Prayer for August 17 2025

Each day, O God, we begin with the opportunity to do good things.  For the most part we accomplish that goal.  Help us on the days when our anxieties overwhelm us and we struggle to love others as we know we are called to do. During those times help us to find a peace that we cannot find ourselves and begin again as if the day were beginning again with the hopes and dreams we had when we woke.  Let us also be forgiving of those who may have increased our anxiety or said or did things that bothered us (even if they had no idea they did).  Let us know that one act does not define our day or our lives.  May you bless us all now and always.  Amen