Prayer Offered for August 5, 2024

Merciful God, we gather again after rest and relaxation to continue the ongoing work of government. In the words of the poet Brendan Kennelly, let us:

Begin again to the summoning birds

to the sight of the light at the window,

begin to the roar of morning traffic

all along N Street.

Every beginning is a promise

born in light and dying in dark

determination and exaltation of the seasons

flowering the way to work.

Begin to the pageant of queuing constituents

the arrogant loneliness of crows downtown

bridges linking the past and future

old friends passing, though with us still….

Though we live in a world that dreams of ending

that always seems about to give in,

something that will not acknowledge conclusion

insists that we forever begin.

And so may we continue to trust in the presence and guidance of our God.—AMEN.

(The Essential by Brendan Kennelly)

Prayer was offered by
Sr. Michelle Gorman, RSM
Prayer Date
08/05/2024