Above: Earthrise, Apollo 8, December 24, 1968
Image Source = NASA
Litany Source = A Book of Worship for Free Churches (1948), the General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches in the United States
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O Lord our Lord,
How excellent is thy Name in all the earth!
Thou hast made us to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
Thou hast put all things under our feet.
On all rulers and legislators, on councillors and ministers of state, on judges and magistrates,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
On those who study the laws of the land that they may give wise and just counsel to men in their dealings with one another,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
On all who defend us from lawlessness by land or by sea or in the air, and maintain peace and order,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
On those who humbly search out thy works, and mark the wisdom in which thou hast made them all,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
On all students and learners, on all teachers and instructors, on our schools and universities,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
On physicians and nurses and all who practice the arts of healing; on those by whose skill thou takest away pain and givest sleep, restoring the sick to health and the weak to strength,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
On those who adorn thy world with works of beauty; on those who build glorious houses for thy worship; and on those who make sweet music to thine honor,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
On all that guides aright the course of mankind; on all that makes us know thy divine order and the beauty of thy works; on all that opens our eyes to see thy glory, and uplifts our souls in praise,
We pray for thy blessing, O Lord.
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;
In whose heart are thy ways.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
–Pages 315-317
GATHERED PRAYERS 
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