you have made

Let us live into trust: enough to bring our whole selves into this space...
Let us live into grace: enough to assume goodness in one another...
Let us live into courage: enough to wrestle with one another...
Let us live into humility: enough to confess our complicities...
Let us live into creativity: enough to free our bodies, minds, and spirits...
Let us live into generosity: enough to honor the realities of our time together...
Let us live into action: enough to transform decisions made into actions lived out...

God, throughout the generations we have gathered
in different configurations
during different cultural moments 
with different attitudes of engagement 

we have been agents of healing and hope
and we have reinforced systems of hurt and pain

And yet, over and over again
because of and despite what we have done
General Assemblies have been opened up
to the surprising and sweeping movement of the Spirit
May we again and always be so open

And the 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) says, Amen 

#pcusa #ga226 #prayer

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

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