A Prayer on Labor Day

While Labor Day is a particularly American holiday and has its roots in the labor movements of the late nineteenth century, it seemed good to me to send out this prayer on this day. This prayer was written by the Scott John Hunter.

O you who have appointed to each one his place and work in life, we desire to serve you in all that we do. Help us to fulfill every duty which you lay upon us, and to stand in every hour of temptation. In our times of disappointment may we trust in the light that comes after darkness, and in the strength and peace that are won by strife. In tribulation keep us patient, and amid all the changes of the world preserve in us a cheerful spirit. Enable us to fight the good fight of faith, and to endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ.

Amen