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dcnovice -> RE: Labor Day (9/3/2012 2:36:29 PM)
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Anyone else feel this is a day for the small business owner?
I would include them among those whose labor we celebrate. Having grown up in a small business, I know how tough it can be.
That said, Cantor does seem to be spinning the holiday for his own political ends.
It will surprise no one who knows me that I prefer the Book of Common Prayer's take on this day:
For Vocation in Daily Work
Almighty God our heavenly Father, you declare your glory
and show forth your handiwork in the heavens and in the
earth: Deliver us in our various occupations from the service
of self alone, that we may do the work you give us to do in
truth and beauty and for the common good; for the sake of
him who came among us as one who serves, your Son Jesus
Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
For Labor Day
Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another
that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide
us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but
for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for
our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of
other workers, and arouse our concern for those who are out
of work; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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