A liturgy for attending team meetings.
Sovereign One in whom I delight,
Help me to prepare in spirit, mind, and body to receive the invitation to participate in our team meeting today.
Prepare my inward being, that I may be a safe person for my teammates to commune with. Show me any sin that I need to confess to You or to another person before I enter into that sacred space. Is there anything that I need to apologize for, that I may enter into community with a clear conscience before You?
May I enter in free of judgment toward others, aware of my own faults, having been reminded that we are broken and imperfect together; keep my ears attuned to the One who makes us whole.
Help me lay down my own thoughts and agenda for what this time should be. May I set aside my own preferences to embrace the way You’ve instructed my leader to guide this time. Let me listen more than I speak, but also not hold back when there is something that I need to say. May my teammates be safe people with whom I can honestly share.
Remind me to pay attention to self-care, that I may come rested and full, ready to give the best of myself to my team. When I’m not able to show up at my best, remind me also of Your grace abundant. Protect me from shame, when I need to receive care from my team. Help my team to see me through Your eyes in my moments of weakness. May I be reminded of Your love and tenderness towards me in these tangible reflections of Your glorious self.
Let the space where we meet be a sanctuary of peace. May we feel the warmth, the glow, and the comfort of Your soft presence. Shine your light on any elephants that need to be addressed in our meeting room. Send away any undesirable presence and protect us.
To what divine agenda do you invite us?
Into fun or seriousness?
Lightheartedness or heaviness?
Into Business? Confrontation? Conflict? Peace? Safety? Laughter?
Brokenness? Healing? Restoration? Authentic sharing?
May our meeting space be a place of renewal for those who come weary; mending for those who come broken; ingenuity, creativity, and productivity for those whose hands are prepared to serve. Bind us in corporate unity, that all of our hearts and purposes would align according to Your plans for us.
