AMERICANS UNITED: OPERATION INCLUSION – SAMPLE INVOCATION
We come here to do
the business of local government – the deliberative body that is closest to the
people. As we gather, we are reminded that in our differences there is great
strength. We do not all think the same way or believe the same things. Yet we
are linked by our common humanity and our shared origin. When we work together
to move our community forward in a spirit of mutual respect and common decency,
we showcase what is best about our community, our state, and our nation.
We embrace many traditions. We are
Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, humanists, atheists, agnostics,
Wiccans, Pagans, unaffiliated, uncertain, and so many other things. We are straight,
gay, and transgender. We are young and old and everything in between. We
represent dozens of races and nationalities. We run the gamut from liberal to
conservative, and some of us are a bit of both.
To be sure, we do not agree about
everything. And we often feel fiercely protective of what we do believe. There
is great passion in our beliefs—and rightly so. But there is one thing on which
we all agree: We share the goal of making our community the best place it can
be. We unite here today around that noble aim and common purpose.
you can download a PDF of this here:
https://au.org/files/pdf_documents/OI-SampleInvocation-1.pdf
If you have trouble with the PDF link, you can access the sample secular invocation here:
https://au.org/content/operation-inclusion-action-kit
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