Lincoln Day Dinner Invocation Febuary 2023

 

Let us pray – Creator and Sovereign Lord God,

·        As we gather in honor of two of our greatest Presidents, we pause to recall several of their words of wisdom:

·        Abraham Lincoln who stated – “A House divided against itself cannot stand” (quoting from the Bible)

·        And Ronald Reagan who said (repeating his State Chairman) “Remember the 11^th commandment – ‘Never speak ill against a fellow Republican.’” Help us to remember and live by these sayings.

·        Our Nation is currently in a very contentious and divided situation – Help us to shine forth the light of positive Leadership, being part of the solutions and not the problems as Citizens of a free and deliberative Society.

·        As we are enjoying fellowship and food this evening – we are acutely aware that there are millions of our fellow human beings who are not experiencing these blessings – those enduring the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the many in war torn Ukraine, countless others dealing with unsafe, inhumane conditions on our Southern Border – Even in our prosperous State and City there are those who struggle with the high cost of the necessities of life – food, clothing and shelter – and yes even personal safety.

·        May we leave this evening resolved to help extend the blessings of peace and prosperity, that we enjoy, to everyone in our City and State. Protect those in our armed forces who stand watch and all the first-time responders.

·        For Your Honor and Glory and the benefit of all – in Your Name,

                                                                                                             
Amen.

National Day of Prayer - May 5, 2022

City Hall, Milford, CT 

Eternal God – Our Heavenly Father,

We pause and pray at this time to seek your blessing, upon our work and businesses. You formed the Earth and placed Adam the first man in the Garden to "work and take care of it." You further ordained that man by the sweat of his brow will grow and eat his food.

Business exists to provide needed products and services – and in doing so enables businesses to employ people – and through their labor they can provide their families need of food, clothing, shelter and medical care. In doing so they also gain income that is taxed so that the need of civilized society can be supplied with the revenue to cover services such as police and fire protection, educational services, and transportation.

We live in very challenging times – still dealing with the pandemic and its affects and now supply issues and rising inflation – all making business much more difficult to sustain their enterprises.

We pray for the pandemic to subside, for the end to hostilities in the Ukraine – causing great difficulties there and worldwide… Give to the owners and management of corporations and businesses the wisdom which you promise to all who seek it, to contend with shortages of materials and labor – and to deal fairly for all concerned in this very challenging and increasingly difficult time.

We don’t ask for help for selfish reasons – such as excessive profits for a select few – but for the good of all people in our city, state and country – and so our nation can be a beacon of hope showing the way for the entire world.Grant these requests for your honor and glory by your Holy Name 

- Amen