Author Archives: atwinfather

This week has been a challenging one for so many, Loving God. May we be more this next week. More patient with those we encounter, more aware of the challenges people face, more loving to the strangers in our midst, more giving of ourselves in response to the needs around us. We ask that theContinue reading “Prayer for October 2, 2022”

Help us, O God, to express our gratefulness for all you have given us by how we treat those we encounter. May our love for you show in how we love others. Let us be willing to slow down enough to listen and respond to the needs of those around us. Allow us to beContinue reading “Prayer for October 1, 2022”

As we prepare for the weekend, O God, may we remain diligent as we complete the tasks set before us. Allow us to be ready for what happens this day and to live it fully. May we be fully present to those around us and seek to be ready and willing to lend a handContinue reading “Prayer for September 30, 2022”

Over the years, O God, I have said many times that we are in the forgiveness business. That has called me to remind myself over and over again that I need to be willing to forgive myself for the guilt I have carried long after the forgiveness that you have already provided. Help all ofContinue reading “Prayer for September 29, 2022”

Sometimes the storms in our lives give us incredible gifts, O God who forms and guides us. We are forced to look at the world and reevaluate our priorities in times of stress. They often give us the gift of being cooped up with those we love without the distraction of all that the modernContinue reading “Prayer for September 28, 2022”

As literal and figurative storms surround us, may we a people of hope and action. Let us look to the needs of those around us, Loving God, and go out of our way to check on those we know to be struggling or alone. May our love shine through in all that we do. HelpContinue reading “Prayer for September 27, 2022”

As many prepare for the hurricane that is coming to Florida, be with the critical workers who will be called upon to bring back power, aid those in danger and heal those who are injured or sick. We ask that you protect them and all who are in harms way these next few days. MayContinue reading “Prayer for September 26, 2022”

Give us the strength, O God, to forgive those who have hurt us. Help us to have the ability to release the pain we feel when we have been attacked or scarred by events in life. May we have the strength of character to forgive others for the pain they have inflicted upon us andContinue reading “Prayer for September 24, 2022”

Thank you God for the many gifts you have given us. We are grateful for the people you have placed in our lives. We are thankful for our families and friends who have stood by us in good and bad times. May we be vocal in our thanksgiving for all they mean to us. AllowContinue reading “Prayer for September 23, 2022”

Help us to be the exception, O God. When society seems to focus on personal desires, may we be the ones who care about those in need. When the loudest voice in the room seems to carry the day, may we be the still small voice proclaiming love for our neighbor. When hate seems toContinue reading “Prayer for September 22, 2022”