Author Archives: atwinfather

May we be proactive in treating those we meet today with love compassion and empathy.  Help us to see the beauty in the world around us and in the people we meet.  Let the fears and anxieties that often arise not overwhelm us and instead make us aware of those emotions and give us theContinue reading “Prayer for April 16, 2026”

May we become focused on what we can do individually to make the world better, O God.  The little things we do, good or bad, accumulate.  May we see what happens when we build on a foundation of love, compassion andempathy. Help us to refrain from selfishness, jealousy and fear.  May we comfort those whoContinue reading “Prayer for April 15, 2026”

It is not often that I find myself at the end of the day, O God, when I begin my praying. More often that not it is how I start my day. Help me on those days when immediate things happen that make me decide to deliberately pray later to make my actions until thatContinue reading “Prayer for April 14, 2026”

Help us to lower the temperature, Loving God.  May our leaders take the time to think about the ramifications that exist by continuing down the paths they are currently following.  Help them, who often are not truly affected by the decisions they make, to focus on what their decisions do the the least fortunate andContinue reading “Prayer for April 13, 2026”

Peace is hard work, O God.   It requires that we change our attitudes toward those with whom we disagree vehemently. Help us to step back from our preconceived notions and our own selfishness to find ways to live together and move toward love for one another.  May we look to ways that build up andContinue reading “Prayer for April 12, 2026”

The end of the day, O God, is a grateful time.  So many of my prayers are living the hope of a great day, and I find myself at the end of the day having not taken the time I normally do to pray as it begins.  Today, I am thankful for so much thatContinue reading “Prayer for April 11, 2026”

In the quiet that seems to come in the week following Easter, help us to use that time to rest and reflect on what is next, O God.  While Lent is a time of introspection, Easter can be a time of building energy.  Help us to use this time to get ready for the workContinue reading “Prayer for April 9, 2026”

We awake to a reprieve in some of the conflict that is permeating our world, O God. May the leaders who have brought us to this tenuous place seek to find a lasting peace and a despite for a better more compassionate world.  Help them to move away from the path that leads to violence,Continue reading “Prayer for April 8, 2026”

Today, O God, I pray for our Country, our Armed Forces, the all the people affected by the many wars that are going on throughout the world. I pray especially for the innocents who are in harms way, that they may be kept safe. I pray that we might find a way toward the peaceContinue reading “Prayer for April 7, 2026”

As we begin Lent, Challenging God, may we live into what is is to experience all that is a Holy Lent.  Help us to look at our lives, the things we are doing well, and the parts of our lives that need improvement.  Let us get rid of those things that we may enjoy, butContinue reading “Prayer for February 18, 2026 Ash Wednesday”