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God our Father, your Son Jesus
spoke to us a message
of peace and taught us to live as brothers and
sisters.
His message took form in the
vision of our Founding Fathers, as they
fashioned a nation where all people might live
as one.
This message lives on in our
midst as a task for us today
and a promise for tomorrow.
We thank you, Father, for
your blessings in the past,
and for all that, with your help, we must yet
achieve.
Bless our nation and bless
each of us. As we celebrate our independence,
may we extend its blessings to our youngest
brothers and sisters, the children in the womb.
Hasten the day when our nation
will be a nation with liberty and justice,
not just for some, but for all, through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
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