Happy Labor Day!
| Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessing and prosperity will be yours. Psalm 128: 1-2 (NIV) September 6, 2021, the Labor Day holiday will be celebrated by families around the country with picnics, barbecues, and road trips. Maybe not in the usual way in light of the lasting effects of the pandemic and the new variant. We must pray for laborers who have been through much due to the pandemic which resulted in the closing down of businesses, furloughs, workshare, and unemployment in 2020 and in the early part of 2021. Pray for laborers’ protection on the job for safe protocols that protect them from covid19 and the variant. In this election year, politicians will appear at rallies or zoom meetings to garner votes. Working families in hundreds of towns and cities will honor workers and the work they do. Due to the financial distress of municipalities and politics, many areas of the country have seen challenges and changes to the public employment workplace culture and unions. . In remembering those who work for the good of their families, the community, and our nation we can offer prayers for them. In this changing workplace culture, we need to pray for laborers in both the private and public sectors. Pray 1. That God will reveal the dignity and honor of work with excellence for a fair return and reasonable benefits. 2. That workplaces would be a setting of safety and a place where workers will be treated with justice, respect and dignity. 3. That workers will be treated fairly and work will not be privatized at rates that are higher than what laborers were paid for. 4. For continued employment in the changing global economy. 5. That laborers would pray in the workplace where permissible. 6. Pray for wise and fair supervisors and managers. 7. Pray for political leaders to be men and women of integrity, honor and wisdom that make sound decisions that follow God’s standards for the workplace in the public sector. Labor Day, laborers |
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Linda Fegins, The Prayer Leader, ldfaygo@gmail.com; lindafegins@prayandactwrite.com