Brevard County, FL, City Commission Meeting
13 September 2022
Jocelyn Williamson (236 words)

Thank you, Madam Chair and commission members for the opportunity to offer an invocation this morning.

On behalf of all Brevard County residents, thanks to you, county employees, contract staff, volunteers, and citizens for the hard work and effort you bring each and every day.

Today, let us not be distracted by the many other things in our lives. 

Let’s place them on pause for the morning, and focus on the task at hand–the business of the county.

As the County proclaims Constitution Week, let us consider the words of the framers.

James Madison asked “What is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?"

May this meeting reflect our shared values of trust, fellowship and ethics, and may we place Service above Self in our endeavors here today and each day to come.

May we recognize and listen to all voices who are here sharing ideas.

John Adams once said that “Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people…”

In honor of those words, may we work towards the shared mission we have of making our community better each and every time we meet.

May the commission deliberate with wisdom, insight, and impartiality.

And this morning, as we conduct the business of the County, may we take the time to lift everyone in the same way others have lifted us.

Thank you.