At the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast a couple of weeks ago, those in attendance had the pleasure of hearing from SC Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers. He spoke about the honor and privilege of public service, and the humbling gift of prayer.
You may never have noticed it before, but as Commissioner of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers’ name is printed on the inspection sticker found on every gas pump in this state. In his talk at the Prayer Breakfast, The Commish told us about the prayers fueled by those stickers:
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State Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Our Father in Heaven, we thank you for the time we have spent together this day. You have said where two are three are gathered together, you are there. We have felt your presence this morning already and we are grateful.
Oh Creator, we praise and adore you. We know that with your very Word you spoke our universe into existence. And now by your grace, you sustain us.
But as we exalt your name and celebrate your light, You know the darkness of our hearts. We confess our sins to you now and ask for your forgiveness.
We are thankful…
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The Blessing of Morning Prayer
“From the unity it has attained the whole day takes its order and discipline. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer and will prove itself in work. Prayer in the early morning is crucial for the whole day. Wasted time of which we are ashamed, temptations to which we succumb, feebleness and lethargy at work, disorder and indiscipline in our thoughts and in our intercourse with other people - these more often than not have their cause in the neglect of morning prayer.
The ordering and arrangement of our time will be more positive when it is the outcome of prayer. Temptations which the working day brings with it will be conquered if there has been a real encounter with God. Decisions demanded by our work will come more easily and readily when they are made not in the fear of men but simply before the face of God. “And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” (Colossians 3:23). Even mechanical tasks will be carried out with greater patience, when they are recognised as tasks laid on us by God. Increased energy for work will be ours when we have asked God to give us today the strength our work requires.”
–Dietrich Bonhoeffer
February 12th, 2007
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It was a snowball right over the plate. It could have been on a tee it was so easy to hit.
But the Oconee County Council lost its nerve and struck out without a swing.
The bottom line was the bottom line, we are told. Even though the county Ministerial Association had agreed to pay the ACLU’s legal fees if the county lost, and even though Alliance Defense Fund had offerred to defend the county for free, the ACLU’s financial threats frightened the Oconee County Council into scrapping its traditional invocation and adopting a new “moment of silence” policy. The watertight but simple sign-up sheet for prayer policy ADF devised was left on the cutting room floor.
We have work to do.
Stay tuned.
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