In times of fear and panic,
Let us be a force of calm.
Let those who are trembling,
find us safe to lean upon.
May we be the voice of reason.
May we comfort the oppressed.
May we show our compassion
to those who’re most distressed.
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Free for use in Rotary Clubs. Please credit Shawn Bird of Shuswap Rotary (5060 BC Canada) when you use it, and leave a note in the comments below so folks know where it’s been used. Thanks.
Rotary Invocations 
Shawn, thank you for sharing this. I used it today 9/28/22 at the Douglas Rotary Club meeting in Douglas, Wyoming. It sparked a great conversation for our Happy Bucks donations.
Kerry Steward, Pres. Douglas Rotary Club
Hi Shawn,
I will use your invocation at our Camden Rotary Club meeting tomorrow. It seems particularly appropriate right now.
Greetings to Camden Rotary. Thank you.
Used at 8/15/17 Rotary Meeting. Thanks!!!
North East Club of San Antonio.
My pleasure. Greetings to NE San Antonio!
I am a new Rotarian and tomorrow I will say the invocation for the first time since I joined. Thank you very much for the beautiful
Words. I think it will fit the present times in
America, when we get conflicting news about our future.
Welcome to Rotary, Maria. May you say many more invocations in the years to come!
Using at the Summit City South Rotary Club in Fort Wayne, IN today at noon. Our speaker is John Germ, President of Rotary International!
WOW! I’m honoured! 🙂
Planning to use at the Rotary Club of Five Points today at lunch. Thanks
Thanks, Cheryl!
Shawn,
Thanks for sharing. We, Americans, need all the help that we can get on the subject of calm.
Allen Rembert
Summit Rotary, District 7690
Greensboro, North Carolina
All good things to you, sir!
Used Calm and Spring on March 23rd, 2017 at Rotary Club of Canandaigua, NY. Thanks, Shawn – I always find something inspiring on your site.
Janet Tenreiro – Canandaigua Rotary
Thank you, Janet. Greetings to Canandaigua Rotary!
Thank you Shawn – I plan on using it today for our prayer and pledge at the Monroe (NC) Rotary Club today
Greetings to Monroe Rotary. My own club used this one last week. 🙂 It appears to be timely.
Thank you Shawn. I will use the Calm invocation at my Twilight , Bakersfield Rotary meeting tonight. Poignant for our time.
Thank you Shawn, I will use February peace Invocation today at our Jamestown NY Rotary Club meeting. Peace I leave with you
Mike
Greetings to Jamestown Rotary!
Thank you Shawn, CALM was a big hit with our Safety Harbor Rotary Friday January 6 meeting. It was a perfect match for the angst that remains with 2016 and the promise that comes with a New Year.
Thank you. All the best to Safety Harbor Rotary!
Hi Shawn! I will share this with out Rotary Club at our noon meeting today.
Jamie Hekker
Muskegon, MI
District 6290
Very Nice! Simple and poignant.
Thank you, Mikel.
I plan to use it at our meeting on Thursday.
Richard Martens
President, Rotary Club of Wilsonville – Oregon
Thanks, Richard.
Greetings to Wilsonville Rotary. (Looks like a lovely town! We must visit the next time we head down to Ashland for the Shakespeare Festival).
Shawn,
Thank you for this. It is lovely.
Peace and gratitude
Clara Harris, District 5340 District, La Mesa Sunrise Club
Thanks, Clara. Greetings to La Mesa Rotary.