Author Archives: atwinfather

O Lord Our God, we ask that your spirit fill us these next few days with a sense of peace, compassion and love.  May our anxiety not overwhelm us and may we find ways to express love toward our neighbors.  May we to focus our energies on building each other up and working toward a world thatContinue reading “Prayer for January 19, 2021”

Compassionate God, there are so many of us who are dealing with loss right now and struggling to find our way.  Help us to know your presence by the love that others show for us during our times of great anxiety and pain. While we all want some answer for why we are in such pain,Continue reading “January 18, 2021”

O God our Creator, it has taken us a long time to get to where we find ourselves today and we know we need to change.  It will take time for us to move from this place of great anxiety and we need your help.  Help us to plant seeds of love and compassion that will grow.  MayContinue reading “January 17, 2021”

Loving God, Help me to be grateful for all you provide.  I know that all of us carry burdens that are at times overwhelming.  It is sometimes hard for us to see the many wonderful things that happen around us because we are so distracted by the things that break us down.  Help us to latch onto thoseContinue reading “January 16, 2021”

O Lord our God be with us this day.  Help us to live in the moment today.  Let us take the opportunities you provide us to act in loving ways.  Help us not to be distracted from what needs to happen now by the memories of things past or worries of what is ahead of us.  Instead let usContinue reading “Prayer for January 15, 2021”

O Lord our God, inspire us this day to be compassionate.  May we look at our neighbors as family.  Like all families we have challenges, and we need reminders that we while we don’t always get along or agree with each other, we are called to love one another.  May that love pervade our thoughts today as weContinue reading “Prayer for January 14, 2021”

Healing God, we have so many who are dealing with illnesses right now.  We ask that you be with those who are in treatment for illnesses that continue while we are also fighting the Coronavirus.  Their plans are often challenged by the overwhelmed medical facilities and what is already a challenging time for them is exacerbated byContinue reading “Prayer for January 13, 2021”

O God of Grace and Glory, you have watched our world in times like we find ourselves today and I find some comfort in knowing that we have made it through tough times and found times of peace and compassion for each other.  Help us to find a way to love one another as you loveContinue reading “Prayer for January 12, 2021”

O God who strengthens us, empower us to use this week as a chance to spread love.  May we look for ways to let those we meet know that we love and care for them.  May we act on opportunities to be kind to one another.  Help us to remain calm when we are anxious and to respondContinue reading “Prayer for January 11, 2021”

January 10 2021 Most Holy and Compassionate God, many gather today in churches to hear about the baptism of Jesus and hear about two major themes.  Repentance and Beloved-ness.  Help us as we are coming off of a week with such incredible expression of hatred and anger to somehow repent of the actions we all have takenContinue reading “Prayer for January 10, 2021”