Prayer from the Occupational Cycle

Prayer from the Occupational Cycle;-

"Prayer"

God, we pray for people who work in shops,
Sitting or standing at the checkouts,
Passing the barcodes through the reader
All the time, all the time,
Stacking shelves, serving meat,
Walking the floor and having to decide what to do
With the shoplifter who has nothing,
Putting on a bit of class at the perfume counter,
Humping potatoes,
Sitting in a Post Office in a Scottish island in the rain,
Waiting for a customer.
God bless them all with happiness, good hours and pay,
And help them find the humanity in their work.

SYWC

"Prayer for Shop Workers"

Father God, we pray for all shop workers. In their act of serving us they remind us of Christ , who came to us as a servant. We pray that each of them may become aware of His Spirit acting through them.
We pray for the relationships between management and staff. May the pressure of corporate goals never override the compassionate concern for individuals' circumstances.

In the continuing trend of customers moving from town centre shopping to outlet malls, help those workers who are affected to cope with the change, particularly those who might be made redundant or relocated.

In the Name of Jesus, our Servant King. Amen.

Margaret Hall, chaplain, Binns department store, Doncaster

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