Today I was honored to pray at another Eagle Scout ceremony. In 18 years of full time Church ministry, I have had at least one Eagle Scout per year from my Church or School (and sometimes as many as a half dozen per year). It is a phenomenal program to form young persons as servant leaders who embody the character of Christ. If it helps you, here is an invocation I use for Eagle Scout ceremonies which includes the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Feel free to use or adapt it if you are asked to pray at a Scouting ceremony.
A Prayer for an Eagle Scout
O God our Creator and Father, we thank you for the gift of Scouting, by which you form young persons to be servants and leaders. And we thank you especially for ___, for the mentors and friends who have helped him, and for the hard work you have helped him perform to earn the highest rank in Scouting as an Eagle Scout.
May you continue to help him, and all who witness this ceremony today, to do our duty to God and our country; To help other people at all times; To keep ourselves physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight, as we strive to be Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
In all these virtues, may we always seek to embody the values of Jesus Christ our Savior, and imitate him as our Lord. For it is in his Name we pray. Amen.
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