Labor Day

                                                                                     Canticle 9

Cry aloud, 

inhabitants 

of Zion, 

ring out 

your joy, 

for the 

great one 

in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel. 

God our Creator, 

we are the work of your hands. 

Guide us in our work 
that we may do it, 

not for self alone, 
but for the common good. 

Make us alert to injustice,

ready to stand in solidarity;

                                       that there may be dignity for all

                                       in labor and in labor’s reward.  

                                       Grant this through the Holy One
                                       in our midst, Christ our Lord. Amen  

Labor Day Prayer, edited,  from "Give us the is Day"