Lord God almighty, shield of the weak and fortress to your people, protect us as we walk along your paths, that we might neither be assaulted nor go astray but go with your blessing and the companionship and joy of your people, through Jesus our brother, who walked before us and now intercedes for us before you in the Holy Spirit. Amen.
‘A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there.’ – Isa. 35:8-9