Thank you for the day that we are just beginning. While we have some expectations as to what might happen today, much of it is still a mystery. May we meet the unknown with a sense of your presence beside us, Comforting God. Guide us when we are challenged, give us patience when we are anxious and help us to respond to everyone we meet today with love and compassion. Let us accomplish the tasks that we have set before us and so much more as we attempt to live this day fully. All this we ask in your name. Amen