Saturday, July 24, 2010

Elkhart County 4H Fair Invocation



Invocation 2010 4H Fair

Almighty Creator, Heavenly Father, O Lord our God, we ask you to be present with us at this the 2010 Elkhart County 4H Fair.
We thank you for the freedom we have in this country to participate in such a wonderful and wholesome event. 
We thank you Lord for those who served our country, in wartime and in peacetime, for they have given their lives and their time to insure our freedom as Americans.
We thank you for those who are our elders, who have walked before us in many ways and continue to share with us their wisdom.
Lord, Protect the 4H participants as they show their skills with their animals and display their projects. 
Lord, Protect the fair attendees as they enjoy the rides, displays and events.
Lord, We thank you for the many people, the individual 4H clubs, and the 4H club members who have worked so hard for many years to make the Elkhart County 4H fair what it is today!
Thank you Lord for the Elkhart County 4H Board Members, their leadership, their dedication, and their genuine love for the young people of Elkhart County.
Lord as we begin this the 2010 Elkhart County 4H Fair may we all be reminded to
 Pledge our Heads to clearer thinking, 
our Hearts to greater loyalty, 
our Hands to larger service, 
and our Health to better living, 
for the clubs, our community, our country, and our world!
 And Lord, May you be honored and glorified today and forever in everything that we do and say!  For we ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who is the Way the Truth and the Life, who was given to us and died for us to bring us into a complete relationship forever with you the Creator of the Universe.  Amen