A Short Closing Prayer for Any Gathering

God of grace, thank You for this time together — for the words shared, the work done, and the company of good people.

As we go our separate ways, go with each of us. Keep us safe on the road, give us rest tonight, and bring us back together in good health and good spirits.

Watch between us while we are apart.

Amen.

When to Pray This

Keep this one in your back pocket for any gathering that needs a graceful ending — a club meeting, a class, a reunion, a volunteer shift. It's four sentences, it suits a mixed room, and no one has ever complained that a closing prayer was too short.

A Verse to Hold On To

"The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore." — Psalm 121:8 (KJV)