Monday, July 4, 2011

Independence Day

On this 4th of July, I would like to share Preface I for Independence Day and other civic observances from the Sacramentary.

Father,
all powerful and ever living God,
we do well to sing your praise forever,
and to give you thanks in all we do
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

He spoke to men a message of peace
and taught us to live as brothers.
His message took form in the vision of our fathers
as they fashioned a nation
where men might live as one.
This message lives on in our midst
as a task for men today
and a promise for tomorrow.

We thank you, Father, for your blessings in the past
and for all that, with your help, we must yet achieve.
And so, with hearts full of love,
we join the angels today and every day of our lives,
to sing your glory in a hymn of endless praise.

Have a safe and blessed Fourth of July!

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