A prayer modified.Eatonville, Wash., Superintendent Ray Arment, a fan of military history, stumbled across General Patton's "Weather Prayer" that a chaplain under his command issued before a momentous battle in 1944 in which he asked for restraint from "immoderate im·mod·er·ate adj. Exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme: immoderate spending; immoderate laughter. See Synonyms at excessive. rains with which we have to contend." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Arment prepared a modified version of the prayer for his own purposes: "Almighty and most merciful mer·ci·ful adj. Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives. See Synonyms at humane. mer Father, we humbly beseech be·seech tr.v. be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing, be·seech·es 1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help. 2. Thee of Thy great goodness to restrain these immoderate (Pick one: rains, winds, blizzards, power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
"Graciously hearken hear·ken also har·ken v. hear·kened, hear·ken·ing, hear·kens v.intr. To listen attentively; give heed. v.tr. Archaic To listen to; hear. to us as educators, who call upon Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may open our school; provide our students and staff safe passage to and from school; provide nutritious meals, warmth, safety and supervision; and establish learning among our students and communities." |
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