As we celebrate the many contributions of work and workers, I offer a prayer that calls us to slow down and imagine a pace of life that resists prioritizing hurry, grind, stress and production. I imagine offering the prayer during a service of worship before Labor Day, recognizing workers and reminding them they’re not defined by “work.” I also imagine the preacher of the day using the following texts: Mark 5:21-24, 35-36, 38-39 and/or...
A prayer for Labor Day: Finding a new pace
Daniel Heath offers a prayer that recognizes workers and reminds us that we are not defined by our work.
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