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Heavenly Father, we come to you today asking for your guidance, wisdom, and support as we begin this

meeting. Help us to engage in meaningful discussion; allow us to grow closer as a group and nurture the

bonds of community. Fill us with your grace, Lord God, as we make decisions that might affect the

students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of Saint Louis University. And continue to remind us that all

that we do here today, all that we accomplish, is for the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of You, and

for the service of humanity. We ask these things in your name, Amen.

Lord, you have entrusted use as stewards of your creation

Please guide our hearts as we make our decisions

We seek you first in all we do together

We give you our business, our suppliers, our customers and our workforce

May we be always mindful of their service

We confess that we are nothing without you

And our trust is in you completely

Amen

Lord, we are meeting today to conduct matters

of business. Guide our hearts and our minds in thespirit of fairness, right thought and speech. Impart yoursupreme 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 AgreementDear God, we seek your help with our affairs today.

Bless this meeting with your divine intelligence, andhelp 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.

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Please share a little of your wisdom with us to helpus do right by all concerned. Thank you for your

Heavenly blessing. Amen!

Opening PrayerLoving 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 clearlyshow us how to conduct our work with a spirit of joy and enthusiasm. Give us the desire to find

ways to excel in our work. Help us to work together and encourage each other to excellence. 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 Jesus Christ. Amen

Closing PrayerHeavenly Father as we come to the end of our time together we thank you for what has beenaccomplished here today. May 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. May we leave here recognizing You

are the God of all wisdom and You are willing to lead us forward. This we pray in the name ofthe Lord Jesus. Amen