Author Archives: atwinfather

Loving God, help us to feel your presence this week. We still find ourselves challenged by the pandemic and how we want to respond to it.  We have more and more people being vaccinated and we are ready to gather as we used to gather.  Help us us to stay the course as more and more freedomsContinue reading “Prayer for March 29, 2021”

O God of all Creation, be with us this day as we celebrate Palm Sunday.  It is a day where we hear readings that take us through the end of all of Holy Week.  May we focus solely on what happens in Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. Let us understand what it meant for us to be excitedContinue reading “Prayer for March 28, 2021”

O Lord our God, we are about to begin what, for Christians, is the holiest week of the year.  Be with those who are going to experience all of the services that make Holy Week special.  May those who have not experienced the beauty of the liturgies during this week take the opportunity to move from PalmContinue reading “Prayer for March 27, 2021”

O God of all Creation, we thank you for the family you have given us. The family we were born into and those who have become family by our choice.  We are grateful for the times when they were there to lift us up when we fell, challenged us to do better when we were inContinue reading “Prayer for March 26, 2021”

Loving God, you give us each day once.  Help us to live today following your two greatest commandments.  May our actions today reflect our love for you.  Empower us to love our neighbor as you love us.  Make us acutely aware of the opportunities we have to lift people up.  May we use all theContinue reading “Prayer for March 25, 2021”

O God who stays with us throughout our journey help us to recognize you along the way.  As we begin along new paths, may we feel your encouragement to take the chances needed to gain momentum.  When we find ourselves in the middle of the journey, help us to distinguish between the necessary detours and changes ofContinue reading “Prayer for March 24, 2021”

Encouraging God, there is something about the morning pep talk that helps a day begin. Hearing words that empower and feed our passions at the dawn of the day seem to make it start in a way that leads to an incredible day.  Let those of us who are beginning days that we expect to beContinue reading “Prayer for March 23, 2021”

O God who calls us to love our neighbor, help us to find ways to be true to that phrase.  Let us see those who are different than us as people for whom their stories are ones we need to know.  Let us celebrate our differences and what we can learn from each other.  May we be openContinue reading “Prayer for March 22, 2021”

Restoring God, be with us this day as we come before you to worship in so many different ways.  We have learned new ways to gather as community, and have found other ways to worship than any time in our history.  As we move toward returning to a more normal kind of church, help us to continueContinue reading “Prayer for March 21, 2021”

O Lord our God, help us to find time to recharge our batteries today.  For so many of us we don’t take enough time for ourselves.  Let us recognize the value of of a third quarter nap.  May we have an escape (even for a short time) from all the pressures that life throws at us every day.  LetContinue reading “Prayer for March 20, 2021”