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Be with those who are enduring the reality of lifelong illness, O God.  May they not be discouraged as they live each day knowing that there is no real cure.  Instead fill them with the understating that there are so many wonderful things that they can do, and that they have so many blessings that the illnessContinue reading “Prayer for October 3, 2021”

The Return of the Prodigal Son is perhaps one of the most powerful parables in scripture.  It speaks so deeply to our need to ask for and be forgiven. It also has this unique character in the older brother who struggles with forgiving others. Forgiving God, we are all prodigal and yet we also have foundContinue reading “Prayer for October 2, 2021”

The world, O God, tends to ask us to be competitive over cooperative and selfish over sharing.  You, however, call us to live our lives in a completely different way.  From the beginning of creation you set the expectation that we love one another as you love us.  You want all our actions be measured by how itContinue reading “Prayer for October 1, 2021”

Let this be a day of prayer.  When we are suffering or anxious, let our prayers comfort us and help us to know we are not alone.  When we are joyous and thankful, may our prayers express the gratitude for all that you have done for us O God.  When we hear of others suffering may we goContinue reading “Prayer for September 30, 2021”

This morning O God let me enjoy the sunrise as if I were on the beach or in the mountains. May I see the beauty of the places where I find myself today.  It is a day that is filled with opportunities and I want to make the most of them. Let me treat those thatContinue reading “Prayer for September 29, 2021”

I remember growing up listing to Red’s baseball on my transistor radio hidden underneath my pillow.  Hearing the Big Red Machine, there are so many memories of hearing about my favorite players and nothing like what a well announced game could produce in my imagination. Imaginative God, you have given us so many opportunities to competeContinue reading “Prayer for September 28, 2021”

On this day in history the Rosetta Stone was first translated. God of all Cultures, may we strive to understand each other.  Help us to listen fully, ask questions and defer judgment.  Give us charitable hearts towards those who are different from us.  Let us look at our neighbors as family, and expect the best intentions of them.  MayContinue reading “Prayer for September 27, 2021”

So many of us grew up watching TV shows that became iconic.  On this day in 1964 one of the most famous of shows debuted, Gilligan’s Island.  We all learned what can happen in a three hour tour. O Lord our God, help us as we cherish our memories of what we may remember as a protectedContinue reading “Prayer for September 26, 2021”

Today Guiding God, we of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina are asking your Holy Spirit to guide us as we elect a new Bishop. We are fortunate to have five incredible candidates who have given so much of themselves throughout this process.  May we celebrate the incredible gifts of each of them as we gatherContinue reading “Prayer for September 25, 2021”

Each day Loving God provides us with a chance to do your will.  Help us this day to live it filled with love for one another.  May we look at everyone to whom we meet today as a beloved child of God.  May our attitude be one that is welcoming and joyous. When we are faced with adversityContinue reading “Prayer for September 24, 2021”