Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
(Photo: Meeting through Monday at Camp McDowell in Alabama, the House of Bishops comprises many stories of members reaching deep within for the power to accomplish God’s purposes. As an attorney and employee benefits specialist for FedEx, the Rt. Rev. Dorothy Wells, now the bishop of Mississippi, devised a plan, and presented it to the pilots union, that averted a 1999 pilots’ strike.)