Author Archives: atwinfather

Today, O God, is a day when I will celebrate two lives well lived with their families and friends. Be with all of them as they both mourn and celebrate them. May this day honor the many people who have been formed by the love and attention by them. Let us live each day showingContinue reading “Prayer for March 11, 2023”

Thank you God, for the joy, wonder and laughter of children. We are blessed when we get to see the young people around us thrive and follow their dreams. Seeing them when they perform in the shows in which they act and when they work hard at sports, is an incredible gift. May the teachers,Continue reading “Prayer for March 10, 2023”

Help us, O God, when our calendars are so full that we are booked from the start of the day to the end. May we carve out breaks in our day, even if only for a few minutes to step back and relax. Give us the strength to say no to being overbooked and ifContinue reading “Prayer for March 9, 2023”

There are several families I know, Loving God, that are mourning the loss of someone they love and preparing to celebrate their lives. Be with those families who find themselves in that liminal time between their personal Good Friday and Easter. May they feel your presence in the loneliness of knowing they will not beContinue reading “Prayer for March 8, 2023”

There are so many who are in pain, O God. May your comforting hands relieve them. Give those who are caring for them healing hands. We ask that those who are recovering from various ailments be made whole again, and those who have lost some of their previous abilities find new abilities as they faceContinue reading “Prayer for March 7, 2023”

On this day in 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as a newscaster saying, “That is the way it is.”   O God, may we find truth and honor that seems to be missing from our dialogue and certainly from our acquiring information. Help us to listen to what is honest ratherContinue reading “Prayer for March 6, 2023”

O God of all Creation, we thank you for the many gifts you have given us. We are grateful that you would walk among us and give us an example of a life well lived. Help us to be filled with the Holy Spirit and guided along the path that leads to eternal life. MayContinue reading “Prayer for March 5, 2023”

May we look to invite the strangers in our minds to become a part of our lives, O God. Let us see the value of learning about other cultures, experiences and passions that come from taking the time to know someone new. May we be welcoming as we get to know them better and better.Continue reading “Prayer for March 4, 2023”

May we always seek to learn more, O God. Each day provides an opportunity for us to have epiphanies, may we enjoy the wonder of acquiring new knowledge and skills. Help us as we attempt to become proficient at something new to know that each failure brings us closer to success. Give us the enduranceContinue reading “Prayer for March 3, 2023”

That the universal church may find common ground in how we love and care for those who are in need. O Lord hear our prayer   That our country, its leaders and its people, will look for ways to support and love one another and honor our differences. O Lord hear our prayer   ThatContinue reading “Prayer for March 2, 2023”