Author Archives: atwinfather

  As we look towards the weekend, may we remain present today to what is happening around us.  Let us remember that each moment is unique and that we have an opportunity to do something special.  Help us to be open to the people we encounter today and be ready to support them in theirContinue reading “Prayer for July 18, 2025”

May I begin my day with hope, O God, and let that hope grow into action. May my imagination blossom into new possibilities, and may I be open to trying and failing. Let the times when I fail become learning opportunities, so that I can succeed sooner. Allow me to critically and honestly examine theContinue reading “Prayer for July 17, 2025”

  As this new day begins, may I be more aware of what is happening around me.  Let me see more fully the beauty of the world around me.  Allow me to be slow down enough to let this day happen and be fully present to those I encounter.  May I give those I amContinue reading “Prayer for July 16, 2025”

ember the birth of Rembrandt, O God who gave us imagination.  May we celebrate art in all its forms and glory. May we be inspired by the visions that our artists give us so that we might see the possibilities that are before us.  His “Return of the Prodigal Son” inspired so many of usContinue reading “Prayer for July 15, 2025”

There are storms that the world is facing that are meteorological and metaphorical, O God.  Help us to endure and be safe through all of them. Protect those who are in harms way and the people who are charged with protecting and saving the people who are endangered.  May we work to limit the damageContinue reading “Prayer for July 14, 2025”

On this Holy Night, may we remember the way our Savior, Jesus Christ entered our world and journeyed with us.  His birth allows us to reimagine what is important in our world and in our lives.  From the beginning he did not do what was expected of the coming Messiah.  Instead of a birth withContinue reading “Prayer for Christmas 2024”

You call us to listen for you, Loving Jesus and for us to be filled with your light.  Help us to be still enough to hear you and determined enough to follow the path you have chosen for us.  Let us be focused less on material things and more on the actions and love thatContinue reading “Prayer for February 11, 2024”

You give us an example, Loving Jesus, of the benefit of taking private time. While we are a people who desperately need community, we also need time for personal reflection. When we step away from the myriad challenges and expectations we and others have made for ourselves we gain so much. Help us to useContinue reading “Prayer for February 4, 2024”

Be with us, O God, when we mourn the loss of someone or some thing that is special to us. Help us to feel your presence as we deal with the myriad of emotions attached to that loss. May we take the time to grieve and to release any anger or anxiety we have soContinue reading “Prayer for January 28, 2024”

Help us to be hospitable, O God. May we seek to be welcoming to all whom we encounter. Give us the confidence greet each new day with the hope that we will make someone’s day. May we be observant of the needs of those around us and find ways to meet those needs. Transform ourContinue reading “Prayer for January 25, 2024”