Reverend Les Burleson
Hockey Ministries International
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Date of Prayer: 06/16/2004
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
Heavenly Father,
The world is complex, thorny and often unrewarding to those that would step out and change things for the better. God if anyone here today has lost that sense of idealism that brought them here, or that sense of wonder associated with being part of the grand experiment of democracy, please renew their spirits this day. Give their hearts a new measure of hope, and give them a renewed vision of where their ideals can take a great nation. Give them a spirit of adventure to carry us through today, and into a new and broadening horizon. Though, "we, the people", can sometimes be fickle in our demands, please remind them that they are loved and respected for what they do and that we appreciate every day of their service. Whether through the mire of a war, the grief at the loss of a former president or the briars and brambles of daily decision making these men and women are yet the leaders of the greatest nation on earth. God bless them, and God bless America.
Amen.
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