23. August 2024

Lord Jesus, / Bless all who serve us, / who have dedicated their lives / to the ministry of others - / all the teachers of our schools / who labor so patiently with so little appreciation; / all who wait upon the public, / the clerks in the stores who have to accept criticism, / complaints, bad manners, and selfishness / at the hands of a thoughtless public. / Bless the mailment, the drivers of streetcars / and buses who must listen to people who / lose their tempers. / Bless every humble soul who, in these / days of stress and strain, preaches sermons / without words. Amen.

Peter Marshall (1902-1949)