I'm off to a side conference for Young Leaders in Chicago this week. Keep the national assembly in your prayers.

Christ, you are the head of the church. Surround the National Assembly of the ELCA this week with your Spirit. Be with those who are gathering in Chicago to preside over the election of a Presiding Bishop and to tend to the business of our church. May their worship be full of praise, may their prayers discern your will, and may their actions reflect your abundant grace in our lives. Continue to use the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as an instrument to make Jesus known in our world. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.