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[0:03] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this first council meeting of the New Year, January 9, 2018.
[0:11] 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.
[0:20] Before we start, we have asked Pastor Jason Grant with the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West to begin with an imication.
[0:28] Pastor Grant,
[0:31] ladies and gentlemen, please join me in standing.
[0:33] please
[0:40] bow with me and prayer.
[0:43] Lord God, we give you thanks on behalf of all who are
[0:46] gathered here tonight. May we be found grateful for the blessings you provide in
[0:50] this new year. Thank you for life, health, provision and relationships. May we
[0:56] experience joy in the opportunity to serve this community in whatever you call
[1:00] us to. I lift up our representative leaders here tonight and those beginning to
[1:05] fulfill that honorable call. May your wisdom prevail upon their minds, your
[1:10] compassion upon their hearts and your purpose in their actions.
[1:15] Grant them the knowledge of the needs of the people in this community that they may fulfill
[1:19] these sacred duties to the best of their ability.
[1:22] May justice, righteousness, and truth prevail.
[1:26] And finally, I pray that in the midst of debate or disagreement, the respect,
[1:32] decency, good citizenship, joy, and an authentic care for one another would reign in all
[1:38] our lives. Amen. Thank you, Pastor.