Heavenly Father, we pray today for Merrilee. We give you thanks for her life and ask your abundant blessings to rest upon her. Please grant to her all the energy, stamina, and courage needed to serve well her constituents in Kanata—Carleton and in her role as Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. May her actions be a reflection of your Father’s heartbeat for the last, the least, and the left out in our province. Please give her and her team wisdom to creatively solve all the problems that are across their path. In Jesus’ name, amen.