Author Archives: atwinfather

O Lord our God, as we begin the working part of this week, help us to be fully present to the tasks before us.  May we not be distracted by temptations that are stumbling blocks to the path that is set before us.  Allow us to recognize when we are the person that needs to act inContinue reading “Prayer for April 19, 2021”

O Lord our God, this is a day that is set aside for worship and refreshment.  Too often we fill it with other things.  Help us to let this day recharge our batteries to do the work that you would have us do.  Let us release those things that seem to be holding us back from our personalContinue reading “Prayer for April 18, 2021”

Thank you God for the days when we can sleep in.  It is a true gift when we have a day for which we have little required of us and we rarely use that day of rest to its fullest.  Instead we fill it with projects that make us even more tired.  May we take those rare daysContinue reading “Prayer for April 17, 2021”

Loving God, we ask that your presence be felt by those who are still working so hard to fight the pandemic.  The medical professionals that have given so much and dealt with so much pressure deserve our gratitude.  May their families that have dealt with the anxiety and fear of watching their loved ones going into harmsContinue reading “Prayer for April 16, 2021”

Glorious God, as we begin this day may we look for things to celebrate.  Help us to have an expectation that good things will happen today.  Let us experience real joy and wonder. Allow us to not let anything that is negative diminish our joy.  May our actions today contribute to others good day.  Give us the awareness ofContinue reading “Prayer for April 15, 2021”

I wrote this prayer not knowing that a mentor of mine had died earlier in the day. Thank you for who you were for so many Joe Jester. O Lord our God, be with us this day as we remember those we have lost. Help us celebrate their lives and all that we have learnedContinue reading “Prayer for April 14, 2021”

Loving God, be with those who are raising children this day. Help them to feel your presence as they attempt to do what is best for their children. From those who are just beginning and have infants.  May they find sleep and help their children begin the patterns of life.  As they get older may the parentsContinue reading “Prayer for April 13, 2021”

Sorry for the late posting. O Lord our God, be with us as this day moves toward a close. Many of us returned from Spring Break this morning and were so distracted by the myriad things required to bring everyone back to school.  Help us as we begin these last few weeks of school to remainContinue reading “Prayer for April 12, 2021”

Ever present God, there are so many times we pray because we need to remind ourselves that we are not alone.  This day when for so many Christians we hear the story of Thomas who needed to actually touch divinity, may we who at times feel so empty and isolated, not only feel your presence butContinue reading “Prayer for April 11, 2021”

O God who guides us, help us to feel your presence as we determine our path today.  As we find ourselves making decisions that affect others to measure them against the canon of love.  May we ask whether it builds people up, whether it feeds them literally or figuratively.  Let us recognize those times when not immediate decisionContinue reading “Prayer for April 10, 2021”