CHOOSING A BISHOP
We begin by asking God’s Holy Spirit to guide us.
Come, Holy Spirit!
Come, Holy Spirit and fill the minds and hearts of your faithful people!
Kindle in us the fire of your love,
And enlighten us with your wisdom.
Give counsel and insight, O God,
And guide our discerning, in Jesus’ name.
You are both sun and shield, Most Holy God,
you give your people grace and glory.
No good thing will you withhold from those who walk with integrity.
O Lord of hosts, happy are they who put their trust in you!
Almighty God, giver of all good gifts,
look on your Church with grace
and guide the minds of those who shall choose a bishop,
that we may receive a faithful servant
who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
From the Office of the Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
by Rev. Jan Erickson-Pearson, 2006
Litany adapted from Psalm 84
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