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Showing posts with label job. Show all posts
Showing posts with label job. Show all posts

Friday, January 28, 2011

A PRAYER FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

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From the Episcopal
Book of Common Prayer
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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 fulfilling
employment, and receive just payment
for their labor; through
Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

PRAYER AND DECISION-MAKING

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I pray today for people
faced with difficult decisions:
decisions which will seriously affect
their lives and the lives of their loved ones:
decisions about jobs,
about their marriage,
about where to live,
about money.
I pray for those who can see no way
through their problems:
for whom it is all too much.
Help them to see that you,
who control the universe,
are in control of their lives too.
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From Further Everyday Prayers
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PRAYER BEFORE AN IMPORTANT DECISION
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Lord, Almighty God,
source of light, truth, and eternal goodness,
transform this present moment
into an hour of vision and inspiration.
Help me to find wisdom;
shed light on my thoughts.
May my aspirations come true
through righteous and good deeds.
Give me the strength to concentrate,
to think objectively,
and to see clearly.
Shed your light on me so that I may see
which decision to make.
Help me, O my Eternal God,
to avoid vanity and pride,
and thus be able to make worthy decisions
as a true child of yours.

Amen.

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From the Ithaca College website, which has
a select number of prayers for various occasions -
good stuff...see it here:
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

BE A JACK OF TWO-OR-THREE TRADES

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It is not enough to train men for work;
in a complex society there must also be provided efficient methods of place finding. Before training citizens in the highly specialized techniques of earning a living, they should be trained in one or more methods of commonplace labor, trades or callings which could be utilized when they were transiently unemployed in their specialized work. No civilization can survive the long-time harboring of large classes of unemployed. In time, even the best of citizens will become distorted and demoralized by accepting support from the public treasury. Even private charity becomes pernicious when long extended to able-bodied citizens.
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From THE URANTIA BOOK, III, 81, 11
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