Author Archives: atwinfather

May we recognize the power of our baptism and the things it empowers us to do, Loving God.  It is the moment where we accept you, and know ourselves to be beloved.  May we live into the covenant to which we committed and you gave us. Help us to seek fellowship, resist temptations, proclaim yourContinue reading “Prayer for January 11, 2025”

We are anxious and afraid, O God.  Whether it is people who are afraid of a changing world, or people who are being pointed out as objects of that change, there is real fear.  May we seek to lower the level of anxiety and look to your message of love for one another as theContinue reading “Prayer for January 10, 2026”

Thank you, God, for the beauty of this new day.  Watching the world wake up is an incredible gift.  The stillness of the water as the day begins creates such a peaceful way to begin what is before us.  May we take this calm time into our hectic day. Let us use the calm toContinue reading “Prayer for January 9, 2026”

Help us to be empathetic, O God.   It is too easy for us to be suspicious of others that hinders our ability to develop trust.  Help us to see that not all mistakes we or others make are intentional.  Let us be willing to forgive and restart. May we be willing to look in theContinue reading “Prayer for January 8, 2026”

I am grateful today, O God, for my mother on her 82nd birthday.  She taught me to live fully, love deeply and to celebrate more than I mourn when I lose something.  Thank you for her ministry to so many people, her dedication to her family, and her devotion to treating those whom she meetsContinue reading “Prayer for January 7, 2026”

Students are returning to our school to finish out the second half of the year, O God.  May they arrive refreshed and ready for the days ahead.  Be with the youngest among us who will settling back into the pattern of school.  May our teachers be well rested and their energy replenished.  May we meetContinue reading “Prayer for January 6, 2026”

As we begin our new year following the holidays, help us to be grateful for the time we just spent with those we love, and enjoy the new memories that were created.  May we also be excited to share our last few weeks with the people we see every day, and let them know thatContinue reading “Prayer for January 5, 2026”

It is truly scary, O God, to watch the world in a precarious place.  We have so many people who think that their power gives them the chance to make their world view the reality.  Because there are many different people who have that opportunity, guide them, O Lord.  Let them know that what theyContinue reading “Prayer for January 4, 2026”

May we take sabbaths this year, O God.  Help us to take the time to be away from it all and simply be present to the day and the world around us.  Let us be willing to set aside all of the expectations we hav set for ourselves and rest.  Give us the strength toContinue reading “Prayer for January 3, 2026”

Let this day be filled with wonder, O God.  Help me to look around and see the amazing things around me and celebrate them.  May I see both the beauty of nature and the incredible things that we have built and made.  Let me see the opportunities before me and take them.  Give me theContinue reading “Prayer for January 2, 2026”