O Lord, I remember before you tonight all the workers of the world:Lord Jesus, whose desire is to serve rather than to be served, have mercy upon all who work faithfully to serve the common good. Lord Jesus, who fed the hungry multitude with loaves and fishes, have mercy upon all who work to earn their daily bread. Lord Jesus, who called all that labor and are heavy laden, have mercy upon all whose work is beyond their strength. And to you, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, be all the glory and the praise. Amen.
Workers with hand or brain:
Workers in cities or in the fields:
Those who go out to work and those who work at home:
Employers and employees:
Those who command and those who obey:
Those whose work is dangerous:
Those whose work is monotonous or lowly:
Those who can find no work to do:
Those whose work is the service of the poor,
or the healing of the sick,
or the proclamation of the gospel of Christ.
Paraphrase of A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie ©1949 Charles Scribner's Sons