As the seasons begin to turn toward spring with the onset of March, one of the most difficult periods of work in and around America's Eastern Seaboard begins for those who make their living on the sea and its coastal tributaries. The period of time as we near the Ides of March frequently provides them with severe hazards on the job. The weather can change in an instant, and what started out as a beautiful day can become sinister in an instant, yet they labor on just like the seabird who can't rest until he finds food in his struggle for survival. So, since these people play such an important role for us as providers of good things to eat from the sea and as transporters of so many of the things we need and want, I think today is a great moment to prayer for their safety and success in what they do. And I also count in their number those in both the Navy and the Coast Guard who work tirelessly in all conditions to keep us both free and safe.
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Dear Lord Above, As March comes forth and one of your unique yet beautiful seasons gives way to another, we thank you for the beauty they bring to our time living on earth. You are Our Creator, Our Lord and Our Savior, and we can ultimately accomplish nothing of importance without your grace and it is with that grace that you have given us the opportunity to gain Eternity if only we follow your will. And today we especially thank you for those who make their living on the sea, from oceangoing ship seamen and officers, to watermen who ply coastal waters providing us the delicacies of the sea that we love, to those who work tirelessly to keep our waters safe and secure and our nation free. Life in this land would be much different, not nearly as rich, without the efforts of these personnel and we know that you, as always, played the major part in making them what they are.
So, Lord on this first day and first Sunday in the windy and often turbulent month of March, we ask for your grace and comfort for all of those who labor on the sea in so many different ways. May you protect them from the storms, be with their family members who worry about them while they are in harm's way in doing their duty and keep them ever protected by your loving arms in their time of need. Also, Lord, we would ask for the Holy Spirit to open their hearts to realize that to do those things they must do, they need you, Lord, for with you they can accomplish any task but without you they will truly come up short.
Finally, Lord, help all of us to do what we must to maintain the sea in a manner that meets with your approval, for the sea is an important part of the earth over which you have given us dominion. When we follow your guidance in how we treat it, use it, and impact the lands around it, the sea will retain its functionality and its beauty as you wish. Give us the strength to act accordingly, Lord, and to appreciate and care for those who have suffered in harm's way for doing all of those tasks to make our life safer, more secure and better because of their love for life on the sea. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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HERE'S WISHING EACH OF YOU FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING. WE ARE TRULY BLESSED BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA AND THOSE WHO TOIL ON IT IN OUR BEHALF. HALLELUJAH!
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Dear Lord Above, As March comes forth and one of your unique yet beautiful seasons gives way to another, we thank you for the beauty they bring to our time living on earth. You are Our Creator, Our Lord and Our Savior, and we can ultimately accomplish nothing of importance without your grace and it is with that grace that you have given us the opportunity to gain Eternity if only we follow your will. And today we especially thank you for those who make their living on the sea, from oceangoing ship seamen and officers, to watermen who ply coastal waters providing us the delicacies of the sea that we love, to those who work tirelessly to keep our waters safe and secure and our nation free. Life in this land would be much different, not nearly as rich, without the efforts of these personnel and we know that you, as always, played the major part in making them what they are.
So, Lord on this first day and first Sunday in the windy and often turbulent month of March, we ask for your grace and comfort for all of those who labor on the sea in so many different ways. May you protect them from the storms, be with their family members who worry about them while they are in harm's way in doing their duty and keep them ever protected by your loving arms in their time of need. Also, Lord, we would ask for the Holy Spirit to open their hearts to realize that to do those things they must do, they need you, Lord, for with you they can accomplish any task but without you they will truly come up short.
Finally, Lord, help all of us to do what we must to maintain the sea in a manner that meets with your approval, for the sea is an important part of the earth over which you have given us dominion. When we follow your guidance in how we treat it, use it, and impact the lands around it, the sea will retain its functionality and its beauty as you wish. Give us the strength to act accordingly, Lord, and to appreciate and care for those who have suffered in harm's way for doing all of those tasks to make our life safer, more secure and better because of their love for life on the sea. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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HERE'S WISHING EACH OF YOU FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING. WE ARE TRULY BLESSED BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA AND THOSE WHO TOIL ON IT IN OUR BEHALF. HALLELUJAH!
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