Lord of the garden and the city,
You placed humanity over the work of Your hands
To tend the earth and cultivate life,
To bring order, fruitfulness, and care.

The call to cultivate now echoes in our neighborhoods,
In offices, shops, kitchens, fields, and factories.

Father in Heaven,
Everything we have
Comes from You.

We pray for financial security
For our household,
And the households of our neighbors.

Father in Heaven,

We pray for our neighbors
Whose work is manual labor.
We pray for their body.
Give them the endurance, health, and strength
This hard work requires.

Jesus,
You travelled many roads
And told stories of road travelers.
As we travel in the air,
May we be a good neighbor.

May He provide a stillness to your soul,
While you work to lead people to places of physical, mental, and emotional rest.

We pray for the employees and employers
Who lead and labor in our neighborhoods
May they see value and dignity in their work,
And believe their work is good.