Author Archives: atwinfather

Thank you God, for being patient with us. We know that you often place us where we have the most potential, yet we take our time to respond. Thinking about how many of the greatest heroes of the Bible were much older when they responded to your call (Abraham and Noah come to mind) itContinue reading “Prayers for January 20. 2023”

Today, Comforting God, I was struck by the incredible gift it is to be asked to pray for and with someone in a time of need. There are so many of us who are too uncomfortable to ask for prayers, who think we might be somewhat selfish or not worthy somehow. Yet you remind usContinue reading “Prayer for January 19, 2023”

Sometimes it is hard to focus, Guiding God. We are pushed in so many directions, and often feel as if we are simply riding a continuous wave over which we have little control. We are tossed back and forth by our desire to be so many things and will often look back on days andContinue reading “Prayer for January 18, 2023”

This prayer started on the 17th and finished on the 18th. It marks the first time since June of 2020 that I missed a day. There are days, O God, when I struggle to find the words I want to say to you. I feel the need to start my day in prayer and yetContinue reading “Prayer for January 17/18, 2023”

I am struck, O God, by how much we as humanity repeat the sins of our past, and don’t seem to be able to sustain some of the important advancements we have made in racial and social justice. Dr King laments in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, that we continue to be separated fromContinue reading “January 16, 2023 prayer 2”

As many spend this Labor Day enjoying a sabbath, or end of summer celebration, others are working. May we honor those who work while we rest, O God, and support those who work in fields that make our lives more comfortable and safe. Let us treat those who do the jobs that are often thankless,Continue reading “Prayer for January 16, 2023”

We experience your call and recognize others calls to serve in so many different ways. May we look to the example of how many have responded to the opportunity to use our gifts and skills to minister in our own ways. We know that we are all searching and sometimes we don’t notice the timesContinue reading “Prayer for January 15, 2023”

Help us to slow down and not be rushed through this and everyday. May we take the time to experience the wonder of the time and place we find ourselves. Let us see the wonder of your creation, the amazing things that have been accomplished by the hard work of those who have gone beforeContinue reading “Prayer for January 14, 2023”

Protect, heal and restore, O Lord, those affected by the storms that seem to be so much more frequent. Be with those whose job it is to respond and care for the people and properties affected by them. May we show our support for all who are dealing with the aftermath. As much as weContinue reading “Prayer for January 13, 2023”

There are times, O God, when we are forced to attend to things that we have avoided for way too long. Help us to face them for not what they have become to our over active imaginations, but for what they truly are. Let us also know when it is simply time to accept thatContinue reading “Prayer for January 12, 2023”