Dear Friends in Christ -
As you celebrate our nation's birthday tomorrow, please join me in praying for our great country. We are so blessed to live here, to benefit from the wisdom and strength of our forebearers. Let us use well that which is entrusted to us, strive for justice and dignity for all, and fearlessly, openly, listen and share.
Blessings,
Janet+
A PRAYER FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY (Adapted from "The Book of Common Prayer")
Almighty God, giver of all good things: We thank you for the natural majesty and beauty of this land. We thank you for the great resources of this nation. We thank you for the men and women who made this country strong. We thank you for the torch of liberty that has been lit in this land. We thank you for the faith we have inherited in all its rich variety. Help us, O Lord, to finish the good work here begun. Strengthen our efforts to blot out ignorance and prejudice, and to abolish poverty and crime. And hasten the day when all our people, with many voices in one united chorus, will glorify your holy name. Amen.
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