Commissioner's prayer

Author of time and space, craftsman of creation, we pause before the handiwork of snow topped hills and ice dusted fields. We thank you for these moments of sheer beauty that captivate us with hope and stir within us childhood memories of days gone by. It is on a night such as this that we stand in awe. And, in moments such as this, when we pause… in awe of the overwhelming responsibilities and tasks which lay before us as a community that will follow the word “Amen.” And yet, there is a blanketing reassurance of grace that nudges us costly back to the tasks at hand - assuring us that if indeed we do find the time to set ourselves before you with each passing day and decision, our meager efforts might be found fruitful, and impossible ventures a little more probable. Here then are we, like the intricate patterns of snowflakes as they lay. Through us or in spite of us, we commit our labor to the cause of justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with you. So be it. Amen.