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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this first council meeting of the New Year, January 9, 2018.

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Thank you for joining us for this meeting, which will include a special installation for recently elected city council members who are beginning their new terms in office.

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Before we start, we have asked Pastor Jason Grant with the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West to begin with an imication.

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Pastor Grant,

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ladies and gentlemen, please join me in standing.

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please

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bow with me and prayer.

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Lord God, we give you thanks on behalf of all who are

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gathered here tonight. May we be found grateful for the blessings you provide in

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this new year. Thank you for life, health, provision and relationships. May we

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experience joy in the opportunity to serve this community in whatever you call

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us to. I lift up our representative leaders here tonight and those beginning to

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fulfill that honorable call. May your wisdom prevail upon their minds, your

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compassion upon their hearts and your purpose in their actions.

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Grant them the knowledge of the needs of the people in this community that they may fulfill

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these sacred duties to the best of their ability.

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May justice, righteousness, and truth prevail.

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And finally, I pray that in the midst of debate or disagreement, the respect,

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decency, good citizenship, joy, and an authentic care for one another would reign in all

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our lives. Amen. Thank you, Pastor.