06/27/2008 - Daily Prayer

Oh god, the creator of all the universe and loving father in of each of our lives. We come to thee and we gratefully acknowledge the bounty of the world in which we live and the privilege that we have to live in this nation. We also thank thee for the opportunity that we have to serve in this legislature and grant us the ability to do that well. We offer a special prayer this morning for our colleague Tom Torlakson in his time of grief. Will you comfort him and his family. We would be reminded as we go about our daily task of the prayer that was first offered by Reinhold Niebuhr “Grant us the courage to change the things that should be changed, the serenity to accept the things that cannot be changed and the wisdom to know the difference.”—AMEN.