This week’s invocation, delivered by Trevor Axworthy, reflected on the summer season and the beginning of the new Rotary year.
Now that we are into what is traditionally our new Rotary year, we welcome our new president and our new board. We have seen a lot of rain, but it is summertime, and I wanted to start the new year with an invocation that celebrates indigenous peoples and the earth.
Summer is a time for fully embracing what the land has to offer. We have been living through a trying time, and our world has forever changed. I will end with the prayer of a great indigenous leader, Chief Dan George.
Keep a few embers from the fire that used to burn in your village so all can gather again and rekindle a new flame for a new life in a changing world.