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A SABBATH PRAYER
By Synthia Esther
God has commanded that we rest each seventh day of the week, as did He, from all that He created. This is a day we consecrate to the Lord in prayer. The following prayer is said to be from Jewish reference, and provides the importance of the Sabbath, in reverence for our Lord and Savior.
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Lord of all creation,
You have made us the masters of Your world, to tend it, to serve it, and to enjoy it.
For six days we measure and we build, we count and carry the real and the imagined burdens of our task, the success we earn and the price we pay.
On this day, the Sabbath day, give us rest.
For six days, if we are weary or bruised by the world, if we think ourselves giants or cause others pain, there is never a moment of pause, and know what we should really be.
On this day, the Sabbath day, give us time.
For six days we are torn between our private greed and the urgent needs of others, between the foolish noises in our ears and the silent prayer of our soul.
On this day, the Sabbath day, give us understanding and peace.
Help us, Lord, to carry these lessons, of rest and time, of understanding and peace, into the six days that lie ahead, to bless us in the working days of our lives.
Copyright - 2014-2015, Synthia Esther. All Rights Reserved.
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