Memphis Meetings

Reginald Boyce

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• Special Meeting: Memphis City Council: April 21, 2026 10:04

  We will be led in prayer by Reverend Dr. Reginald Boyce, pastor of Riverside Baptist Church. Every head bowed and every eye closed. And if you're kind enough, can you hold the hand of the person next to you? Gracious and sovereign God, we come before you today with gratitude for the city of Memphis. We thank you for her history, her culture, its resilience, and the people. Thank you for every neighborhood and every family, every worker, every dreamer and every leader who calls this city home. Today, as this budget is presented, we pause to recognize that this is more than numbers. This is about people, about opportunity, and about the future we're shaping together today. God, we ask for your wisdom over our mayor Paul Young, over this city council, over every chief, every director, every public servant, every officer, every person serving on Memphis Fire, and every leader entrusted with the responsibility to guide this city forward. Today God, we ask for clarity in complex decisions, courage when the weight is heavy, and compassion that keeps people at the center of every choice. Lord, we anchor ourselves in your word just as the prophet Jeremiah declared to seek the welfare of the city to pray for it because as the city prospers, so does or so do its people. So today, we pray for the welfare of Memphis. We pray for its peace, for its prosperity, and for unity. Lord, let this budget reflect shared prosperity, not just growth, but growth that touches every zip code. Let it reflect social justice that is active, not passive. Let it open doors for the justice impact that strengthen pathways for opportunity youth and build systems that honor dignity and equity for all. Bless every department, every initiative and every effort represented here. Strengthen collaboration among leaders. Remove division and replace it with alignment, purpose, and a shared commitment to the greater good. And God, we pray for every person who calls Memphis home. Cover them, keep them, provide for them. Let this be a city where people don't just live, but thrive. We declare today that Memphis is rising. Not in words, but in action, not just in plans, but in progress. Not just in promise, but in people. And we are rising because of your resurrection power. And we clear, we declare that today in Jesus name we pray. Amen.

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