Monday Morning Offering: LABOR DAY

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Good morning, good God!

Another Monday morning, Lord,
the first one in September, Labor Day:
    summer’s end, fall’s debut,
        and a day off - for those who have a job…

Grant a day of rest (a Sabbath plus)
    to the tired, spent and burned out,
to those who are working two jobs or more,
    and those whose work brings them no satisfaction...

And I lift up into your hands, O Lord,
    those who have no job at all,
    who’ve searched in vain 

        for months, for years, 

    for work to d0, to pay the bills, 

        to make ends meet,
    to help them just get by…

I offer to your mercy, Lord,

those still not justly paid,
    whose rights have no defenders,
    whose work sites fail to rise to standards
        decent, clean, humane…

I lift up to your care, O Lord,
    the chronic work-a-holics 

who, forgetting friends and family,

    forsake their rest and leisure,

        and the joy that rest can bring...

I offer you my thanks, O Lord,
    for those who work for workers' rights

who toil for those whom others cheat 

    - and use with no respect for human life...

Lord, lift up those who work too much,

    who work too hard, too long
and refresh the hearts of those who've found

    their working days are done...

Move the minds and hearts of those
    who hire and employ;
make just and fair the laborer’s lot
    and safe each place where work is done…

 

Refresh the weary worker, Lord
    and lead the jobless back to work;

may all our work be done well

    and give glory to your name...

 

Amen.  

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