Written to dedicate the new playground surface donated by a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster, MD for Little Friends of Grace.
What does it mean to dedicate something, to bless it?
It means we set something aside for a particular purpose, or for a particular season, and we ask that God bless both the item itself and everyone who will use it!
This, of course, is a playground which means that main purpose is PLAY!
Over the years that this playground has been here, countless kids and their families and their teachers have run and sung and slid and climbed. …and, before now, they did all of that on a surface that tracked in some pretty dirty stuff into their classrooms!
Now, thanks to an incredibly generous donation, we have this awesome new surface in place and it is ready to get broken in! Let’s say a prayer together:
Gracious God of Joy,
We give you thanks for the gifts of fun and play.
Bless this space and let your love rest upon it.
May your promised presence be manifested in it through exuberant laughter and praise.
We commit into your care, all who pray here, and play here, that they will grow in their love for you and their love for all of creation.
We dedicate it to your enjoyment and service. Amen
(adapted from Rev. Sarah Strosahl-Kagi)
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