Author Archives: atwinfather

Thank you, Loving God, for our companion animals. Your creation of them has given us the experience of unconditional love that we not only need, but can oddly only appreciate by the gift they are for us. We have to deal with so many people for whom we struggle to understand and are often certainContinue reading “Prayer for February 9, 2023”

It is mid-week, O God. Help us to stay focused on the tasks that we hope to complete this week and not begin to look to the weekend too soon. There are so many opportunities before us for the next few days. May we live each day fully and look with wonder at the beautyContinue reading “Prayer for February 8, 2023”

We pray for all who are suffering, Most Holy God. We especially ask for your healing presence to those who are suffering after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Many of those people were already suffering through the horror of civil war and homelessness. May they as a region find the peace that seems soContinue reading “Prayer for February 7, 2023”

We are never prepared to hear about the loss of someone we know, O God. Help the families of those who have died by having them feel your presence and our love. May it reinforce our commitment to contact those with whom we have lost contact. May we let the people who have meant somethingContinue reading “Prayer for February 6, 2023”

What is holding us back, O God, from allowing our light to shine? We are given unique gifts that were meant for us to share with the world.  Help us to find our place in the body of Christ and step out in faith.  May we remove the yoke that has hindered us from fulfillingContinue reading “Prayer for February 5, 2023”

Many of us are wounded or scarred in some way, Healing God. May we seek to find ways to be healed from those things that can be healed and restored to whatever new reality we may face. If we were wounded by someone else, help us to forgive them as a part of our restorationContinue reading “February 4, 2023”

Most Holy God, we thank you for the world you created. May we honor all the many facets of what your creation means. You gave us all we needed to live and a drive to build upon the foundation of each succeeding generation. Help us to look at what previous generation and societies built, learnedContinue reading “February 3, 2023”

For the world in which we live, that we may honor your creation and treat it well, we pray.   For those who are leaders in the world, that they may strive for peace and unity, we pray.   For those who are struggling with illness, that they may find comfort and healing, we pray.Continue reading “Prayer for February 2, 2023”

On this day that we celebrate the signing of the resolution that became the 13th amendment, may we continue to fight for freedom from slavery and involuntary servitude, O God who freed us from sin. Let us be consistent in our desire to remember our history, so that we may not repeat it. Help usContinue reading “Prayer for February 1, 2023”

Almighty and everliving God, guide us this day as we attempt to do your will. Let us see you in the eyes and souls of the people we encounter today. Help us to listen for you in those silent times and even more so when the world seems chaotically loud. May we recognize that ourContinue reading “Prayer for January 31, 2023”