Dear Friends in Christ,
Jesuit Priest, Father James Martin, wrote this prayer for Sojourner’s Magazine on the occasion of our nation’s 250th birthday. I think it’s a beautiful and fitting gift for us. See what you what think as you read – and pray – it.

A Prayer for Our Nation
Loving God,
on our 250th anniversary as a nation,
help us to be just, loving, merciful, grateful, compassionate, and, above all, kind.
Help our nation mirror the kind of people we want to be.
And help us to avoid envy, cruelty, violence, boasting, prejudice, nationalism, scapegoating, and malice towards anyone.
Help us to be loving, as you are,
Loving God.
Amen

Blessings of a Meaningful and Enjoyable Fourth,
Pastor Ed