O God, our Father …
O Christ, our Brother …
O Spirit, our Mother …
All honor and glory to you, Triune God:
For the wonder of creation …
For Jesus Christ our LORD …
For the indwelling Holy Spirit …
We are grateful, O God, and this sacred moment, we raise our hearts to you in praise and adoration … for great is your name and greatly to be praised!
Give us this day our daily bread …
Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us …
Lead us through the tough times and save us from evil …
We pray today for Officer Kevin Ree … and all who serve with him … help them, O LORD, to persevere in their duty and may your gracious hand keep them safe in their work.
We pray today, O God, for all who work to keep us safe and sound:
Fire fighters and ambulance drivers, medics and life guards … city and state employees who fill the pot holes and keep clean water running … who check out our books at the public library … who manage a billion details every day to keep 300 million Americans working together for the common good.
O LORD our God, we pray for our President and those who advise him. We pray for his family and those who love him.
We pray for the members of Congress and those who sit upon the judgment bench.
We pray for attorneys and legislators, mayors and city councils …
There is much to challenge them, and much that needs to be done.
We pray for corporate executives and their boards of directors …
We pray for their employees …
We pray for the unions …
There is much to challenge them, and much that needs to be done.
We pray today for those who’ve lost their jobs and are looking for work …
We pray for those who work at minimum wage …
We pray for those who work without a safety net … without benefits and job security …
O LORD, there is much that challenges us, and much that needs to be done.
O LORD our God, be gracious to us this day …
Challenge us with some great cause …
A true and noble purpose …
Something larger than life … something that will take a life time and then some …
Yet remind us, O God, that where we live and where we work is where you have put us … that a job well done is always pleasing in your sight – that an honest day’s labor is part and parcel of your will for each of us …
That a word rightly spoken,
A kindly deed given,
A prayer offered …
Are the things that change the world.
In the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, who taught us to pray, saying, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven …
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