Author Archives: atwinfather

I pray, Loving God, that we look to more peaceful ways to air our differences and meet the challenges that are before us.  It seems that escalation of anxiety to the breaking point is the desired outcome for some people.  May their hearts be changed so that they can see that there must be anotherContinue reading “Prayer for January 15 ,2026”

I know that I am struggling to know when to speak out against the things that I believe are wrong in our world, O God. My Midwest manners and etiquette tell me to not respond and expect that cooler or better minds will prevail.  The reality is that we cannot just rely on our thoughts,Continue reading “Prayer for January 14, 2026”

Loving God, may I focus my energies on lifting people up, listening to them fully and treating them as beloved. Help me in the times when I am most challenged to look for the good in others.  Let me seek to be calmer in the times I know I am anxious and be honest withContinue reading “Prayer for January 13, 2026”

May we become beacons of love in the storm of anxiety and fear that seems to be surrounding us, Loving God.   Help us to take the time to be present to those around us and seek calm when the world seems to want chaos. May we greet everyone we meet as someone deserving our loveContinue reading “Prayer for January 12, 2026”

May we recognize the power of our baptism and the things it empowers us to do, Loving God.  It is the moment where we accept you, and know ourselves to be beloved.  May we live into the covenant to which we committed and you gave us. Help us to seek fellowship, resist temptations, proclaim yourContinue reading “Prayer for January 11, 2025”

We are anxious and afraid, O God.  Whether it is people who are afraid of a changing world, or people who are being pointed out as objects of that change, there is real fear.  May we seek to lower the level of anxiety and look to your message of love for one another as theContinue reading “Prayer for January 10, 2026”

Thank you, God, for the beauty of this new day.  Watching the world wake up is an incredible gift.  The stillness of the water as the day begins creates such a peaceful way to begin what is before us.  May we take this calm time into our hectic day. Let us use the calm toContinue reading “Prayer for January 9, 2026”

Help us to be empathetic, O God.   It is too easy for us to be suspicious of others that hinders our ability to develop trust.  Help us to see that not all mistakes we or others make are intentional.  Let us be willing to forgive and restart. May we be willing to look in theContinue reading “Prayer for January 8, 2026”

I am grateful today, O God, for my mother on her 82nd birthday.  She taught me to live fully, love deeply and to celebrate more than I mourn when I lose something.  Thank you for her ministry to so many people, her dedication to her family, and her devotion to treating those whom she meetsContinue reading “Prayer for January 7, 2026”

Students are returning to our school to finish out the second half of the year, O God.  May they arrive refreshed and ready for the days ahead.  Be with the youngest among us who will settling back into the pattern of school.  May our teachers be well rested and their energy replenished.  May we meetContinue reading “Prayer for January 6, 2026”