Dear Friends,
On this Blessed Easter morning, as Christians, we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and thank God for the blessings of forgiveness and renewal.
I invite you to join with me in prayer:
Lord, as we give thanks for the miracles you perform, we pray for strength that we may deal with adversity, for peace to calm our anxious souls, for compassion in order to allow us to comfort the grieving, and for your healing hand to be upon the ill and all who care for them. May our local and national and international leaders be blessed with the wisdom to guide us through this challenging time.
We seek your blessing upon all involved in the horse racing industry. We pray for the grooms and hotwalkers and exercise riders that they remain safe in your care, and healthy as they lovingly tend to the horses, for the jockeys as they long to return to the sport they love and depend upon for their livelihood, for the trainers and owners as they struggle financially and emotionally to maintain their staff and care for their horses. We pray for the governing bodies of the sport and their leaders, that they may make wise decisions for the future of our sport, and finally for the beautiful horses, that they remain safe and free from injury.
As we seek your presence, we are grateful to find it in a refreshing breeze, a new bud of Spring, the sun rising and setting, the tides ebbing and flowing, and the memories of loved ones who have gone to be with you.
We thank you, Lord, for our lives and our loves, for our hearts and our souls, for our blessings and our challenges. We know you are with us as with our every step and breath, and in your name, we pray.
Amen.
May the peace of the Lord be with you all.
In Christ,
