Author Archives: atwinfather

  55 years ago my twin brother drowned in a backyard pool. It is a day that I remember, and also formed me.  O Lord our God, be with those who are mourning. Help those who are experiencing loss and struggling with how to move on.  May they honor the memories of their loved onesContinue reading “September 8, 2025”

Help us, O God, to be willing to forgive without someone’s repentance.  The burden of our hurt is often overwhelming and continues to give us pain.  Let us find a way to release that weight and move on.  Help us when we seem to relive the pain that someone has given us, to let itContinue reading “Prayer for September 7, 2025”

Our lives are filled with choices, O God of all creation.  Help us to recognize the times when we are at crossroads and to take the time to examine the decisions that are before us.  We know that choosing to follow you, O God, will at times put us at odds with those closest toContinue reading “Prayer for September 6, 2025”

O God who said we would do greater things than you (John 14:12). Give us the faith to believe that we can do more.  Let the imaginations of those working to make us healthier and lives more comfortable grow.  May we support those who will improve our lives.  May the advances they will bring guideContinue reading “Prayer for September 5, 2025”

Today is the Feast day of Bishop Paul Jones who helped found what became the Episcopal Peace Fellowship. O Lord our God, may we empower those who seek peace.  Help us to support those people who are against the idea that somehow combat is a godly pursuit.  May we work toward a world that seeksContinue reading “Prayer for September 4, 2025”

May I be aware this day of what is happening around me.  I am easily distracted, O God, but that distraction provides an opportunity for me to see something that others may miss.  Let me know when I am supposed to respond to what is in front of me.  Give me the confidence to stepContinue reading “Prayer for September 3,2025”

Shortened weeks are a blessing and a curse, O God.  Help us to not be stressed by trying to accomplish all we normally do in a week and relish in the gift of the extra rest we were given,  May we be able to prioritize those things that must be done and be comfortable withContinue reading “Prayer for September 2, 2025”

We honor today those who do the jobs that many won’t do, O God.  We rely on so many people who have chosen a vocation that is backbreaking work.  They often do that work for extremely low pay and long hours.  We also have people who are working in dangerous conditions and regularly put theirContinue reading “Prayer for September 1, 2025”

You call us in today’s scripture to a different path, O God.  You remind us that we are to honor others over ourselves. To treat the stranger in our midst as if we may be entertains Angels. You remind us to have empathy for those among us who are in prison, or in pain andContinue reading “Prayer for August 31, 2025”

Help us to rest, O God.  We too often work so hard that we are running on fumes.  May we take the time to refresh ourselves.  Let us get away from our desire to look busy or seem like we are accomplishing something to instead gain the strength and direction to actually do it.  MakeContinue reading “Prayer for August 30, 2025”