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O God our Creator, help us to see this day the beauty it has to offer.  Let us fully live into this day in new ways.  May we we find new things that excite us, whether it be what we learn from those we meet or what we had somehow not seen before, allow us to becomeContinue reading “Prayer for February 27, 2021”

Loving God, we are grateful for all those who make our lives better.  There are so many people who do thankless jobs that make our days easier.  May this be a day where we recognize those people.  If we are given the opportunity to express our thanks, may we go out of our way to do just that.  LetContinue reading “Prayer for February 26, 2021”

O God who guides us, thank you for the gift of mentors and heroes.  There have been so many people who have been the right person at the right time to help us to be become better than we imagined.  From the early caregivers, who somehow knew how to make us comfortable the first time we wereContinue reading “Prayer for February 25, 2021”

O Lord God, Creator of the universe, help us this day to look around.  May we be see the beauty that is before us. May all the myriad colors that paint this day be vibrant and fill us with wonder.   Let us hear laughter and all the sounds that will sing the song of this day.  May itContinue reading “Prayer for February 24, 2021”

Forgiving God, while we know that you provide forgiveness and redemption, we often struggle with feeling fully forgiven. We want to carry the burden of guilt a little longer because we haven’t fully forgiven ourselves.  Help us to set down the weight of our sins for which we have asked forgiveness, and when the memory ofContinue reading “Prayer for February 11, 2021”

1954 The first mass inoculation against polio is conducted Virologist Jonas Salk’s vaccine is still one of the two versions used today, along with Hilary Koprowski’s live polio vaccine. Healing God, most of the world (all but two countries) no longer have polio as a rampant disease.  We remember the gift of Jonas Salk who did notContinue reading “February 23, 2021”

O Lord God, creator of humanity, help us to comfort one another.  There are so many among us that are carrying burdens that they are afraid to share.  Help them ask for and receive the help they need.  May we give without expectations.  Because we do not know everyone’s story, may we be willing to give unconditionally to meetContinue reading “Prayer for February 22, 2021”

O God who gives us strength and patience, be with us today as we do all that is set before us. May we celebrate the many gifts we have been given.  Help us to comfort those who are in need and respond to those needs as we are able.  Be with those who are still affected byContinue reading “Prayer for February 21, 2021”

O God of all Creation, help us to see the beauty this day gives us.  May we be aware of the needs of those we meet today, and use the blessings you have given us to spread your love.  Help us to see the opportunities to make life better for those who are in need.  Support those whoContinue reading “Prayer for February 20, 2021”

O Lord our God, there are so many right now who are suffering.  May they feel your presence during these challenging times. Support those who are working so hard to make things better for people in need, those working to restore power, clean roads, teachers and all the health care workers.  Protect them as they do theirContinue reading “Prayer for February 19, 2021”