Prayer for Lambeth Conference

Loving God,
some of our bishops have been involved in legal actions over issues our Church struggles with.
Some have endured personal attack, discouragement, bewilderment.
Some have found themselves in the midst of civil unrest and war.
Some have experienced rejection and persecution.
Many are going to Lambeth feeling fragile, fearful, anxious, wounded.
Help them see themselves as You see them. Help us see them as You see them.
May we speak lovingly and gently about all bishops, even those whose views differ from our own.
May they do likewise about one another.
May grace and holiness permeate our Church so that the world will see us as You call us to be--loving one another in thought and action.
And, gracious God, bring encouragement to our bishops and remind them that they are your human vessels through which You bring nourishment to our spiritually hungry world. Amen.