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A Responsive Prayer for Labor Day Program
Author

Walter Rauschenbush
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Almighty and merciful God, we ask you to hear the desires and prayers of our hearts for all who labor. For all who till the land and break the rocks, For all those in frequent peril of the sea, For t...
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Opening Prayer for Labor Day Weekend
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Blessed Jesus The Carpenter, the Rabbi, The Healer, the Good Shepherd, The One who washes feet, the Ruler of all that is seen and unseen We bless you and thank you for the good gift of you and the go...
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Labor Day Prayer
Author

Walter Rauschenbush
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Scripture

Matthew 25:40, Isaiah 58:10, Colossians 3:23-24, Proverbs 31:8-9, Micah 6:8, Galatians 6:9-10, James 2:45-17
O God, Father of us all, we praise you for so binding humanity together that we must each lean upon the strength and labor of others. We ask your blessing on all men and women who have worked to build...
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Call to Worship for Labor Day Weekend
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Keywords
In the midst of your striving Your labor Your responsibilities Your hustle Hear the invitation, “Come to the Feast!” Come, eat and drink Come, rest and rejoice Come, dance in the presence of our Gene...
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Blessing for Those Who Labor
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Keywords
This prayer may be offered with or without the congregational response. Due to its length, consider using two or more liturgists to lead the prayer. VOICE ONE: Almighty God, Maker of Heaven and Eart...
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Prayer for Commerce and Industry
Keywords
- Work
- Labor Day
Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ in his earthly life shared our toil and hallowed our labor: Be present with your people where they work; make those who carry on the industries and commerce of thi...
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Prayer of Confession for Labor Day
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Keywords
Lord of the Sabbath Prince of Peace Lead us away from our work for rest Our world is so fast So noisy So full Help us stop and rest with you Our world is so pressured Work, work, work Buy, buy, buy ...
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Prayer for the Unemployed
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Heavenly Father, we remember before you those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work. Guide the people of this land so to use our public and private wealth that all may find suitable and fulfil...
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Prayer for Towns and Rural Areas
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Lord Christ, when you came among us, you proclaimed the kingdom of God in villages, towns, and lonely places: Grant that your presence and power may be known throughout this land. Have mercy upon all ...
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O Lord, we remember before you all the
Author

John Baillie
Keywords
O Lord, we remember before you all the workers of the world: Workers with hand or brain: Workers in cities or in the fields: Those who go forth to toil and those who keep house: Employers and employee...
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O God, you have bound us together in
Author

Reinhold Niebuhr
Keywords
- Work
- Labor Day
O God, you have bound us together in this bundle of life; give us grace to understand how our lives depend upon the courage, the industry, the honesty, and the integrity of our fellows; that we may be...
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Blessing for Those Looking for Work
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Option: Those who are looking for work are invited to stand. Persons may also stand on behalf of a friend or loved one who is looking for work. Those seated around them lay a hand of blessing and supp...
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Lord of the Harvest, We give you great
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Lord of the Harvest, We give you great thanks for all the work that has been done to make our lives possible. For those who work the fields of the earth to provide us with food, for those who work in...
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Prayer for Agriculture
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Almighty God, we thank you for making the earth fruitful, so that it might produce what is needed for life: Bless those who work in the fields; give us seasonable weather; and grant that we may all sh...
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God blessed them, and God said to them,
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:15, Exodus 20:9-10, Psalm 90:17
God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth' Lord be with those who work and worship The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to ti...
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Lord of All Creation … Creator,
Author

Richard Herman
Keywords
- Thanksgiving (General)
- Thanksgiving (Holiday)
Lord of All Creation … Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer: With Thanksgiving close upon us, we’re reminded again of the gifts You have given us by Your grace and mercy: children and grand-children, paren...
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Prayers of the People, Form V
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Scripture

Luke 15:11-32, Psalm 51:10, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, John 17:21, Ephesians 4:3-6
Deacon or other leader In peace, let us pray to the Lord, saying, "Lord, have mercy" ( or "Kyrie eleison"). For the holy Church of God, that it may be filled with truth and lov...
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The Birth (or Re-Emergence) of Evangelical Social Action
Author

Soong-Chan Rah
Keywords
In 1947, budding theologian Carl F. H. Henry wrote a short book titled The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism. In it he surveys the American fundamentalist movement’s engagement with the most ...
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Loving God ~ Father, Son and Holy
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

James 1:17, 1 Peter 5:6-7, Philippians 4:6-7, Romans 15:13, John 14:27, Isaiah 40:31
Loving God ~ Father, Son and Holy Spirit: We are a people who are waiting: waiting to celebrate Messiah’s birth; waiting to see what this day–and every day–holds as Your blessings for us; and waiting ...
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Struggling to Rest
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Nehemiah 13:15-22, Psalm 127:2
Rest has never been one of America’s greatest strengths. According to one study, only one in seven adults (14%) have set aside an entire day for the purpose of rest. For those who do set aside an enti...
Quote
Author

Aristotle
Keywords
- Leisure
- Work
The end of labor is to gain leisure.
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Never Leaving Their Work
Author

A. J. Swoboda
Keywords
Because of the modern rhythms of work that are mediated through personal computers and phones, people, in the words of one cultural commentator, “leave the office, but they do not leave their work. Th...
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Independence Day to the African Slave
Author

Esau McCaulley
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When Frederick Douglass asked his famous question, “What to a Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” he didn’t simply ask a question about the United States of America . He asked a question about Amer...
Quote
Author

George MacDonald
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Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.
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A Coca-Cola Philosophy & Empty Calories
Author

A. J. Swoboda
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Studies reveal that 37 percent of Americans take fewer than seven days of vacation a year. In fact, only 14 percent take vacations that last longer than two weeks. Americans take the shortest paid vac...
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Recognizing the Laborers
Author

The Pastor's Workshop
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Scripture

Exodus 1:1-6, Nehemiah 3:, Proverbs 22:29, Psalm 90:17 , 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Colossians 3:23-24
In most cities, statues are reserved for founders and the famous, but in Stockholm, Sweden, things are a bit different, at least in one place. Stockholm’s town hall stands as a masterpiece of architec...
Quote
Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Keywords
- Work
No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. (New York: Harper & Row, 1963)
Quote
Author

A. J. Swoboda
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The Sabbath is a gift we do not know how to receive. In a world of doing, going, and producing, we have no use for a gift that invites us to stop. But that is the original gift: a gift of rest.
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Author

Gerald G. May
Keywords
We know we need rest, but we can no longer see the value of rest as an end in itself; it is only worthwhile if it helps us recharge our batteries.
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A Prayer for Those Who Govern
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Keywords
ALL SINGING: (America the Beautiful, first verse) O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grac...