Last night I had the privilege to give the invocation at the Twin Falls City Council meeting. I strive to be a happy citizen, an active citizen, a well-informed citizen, and a responsible citizen. Jeremiah’s letter to the captives in Babylon was to pray for the well-being and the prosperity of the city they were in.
“Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.” Jeremiah 29:7
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Almighty God,
We come before you again with gratitude for this day right now.
May your glory be seen in our beloved city in this new year. We thank you for the blessing of the past year and we look forward with anticipation for your blessings to come upon our city in 2026.
Bless Mayor Brown and all members of the city council, bless their homes and business ventures. Thank you for the city management and all who work for the citizens. Keep all public works employees safe during this year. Thank you that they give attention to the routine and emergency situations.
Keep law enforcement honest, diligent, and vigilant as they patrol and respond to real and developing situations. Provide protection for first responders, addressing every home and business with interest as though it were their own.
I ask that you bless businesses and churches throughout the city, giving aid and shelter for our neighbors in need during the cold and wet nights. Bless Valley House and the Warming Center with resources to meet every need.
And we also ask for the provision of natural moisture during these critical months for every need of water when the hot and dry months arrive in several months.
Give us this day our daily bread and let us not forget you or curse you. Give peace to neighborhoods and safety to homes. Provide employment for households as they live and move and have their being. Bless households with an increase of patient spouses and intentional parents and obedient children. Bless the education of the children and may they have reason to think fondly of the city.
Bless the city with influence, businesses with success, and may the sound of honesty and joy be normal in both private and public.
May your glory advance, Your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.
In Jesus name, Amen
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