Author Archives: atwinfather

Thank you God for the gift of this day. May we live it fully. Help us to see the opportunities to share your love to those we meet and act with the love we have to give. Let us be excited about the possibilities, focused on the moment and willing to let others take theContinue reading “Prayer for June 28, 2022”

Loving God, these next couple weeks are full of transition for our family, and I pray that each of us celebrates all the blessings we have received to get to this point. May we also look with anticipation for all the exciting new opportunities that exist. As we watch our daughters begin their new careersContinue reading “Prayer for June 27, 2022”

We live in a world where too many of us are unwilling to see the world in its many manifestations, Loving God. We want it to be cut and dry and almost mathematical in how we respond to those things that challenge us. You created a place where diversity was an should be celebrated. WeContinue reading “Prayer for June 26, 2022”

May we, Loving God, find ways to care for the weakest and neediest among us. We are often so selfish about getting ours and we bask in our abundance that we miss the obvious need right in front of us. May we so cherish life that we put others needs before our own. May weContinue reading “Prayer for June 25, 2022”

Everyday O God, there are families that are crushed by the reality of suicide. Please help us to be present enough to help those who are in so much pain or fear that taking their life seems the only avenue. Let those who are in need of hope find the love and support they needContinue reading “Prayer for June 24, 2022”

Thank you O God for the gift of the ministry to which I have been called. Twenty-one years ago today, I became a priest. It has been such and incredible adventure and I am grateful for all the mentors you have placed in my path to guide me when I needed it most. I haveContinue reading “Prayer for June 23, 2022”

May we be present to the world around us this day, O God. Give us the awareness of your spirit in the eyes of those we meet today. Let us find ways to make this world better using the many gifts you have given us. Allow us to see the beauty that is before usContinue reading “Prayer for June 22, 2022”

Throughout history O God, we have used your name and implied your support to laws, actions that go deeply against who you call us to be as people of God. Help us to stand up against misuse of your call to walk in Love as you loved us and speak out against hatred in allContinue reading “Prayer for June 21, 2022”

Thank you God, for the gift of friends and the desire to make more. Help us to cherish our relationships and to take the time to let those we love know how much they mean to us. Let us not be distracted from the things that are important and focus on what builds up, whatContinue reading “Prayer for June 20, 2022”

As we celebrate Juneteenth (also called Jubilee Day) help us to remember that freedom from oppression and slavery is hard fought. May we work toward a world where bigotry, hatred and fear of our neighbor no longer exists. Let us lift one another up knowing that injustice often exist longer than our recognition that somethingContinue reading “Prayer for June 19, 2022”